23 feature films, 12 documentaries and 49 short films released (in cinemas or in festivals) in 2017 officially entered the race for the 2018 Gopo Awards nominations. The 12th edition of the Gopo Awards Gala will take place in Bucharest,
on March, 19, 2018.
Among the eligible
feature films, we mention
Ana, mon amour (directed by Călin Peter Netzer), winner of the Silver Berlin Bear for outstanding artistic contribution,
Fixer / Fixeur (directed by Adrian Sitaru), which is Romania`s proposal for the 2018 Academy Awards (the foreign film category),
The Anniversary / Aniversarea
(directed by Dan Chișu,
Breaking News (directed by Iulia Rugină), box-office top productions, such as
Octav (directed by Sergiu Ioan Celebidachi),
The Unfortunate Guy / Ghinionistul (directed by Iura Luncașu) and
6.9 on the Richter Scale / 6,9 pe scara Richter (directed by Nae Caranfil), or the feature film debuts
Marița (directed by Cristi Iftime),
One Step Behind the Seraphim / un pas în urma serafimilor (directed by Daniel Sandu) and
Meda or The Not so Bright Side of Things / Meda sau partea nu prea fericită a lucrurilor (directed by Emanuel Pârvu).
for the
Best Documentary category, alongside
I Am Hercules / Eu sunt Hercule (directed by Marius Iacob),
The Trial / Procesul (directed by Claudiu Mitcu) or
I Hit, Therefore I Am / Lovesc, deci exist(r. Marius Barna).
(directed by Adrian Silișteanu),
Mrs.Ghica /
Doamna Ghica (directed by Cătălin Mesaru, Cătălin Moise),
SHumans in Frame / Sechestrați fără voie (directed by Tudor Botezatu),
No Man’s Land (directed by Marius Olteanu),
When It Snows Outside /
Când afară ninge (directed by Conrad Mericoffer),
Sisif 2.0 (directed by Toma Peiu, Luiza Pârvu),
Cord (r. Ioachim Stroe),
Private Party / Petrecere privată (directed by Octav Chelaru),
Offstage (directed by Andrei Huțuleac).
After the jury announces the nominations, approximately 500 active members of the Romanian film industry will be invited to choose the winners of the 2018 Gopo Awards. This thing will be made possible thanks to a voting system created by the global professional services firm PwC Romania. The 2018 Gopo Awards Gala – the 12th edition is organized by the Romanian Film Promotion Association, with the support of the National Film Center and of Babel Communications.
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