91 Romanian films released in cinemas or national and international festivals in 2019 will enter the race to receive a nomination for the 14th edition of the Gopo Awards Gala, the most important event which rewards and celebrates the annual productions of the Romanian cinema.
22 feature film titles are on the list suggested for the nominations. There are debut films, such as
Monsters. / Monștri. (directed by
Marius Olteanu),
Mo (directed by Radu Dragomir),
Touch Me Not (directed by
Adina Pintilie),
Queen Marie of Romania / Maria, Regina României (directed by Alexis Sweet Cahil),
Thou Shalt Not Kill / Să nu ucizi (directed by Cătălin Rotaru,
Gabi Virginia Șarga), films signed by directors that are at their second production, such as
Arrest / Arest (directed by
Andrei Cohn),
Heads and Tails / Cap și pajură (directed by
Nicolae Constantin Tănase), films signed by established directors such as
The Whistlers / La Gomera (directed by
Corneliu Porumboiu),
Parking (directed by
Tudor Giurgiu),
Heidi (directed by
Cătălin Mitulescu),
Marona`s Fantastic tale / Călătoria fantastică a Maronei (directed by
Anca Damian) and
The Cardinal / Cardinalul (directed by
Nicolae Mărgineanu) and box office hits such as
5Gang - Un altfel de Crăciun (directed by Matei Dima) and
Oh, Ramona! (directed by
Cristina Iacob).
Creativ (directed by
Ioana Grigore),
The Distance Between Me and Me / Distanța dintre mine și mine (directed by
Dana Bunescu and
Mona Nicoară),
Emigrant Blues: un road movie în 2 ½ capitole (directed by
Claudiu Mitcu and
Mihai Mincan),
Government of Children 3D / Guvernul Copiilor 3D (directed by
Ioana Mischie),
Jurnalul familiei –escu (directed by
Șerban Georgescu) or
Timebox (directed by
Nora Agapi) are but a few of the 14 productions on the documentary list.
For the short film category, 55 productions have been enlisted. We mention:
A The Afghanistans / Afganistanii (directed by
Adrian Silișteanu),
Bilet de iertare (directed by
Alina 
Şerban),
Celed (directed by
Anghel Damian),
Extrasezon (directed by
Ioachim Stroe),
Havana, Cuba (directed by
Andrei Huțuleac),
Joc! (directed by
Andreea Vălean),
Opinci (directed by Anton and Damian Groves),
Patul lui Procust (directed by Andrian Împărățel),
Romanian Tradition (directed by
Pavel Bartoș),
Te distrezi? (directed by Flavia Negoescu and Cătălin Moise),
Trofeul Tinereții (directed by Răzvan Oprescu) or
Washington (directed by
Gabriel Achim).
The pre-selection jury that will decide the nominations for all the categories was chosen by the consulting board of Gopo and it is made of 11 professionals from the film industry:
Bogdan Mustață (film director),
Cristina Ionescu (film editor), Cristina Hoffman (co-founder of Aristoteles Workshop),
Dan Chișu (film director and producer),
Diana Cavallioti (actress),
George Dăscălescu (director of photography), alongside the film critics and journalists
Alin Ludu Dumbravă,
Andra Petrescu, Cristi Luca, Flavia Dima and
Manuela Cernat.
The nominations to all the Gopo Awards categories will be decided in February. After announcing the nominations, over 600 active professionals from all the fields of the Romanian film industry will be invited to vote for the winners of the Gopo 2020 trophies, by means of a voting mechanism ensured by the prestigious audit and consulting company PwC Romania that the organizers of the Gopo Awards established a partnership with since 2011.
The 2020 Gopo Awards gala is organized by the Association for Romanian Film Promotion together with the Urban Film and Culture Association, with the support of the Romanian Film Centre, the National Theatre in Bucharest and Babel Communications.
Details:
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