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The feature Of Snails and Men, by Tudor Giurgiu, is currently in post-production and will be available from May 2012.

Of Snails and Men is inspired by true events and tells the story of the workers from a Romanian factory that want to donate sperm in order to obtain funds to save their factory from being privatized.

The cast includes Romanian actors Andi Vasluianu, Monica Birladeanu, Dorel Visan, Valeria Seciu, Ion Besoiu, Ovidiu Crişan, Ion Grosu, Clara Vodă, Alina Berzunţeanu, Puya and the French actors Jean François Stevenin and Robinson Stevenin.

The script is written by Ionut Teianu. The DOP of the film is renowned Romanian cinematographer Vivi Dragan Vasile.

The Romanian company Libra Film Productions in partnership with French company Agat Films produce Tudor Giurgiu’s second feature. Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu and Patrick Sobelman are the producers.

The budget for the production is 1.2 million Euros. The feature is financed by National Film Center, Eurimages, the MEDIA Programme of the European Unionon, Romanian National Television and HBO Romania. Also, the script was awarded with a development grant by the South Eastern Cinema Network (SEE Cinema Network).

The movie already has an international sales agent - the French company Elle Driver.

8th of March, directed by Alexandru Belc and produced by Libra Film Productions, was presented during Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, in the industry section.

As part of the industry program in Jihlava, IDF organizes unique informal breakfasts focused on certain countries and its co-production possibilities. Invited guests discuss all aspects of film funding and producing documentary films in selected countries. The main goal of the co-production meetings is to offer an overview of the situation in the country, to cover the production and funding system, as well as present filmmakers the various ways of funding and co-production possibilities available for documentary projects in different countries across Europe.

Somewhere in Palilula, written and directed by Silviu Purcărete, is currently in final post-production, sound mixing process has just been completed in Paris at Creative Sound under the supervision of Cristinel Sirli.

The story of the film is placed in the 60s in Romania and tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of medical school, brought by a gloomy whim of destiny to the town of Palilula.

The research for the documentary film From Romania to Zion, directed by Oana Giurgiu and produced by Libra Film, started in Israel in October.

Following 130 years of the emigration of Romanian Jews towards the Holy Land, both history of East Europe and Israel will be revealed, in a light, colourful film depicting history in human stories and collages, as a tribute to Tristan Tzara – born in the same town from where first Jews emigrated to Palestine in 1882.

Superman, Spiderman or Batman, directed by Tudor Giurgiu, won the prize for Best European Short at the 56th edition of Valladolid International Film Festival (22nd – 29th October).

The prize consists of 2,000 euro and in the inclusion of the film on the list of the 15 shorts that will compete at the European Film Awards 2012. Thus, Superman, Spiderman or Batman is the first Romanian film competing for the European Oscar, which will be awarded on the 1st of December 2012, in Malta.

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After a month of intense activity, Tudor Giurgiu finished filming for Of Snails and Men, his second feature.

The film is inspired by true events and tells the story of the workers from a Romanian factory that want to donate sperm in order to obtain funds to save their factory from being privatized.

Austrian director Wolfram Paulus's feature film Our Big Time, started shooting in Sibiu in July, and continued in Buftea, Bucharest and Căciulaţi until August 19.

The story of two Austrian best friends from Graz, Ferry and Alex, is set during the Second World War. They manage to stay together despite the evacuations but they are eventually sent by their parents to a youth Nazi camp in Czechoslovakia.

The film is inspired by true events and tells the story of the workers from a Romanian factory that want to donate sperm in order to obtain funds to save their factory from being privatized.

The cast includes Romanian actors Andi Vasluianu, Monica Birladeanu, Dorel Visan, Valeria Seciu, Ion Besoiu and the French actors Jean François Stevenin and Robinson Stevenin. The script is written by Ionut Teianu, while Vivi Dragan Vasile signs the image of the movie.

The second feature of Romanian director and producer Tudor Giurgiu, Of Snails and Men/ Despre oameni si melci, had received a production grand from Eurimages.

Eurimages is the Council of Europe fund for the co-production, distribution and exhibition of European cinematographic works. Set up in 1988 as a Partial Agreement it currently has 35 Member States.

Eurimages aims to promote the European film industry by encouraging the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals.

A portfolio of projects, developed by Libra Film Productions, is financed thru the MEDIA Programme of the UE.

The total amount of the slate funding is 183.650 Euros.

The short-feature Camelia, directed by Marian Crisan, was selected at the 64^th edition of Locarno International Film Festival, in Corti d'Autore section.

Camelia tells the story of Florin, a thirty years old man. He and his wife, Alina, just moved into the home of their dreams, in a residential neighborhood and they have a almost perfect life. But, Florin wants to meet Camelia, who is in town for a short period of time before leaving for New York forever...

Transilvania Film will launch on May 6, in cinemas across the country, "the comedy of the year" in Romania - "The Bear", by Dan Chisu.

The film will run in the first week in the theaters: Cotroceni Cinema City, Sun Plaza, Arad, Cluj Napoca, Bacau, Braila, Movieplex, Hollywood Multiplex, The Light, Gloria Bucharest, Constanta Cityplex, Cityplex Brasov, Cluj Napoca Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cluj Napoca and Patria Craiova. Afterwards, the film will run in cinemas in Iasi, Sibiu, Piatra Neamt, Oradea, Slatina or Timisoara.

The Romanian National Film Centre has announced the winners of its first 2011 funding competition. Ten features (of which three are debuts), three documentaries, three shorts and four animated films will receive an overall €2.5m.

Pozitia copilului (“The Child's Position”) received €260.000. The Hai-Hui Entertainment production, in co-production with Libra Film, directed by Peter Calin Netzer (Medal of Honor) and written by Razvan Radulescu is the story of a 60-year-old woman who develops an “almost pathological relationship with her son”.

Somewhere in Palilula, written and directed by Silviu Purcarete, is one of the six films selected for this year's edition of Cinelink Work-in-Progress at Sarajevo Film Festival.

The films will be presented during the two-day event to selected international sales agents, festival representatives, local distributors and postproduction companies.

Katalin Varga, directed by Peter Strickland and produced by Tudor and Oana Giurgiu, won the European Film Academy's award as European Discovery 2009.

A Romanian/UK/Hungarian co-production, Katalin Varga had also 3 nominations at this year's British Independent Film Awards (Best Achievement in Production, Peter Strickland for Douglas Hickox Award and Hilda Peter for Most Promising Newcomer)

The shooting for Kino Caravan, Titus Muntean's second feature film, has been completed and the film is now in post-production. A Romanian-German co-production between Libra and Kombinat Film, Kino Caravan has received a 150 000 Euro funding from MDM, the German regional film fund.

The film is also supported by the National Film Center (CNC) and Romanian Television, and has won "Best Pitch Award" at Baltic Event in 2007 and a script development prize from SEE Cinema Network. Kino Caravan is a black comedy which takes place in "60s" Romania: an old truck, transformed into a traveling cinema, descends upon an isolated Transylvanian village to show a propaganda film, occasion for endless conflicts between the young Tavi, head of the Caravan, and the villagers.