hm, Borat nu este pe lista?
desi, vorba indirecta a lui Cohen (care ne-a inteles specificul national)
romanii sint terrible funny?
pacat.
L
Vali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2007/08/02/feature-02
Romania: Hollywood's new set
02/08/2007
Romania's spectacular landscape and low labour costs have sparked a growing
interest among moviemakers. By Paul Ciocoiu for Southeast European Times in
Bucharest 02/08/07
Actress Nicole Kidman was in Romania to film "Cold Mountain".
[Getty Images]
In recent years, Romania has turned into a Hollywood production paradise, in
large part because of lower costs. Major movies are now being made in the
country, featuring the likes of Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Wesley Snipes, Renee
Zellweger and Jean-Claude van Damme.
The two major Romanian studios are enjoying an unprecedented boom in
business. They are Castel Film, located 40km from Bucharest in the village of
Ciolpani, and Mediapro Studios, based in the town of Buftea. The latter is one
of the largest media and entertainment groups in Eastern Europe.
A watershed moment, in terms of Hollywood's interest, came with "Cold
Mountain", a Civil War story set in the hills of North Carolina. Starring Law,
Kidman and Zellweger, it was filmed in Rasnov, in southeastern Transylvania.
"Without the savings that Romania offered, "Cold Mountain" absolutely would
not have gotten made," said producer Albert Berger, who estimates that the
country's low labour costs trimmed more than $20m from the film's budget. The
move would have cost more than $100m to make in the United States, Berger says.
The Romanian Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, obtained permission to use scenes
from the film in a tourism campaign broadcast on CNM in 2004. In the ads, film
director Anthony Minghella praised the country and its unspoiled landscapes.
Another US film, "Modigliani", was shot at Mediapro. It starred Andy Garcia
in the role of the famed Italian painter, and cost $14m. Christopher Lambert
and Adrian Paul starred in "Highlander: Endgame", shot at Castel. The BBC has
also been attracted to Romania's low costs -- it chose to shoot "Mary Queen of
Scots" there. Romania is also a favoured location for documentaries broadcast
on such channels as ZDF, Arte, Discovery and National Geographic.
Foreigners now spend around $50m yearly on film production services in
Romania, and that amount is expected to rise. Romania is a new EU member, and
the impact of accession on the industry remains to be seen. According to
experts in the field, however, the country can expect to remain a filmmaker's
Eden for years to come.
(C) SETimes (http://www.setimes.com)
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