In jury at BUZZ CEE Film Festival
The third edition of the BUZZ CEE Film Festival was held in Buzau between July 2-8. BUZZ CEE 2018. Long Buzz trophy, for best feature film went to The Forest, directed by Roman Zhigalov. Find out more here.
Casting for Doing Money
Human trafficking might not be the most enticing film subject, but that’s exactly why we need to listen, watch, read and learn about it. Was a great project, good Romanian actors (Anca Dumitru, Alec Secareanu, Voica Oltean, Cosmina Stratan, Alina Serban, Dragos Bucur, Sergiu Costache, Madalina Craiu) and a pleasure to work with Linsey Miller […]
TRANSILVANIA FILM FESTIVAL (TIFF)
TIFF’s main goal is the promotion of cinematic art by presenting some of the most innovative and spectacular films of the moment that feature both originality and independence of expression, that reflect unusual cinematic language forms or focus on current trends in youth culture. Find out more here.
What do the casting directors do? The casting process.
Casting directors are among the most powerful figures in showbiz, able to make or break careers. But what exactly do they do? Domnica Carciumaru, casting director, says auditions, callbacks – and making great discoveries. Although the casting process involves some secrecy, casting directors read the script and liaise with the director, as they seek the […]
Gopo Awards 2018
The 12th edition of the Gopo Awards took place on Tuesday, March 27th, at the National Theatre of Bucharest. The jury which chose the winners of the 2018 Gopo Gala featured almost 450 active members of the Romanian film industry. The most awarded film of the night was ‘One step behind the seraphim’ (8 awards) […]
68th Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlinale is one of the biggest international film festivals alongside the Cannes and Toronto film festivals. Up to 400 films are shown every year, mostly international or European premieres. Berlinale is more than just bringing fantastic films or series to the big screen, but also about initiatives to support filmmakers to get their projects […]
SUBTITLE: WHERE CINEMA SPEAKS ONE LANGUAGE
The Festival presents this year 29 films. They have a terrific collection of thrillers, dramas and comedies from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, The Netherlands, Russia, Georgia and Bulgaria. There will be over 200 guests in Kilkenny for the festival, including over 50 brilliant European actors and some of the […]
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY
It gave me such a sense of pride and happiness to attend the European premiere of the wonderful movie “God’s Own Country” directed by Francis Lee, for which I ensured the Romanian casting. The film was shown in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival and won the Manners Magazine Jury Award at […]
Amid the glitz, Berlinale remains the people’s festival
While attending the Berlin International Film Festival, Domnica stood proud together with the
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ICDN
Domnica attended the annual meeting of the International Casting Directors Network (ICDN) held during the Berlin International Film Festival and the further meetings with the actors selected for Shooting Stars 2017 organized by EFP and ICDN. The ICDN is a unique international casting network with over 80 casting director members from 24 different countries. Find […]
Sundance Festival 2017
Director Francis Lee, winner of the best director prize in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition!!! Thank you Francis and thanks to the production team, Jack and Manon for taking me along in your fantastic trip! Read more here.
Time to judge at Comedy Cluj
Domnica Circiumaru returns as a jury member for the 2016 edition of the Comedy Cluj Film Festival. Jurors from Germany, Romania, Ireland, England and USA will review and note the eight finalist movies running to win the 8-th edition of the International Comedy Cluj Film Festival. Find out more here.