Scenes from our country may once again be featured in American films in the not-too-distant future. The Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan, states that major American film studios are interested in returning to Romania: "Major American film studios are interested in returning to Romania, and the expertise of professionals in our country is well-known across the ocean." Raluca Turcan met with Charles H. Rivkin, President and CEO of the Motion Pictures Association (MPA), which brings together the largest film studios, including Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Universal City Studios LLC, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., in Washington. The Minister of Culture indicates that she assured the MPA representative of her and the Romanian Government's commitment to restarting the support scheme for audiovisual production in Romania: "Next week, the Ministry of Culture, through the Office of Film and Cultural Investments, will process the first payments for projects that have been waiting for over three years for the Romanian state to fulfill its obligations. Early next year, we will continue to address and process outstanding projects, simultaneously opening a new call for projects in a revised form to increase Romania's competitiveness in the European film location market." The Minister of Culture conducted a visit to the United States of America.
Major American film studios are interested in returning to our country
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English Section / 5 decembrie 2023