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CinemaHora forum in Chisinau, Moldova

CinemaHora Forum a Buzzy Success as Moldova’s Future Faces Westwards

Following a hard-fought presidential campaign that saw incumbent, Maia Sandu, triumph over a phalanx of Kremlin-backed candidates in November 2024, Moldova is positively vibrating with good energy. The positivity and good humour were keenly felt at CinemaHora, the film industry forum hosted in Chisi…

The Moldovan flag sits on top of a cinema audience

CJ Exclusive: Moldova Eyes Cultural Growth and Appeal Through Cinema

Much like anywhere else in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, the Ministry of Culture is having a tough job transforming creaking Soviet architecture and infrastructure into an attractive and welcoming proposition for outside investors. The Minister for Culture, Sergiu Prodan, however, is buoyant. “We…

Moldova's National Film Centre is striving to save its national film archive of 2000 films that are at risk of destruction (photo credit: CNC, Chi?in?u, Moldova)

Moldova Fights to Rescue National Archives of 2000 Films at Risk of Destruction

Landlocked and forgotten, Europe’s most undiscovered nation state has only recently received a boost to its profile, largely due to a slightly discomfiting proximity to the military conflict in Ukraine. In much the same boat as the countries bordering it – Romania and Ukraine – Moldova has also suff…