Romania — Fact Sheet
A quick reference for international producers planning a project in Romania.
Country essentials
Capital: Bucharest
Official language: Romanian
Population: approximately 19 million
Area: approximately 238,400 km²
Currency: Romanian leu — RON; plural: lei
International dialling code: +40
Emergency number: 112
Romania has been a member of the European Union since 2007. It became a full member of the Schengen Area on 1 January 2025, following the removal of checks on persons at internal land borders.
Language and communication
Romanian is the official language. English is commonly used in international production work, but language requirements should be confirmed when arranging crew, suppliers and local contacts.
RomaniaFilm provides an English-speaking point of contact for planning and coordination.
Time zone
Romania uses Eastern European Time: UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.
For international calls and schedules, use the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Differences from other countries can change temporarily when daylight saving transitions fall on different dates.
Currency and budgeting
The local currency is the Romanian leu. Specify the currency when requesting estimates, agreeing supplier rates and preparing contracts.
For budgets expressed in EUR or USD, agree how exchange rates and payment dates will be handled. Confirm whether quoted prices include VAT and any additional charges.
Climate and seasons
Romania has a temperate continental climate with four seasons. Conditions vary considerably between cities, mountains, the coast and the Danube Delta.
For filming, assess the specific location and dates: daylight hours, temperature, rainfall, snow cover and seasonal access can all affect the schedule.
Landscapes and settings
Location options include the Carpathian Mountains, forests, agricultural landscapes, historic towns, castles, villages, industrial sites, contemporary architecture, the Black Sea coast and the Danube Delta.
Travel distances and practical access should be assessed alongside visual suitability. Mountain routes and remote locations may require additional travel time and preparation.
Getting here and moving around
Bucharest’s Henri Coandă Airport is a principal international arrival point. Regional airports serving cities such as Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Sibiu and Craiova may offer alternatives closer to the shooting area.
Flight routes and schedules should be checked for the proposed travel dates.
Road transfers need to be planned around the actual route, traffic and vehicle requirements. A short distance on a map does not always mean a quick company move.
Internet and mobile connectivity
Fixed broadband and mobile data services are widely available, including 4G and 5G services. Coverage and performance vary by location and network.
For remote shoots, live transmission or large file transfers, test connectivity at the location and arrange a suitable backup.
Preparing your production
Entry requirements, permission to work and arrangements for bringing equipment into Romania should be checked separately for the people and equipment involved.
Heritage properties, protected areas, public spaces and operational facilities can have specific filming requirements. Share your brief early so that access, permissions and logistics can be assessed.
Local production support
RomaniaFilm works with international productions, providing local planning, scouting and production coordination.
Explore Film Scout Romania for selected location references, or read Come Film in Romania for an introduction to working with us.
Based in Bucharest.
Email: info [@] romaniafilm.com
Website: romaniafilm.com
conquered. This remote hamlet is a breathtaking marvel of nature and human endurance, where life hangs literally on the edge—cliffside homes clinging to slopes that make strong men dizzy and old women chuckle at lowlanders’ trepidation.
Henri Marie Coandă (Romanian pronunciation: [ɑ̃ˈri ˈko̯andə] (7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910, which never flew. He invented a great number of devices, designed a “flying saucer” and discovered the Coandă effect of fluid dynamics.
and Năvodari on the Black Sea. Administered from Agigea, it is an important part of the waterway link between the North Sea and the Black Sea via the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal. The main branch of the canal, with a length of 64.4 km (40.0 mi), which connects the Port of Cernavodă with the Port of Constanța, was built in 1976–1984, while the northern branch, known as the Poarta Albă–Midia Năvodari Canal, with a length of 31.2 km (19.4 mi), connecting Poarta Albă and the Port of Midia, was built between 1983 and 1987.
Although the idea of building a navigable canal between the Danube and the Black Sea is old, the first concrete attempt was made between 1949 and 1953, when the communist authorities of the time used this opportunity to eliminate political opponents, so the canal became notorious as the site of labor camps, when at any given time, between 5,000 and 20,000 detainees, mostly political prisoners, worked on its excavation. The total number of prisoners used as labor force during this period is unknown, with the total number of deaths being estimated at several tens of thousands. The construction works of the Danube–Black Sea Canal were to be resumed 20 years later, in different conditions.
George Emil Palade (Fellowship of the Royal Society, Royal Microscopical Society) (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe eˈmil paˈlade]; November 19, 1912 – October 7, 2008) was a Romanian-American cell biologist.
born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.
Herta Müller (born 17 August 1953) is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the harsh conditions of life in Communist Romania under the repressive Nicolae Ceauşescu regime, the history of the Germans in the Banat (and more broadly, Transylvania), and the persecution of Romanian ethnic Germans by Stalinist Soviet occupying forces in Romania. Müller has been an internationally well-known author since the early 1990s, and her works have been translated into more than 20 languages. She has received over 20 awards, including the 1998 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. On 8 October 2009, it was announced she would be awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Sciences in Göttingen, and of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, both of which are in Germany. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 “for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy”, together with Eric Betzig and William Moerner.
