2022 Gopo Awards Gala on May 3, LIVE on VOYO, TIFF Unlimited and premiilegopo.ro

The Gopo Awards Gala, the most important event dedicated to cinema in Romania, returns to the 16th edition in the Great Hall of the National Theater “I. L. Caragiale ” from Bucharest. The event organized on May 3 will be presented, for the second consecutive year, by the actor Adrian Nicolae, and will be broadcast live, starting with 19:00, on VOYO, TIFF Unlimited and premiilegopo.ro. The most important moments captured on the evening of the Gala will be broadcast on Thursday, May 5, from 22:30, on PRO CINEMA.

The festival will get together over 900 guests from the world of Romanian film are invited to participate in the event in which the performances of the local cinema from the last year will be rewarded. Starting at 19:00, the nominees of the edition, along with many other industry professionals, invited and honored at the Gopo Awards ceremony.

19 Romanian feature films released in cinemas or on VOD platforms in 2021 were nominated this year in 20 categories. The titles competing for the Best Fiction Feature Trophy are also the ones that have received the most nominations: “Otto The Barbarian” (13 nominations), “Malmkrog” (11 nominations), “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” (8 nominations), “Unidentified” (7 nominations) and “Poppy Field” (7 nominations).

The filmmakers Bogdan George Apetri (Unidentified), Cristi Puiu (Malmkrog), Eugen Jebeleanu (Poppy Fiel), Radu Jude (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn) and Ruxandra Ghițescu (Otto The Barbarian) are nominated for Best Direction and compete for the award.

The nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role are: Andreea Grămoșteanu (Perfect Strangers), Ioana Bugarin (Mia misses her revenge), Katia Pascariu (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn) , Marina Palii (Malmkrog) and Nicoleta Hâncu (And They May Still Be Alive Today).

The Best Actor Award in a Leading Role will be given to one of the five actors nominated in this category: Adrian Titieni (The Father Who Moves Mountains), Bogdan Farcaș (Unidentified), Conrad Mericoffer (Poppy Field), István Téglás (Luca) and Mircea Andreescu (Dupa 40 de zile/ No Rest for The Old Lady).

Two of the most valuable actors in Romania, Victor Rebengiuc and Mariana Mihuț will be celebrated on the stage of the Gala, where they will be awarded the Gopo Award for their entire career.

This year’s edition of the Gopo Awards Gala is under the sign of solidarity. In anticipation of the event, film lovers everywhere are invited to join the UNITED THROUGH FILM campaign by sending 2 euros via SMS with the text FILM to 8840. All funds raised during the campaign will be distributed to professionals in the Ukrainian film industry with with the help of the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR).

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