Parking, Tudor Giurgiu’s most recent film, starring Belen Cuesta, Mihai Smarandache, Ariadna Gil, and Luis Bermejo received 8 nominations for the Gopo Awards, the Romanian film industry awards. His three previous titles – Love Sick, Of Snails and Men and Why Me? – also received nods in the Best Feature Film category.
Best Feature Film
Actor in a Leading Role: Mihai Smarandache
Actress in a Leading Role: Belén Cuesta
Best Cinematography: Marius Panduru RSC
Best Editing: José M. G. Moyano and Manuel Terceño
Best Production Design: Sonia Nolla
Best Sound: Lukáš Moudrý and Diana Sagrista
Best original music: Julio de la Rosa
Parking is sold internationally by Film Republic.
Another Libra Films production, Havana Cuba by Andrei Huțuleac, received a nomination for Best Short Film. In this tragicomic story, an ever-quiet taxi driver – played by renowned actor Marian Rîlea – meets five different people over the course of one night during Christmas Holidays.
The Gopo Awards Gala will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at the National Theater in Bucharest.