section: Opus Bonum
edition: 2021
country: Romania
With a background in choreography and cultural management, Anamaria Antoci stepped into the film industry in 2012. Her first feature was Adrian Sitaru‘s ILLEGITIMATE (2016, Berlinale Forum – C.I.C.A.E. Award), an independent production that brought her a GOPO Award for Best Newcomer in the Romanian film industry. Her filmography includes a wide range of shorts, features and documentaries, one of the latest titles – MALMKROG by Cristi Puiu, for which she served as delegate producer, opened the Encounters section of Berlinale 2020. In 2017 she founded Tangaj Production, Bucharest-based production company, and currently she is working on financing the new films by Andrei Ujică and Adrian Sitaru, while developing her first drama series project. Anamaria is active on the European market, being part of the most important industry networks like EAVE, EFP’s Cannes Producers on the Move, ACE Producers, Emerging Producers, European Producers Club, and since 2016 she is a member of the European Film Academy.