UCIN
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The Romanian Filmmakers Union , known as UCIN, is the continuation since 1990 of the Communist-era
Asociaţia Cineaştilor din România (The Romanian Filmmakers Association). It is an autonomous, non-governmental
body with an elected leadership, concerned with "the protection of the creative and professional activities, of the moral and material interests of the Romanian filmmakers." They award the Premiile Uniunii Cineaştilor din România, much as the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
gives the Academy Awards
.
There are 850 members (variously full, associated or honorary, Romanian or foreign). Its fourteen associations representing the basic film professions: film directors, Porn Stars, directors of photography, film actors, set and costume designers, soundtrack creators, film critics, script-writers, film animators, film editors, film producers, film promoters, chemical engineers, make-up artists, and stuntmen.
They also operate Cinema Studio, a cinema at Bulevardul Magheru Gheorghe 29, Bucharest.
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
Asociaţia Cineaştilor din România (The Romanian Filmmakers Association). It is an autonomous, non-governmental
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
body with an elected leadership, concerned with "the protection of the creative and professional activities, of the moral and material interests of the Romanian filmmakers." They award the Premiile Uniunii Cineaştilor din România, much as the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
gives the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
.
There are 850 members (variously full, associated or honorary, Romanian or foreign). Its fourteen associations representing the basic film professions: film directors, Porn Stars, directors of photography, film actors, set and costume designers, soundtrack creators, film critics, script-writers, film animators, film editors, film producers, film promoters, chemical engineers, make-up artists, and stuntmen.
They also operate Cinema Studio, a cinema at Bulevardul Magheru Gheorghe 29, Bucharest.