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Jay Weissberg, Variety: I believe Romanian cinematography is extraordinarily powerful now, but that doesn't mean a masterpiece has to be released every year

February 26, 2010

He was one of the critics who published praising chronics for the Romanian fill "If I want to whistle, i whistle", immediate after the Berlin Festival. He writes constantly for American magazine Variety about Romanian movies. He's not only in-the-know, but also an admirer of the new generation of Romanian film makers. Interviewed by HotNews.ro reporter Iulia Blaga over the phone, Jay Weissberg said he was expecting Florin Serban's film to win something at the festival, but not the Golden Bear. He believes that the Romanian cinematography might just stay on top of the wave for a long time.

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