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Anthony Minghella / director

It is a truly landscape, where is it possible to go and create a world - particularlya period world where you can rotate a camera for 360 and not have any impedimentwhatsoever to the world you are creating. There was a great willingness to go on andadventure with us and I would certainly recommend Romania to anybody contemplating a movie there

Franco Zefirelli / directorI have found there the excitement and the positive attitude that other big European studios have lost.

Costa Gavras

...the friendly environment and professional people...

Butch KaplanThere is to go-for-it attitude in Romania which is just a phenomenon; the locals accommodate other cultureseffortlessly. I came from Los Angeles and to find this atmosphere in Eastern Europe is truly amazing.

Joel Soisson / producerVisually its a country that has a great deal of variety of landscapes: city, village and probably,most importantly, history. You can film all sorts of historical periods, and the ability to buildhere is phenomenal. The sets that we have, the price of those sets I dont know where elsein the world could do that. And the technical skill, and the artistry, is top notch. So those thingsyou cannot find here, you build. And you build it much cheaper than you would anywhere else.

Michael Grade / Pinewood Shepperton Studioslabor costs are much lower, their construction costs are much lower

Francisc Ford Coppola/director"I have come here to rediscover myself as an artist."


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Our slogan is that simple: We are making dreams com truedreams of Directors, Producers, and Editors.You will hardly find a place in Europe where the relationship between what you pay and what you get isthat ideal like in Romania. We are creating production value since more than twenty years, in more than100 productions.

Those who came have not only appreciated the low production prices also the high professionalism of ourpeople. In all departments we can offer you highly experienced team player of international standard.Does not matter if you intend to make a contemporary movie, an historical film or any kind ofdocumentary with Re-enactment.

Try us bring us your script and you will be astonished what will be possible with your budget!

WelcomeWelcomeWelcomeWelcome


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PRODUCTIONSshot in Romania

Central European countries, with their beautiful locations, andskilled workforce, have attracted many Hollywood moviemakers overthe past decade. But the film industry appears to be looking evenfarther east to countries like Romania, where more benefits can beeven less.Almost twenty years ago, short after the Romanian Revolution, the

Director and Producer, Martin Papirowski, discovered, as a Germandirector and producer, the enormous possibilities of Romania.


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He created a network of connections, partners, facilities and he founded a group of companies nowunified under the roof of men@work Media Services S.R.L. which is related to partner studios andcompanies whole over the world. In this 20 years he realized more than 100 productions in Romania.

TV serials, TV events and countless documentary dramas. Productions for German, French, Italianand American companies and broadcasting stations. Today he is with his activities under the first tenof the biggest Media-Companies in Romania.

In all this years he formed a team of more than 100 specialists of filmmaking, including state of the artartists for costumes and constructions, make-up and hair, outstanding stuntmen, coordinators,animal and horse trainers, fx-coordinators with international cinema experience, close relationshipand long year s cooperation with the most successful and well known Romanian actors. But also as a

very good connection to the next generation of filmmakers and cinema specialists.

On the top of all of this you find Daniela Ana Popa, Dana Atanasiu and Lucia Mogos as ProductionAssistant of Mr. Papirowski.

Daniela Ana Popa, jurist by education, as a shareholder and administrator of men@work MediaServices S.R.L. is speaking English, French, Italian fluidly, she is working since more than 14 years inthe film business. Her career started as assistant of the directors team, more than 30 productions asfirst assistant directors followed. As the head of production she is until now responsible for more

than 30 international productions.

Dana Atanasiu, with high economical studies, and the experience of more than 10 years inmultinational companies top management is since 4 years production chief of our crew. She isfluently speaking English, French, Italian. Her career achievements are a living proof of theoutstanding work power and determination in achieving the goals of a film production..

Lucia Mogos, young, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a passionate interest in movie production, is

enjoing being a part a a succesful and productive team, who is thriving in highly presurised andchallenging working enviroment.


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A selection of productions which were partly filmed and line produced by Martin Papirowski and his team:

COLOGNE CATHEDRALARD 1999Klner Medien Preis

QUO VADIS HISTORY?SERIALZDF/ ARTE 1998

INFERNAL YOURNEYS: THEZDF/ARTE 1997

CHILDREN OF THE DEVILNDR/ARTE/1994

THE RETURN OF THE DARK GODSNDR/ARTE/1995

QUO VADIS CINEMA: ONE CENTURY MOVIESNDR/ARTE/1995

DRACULAS SHADOWZDF/ARTE/1995


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ANCIENT PROPHECIESRTL/1996

NERO: PLADOYER FOR A MONSTERZDF/ARTE 1996

THE LOVERS OF THE NILEZDF/ARTE 1998

terra-x: THE GENESIS FLOOD

ZDF/ARTE 1999

SPHINX: CHARLES THE GREATZDF/ARTE 1999

SPHINX: DEAD AT MIDNIGHTZDF/ARTE/DISCOVERY 1999/2000

2000 YEARS CRISTIANITY10 part serial ARD 1998/1999

SPHINX: RICHARD LIONHEARTZDF/ARTE 1999

ATLANTIS

ZDF/ARTE 2000


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THE JESUITSSerialARD/NDR/ARTE 2000/2001

PASSING OF VENUSZDF/ARTE/DISCOVERY 2000/2001

MYSTERIES OF THE SPHINXZDF/ARTE/DISCOVERY 2001/2002

FINAL COUNTDOWN

ZDF 2002/2003

TASK FORCE TUTENAMUNZDF/DISCOVERY 2003/2004

MICHELANGELO SUPERSTARZDF/ARTE/MEDIASET/CHANNEL 4 2004

FROM HEAVEN TO HELLSerialZDF/ARTE 2005

SANCTA CLAUS SUPERSTARZDF/ARTE 2005THE CHILREN CRUSADEZDF/ARTE 2006


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LISBON EARTHQUAKE

ARTE/CHANNEL 4/HISTORY CHANNEL/ZDF 2006/2007

terra-x: DIE NIBELUNGENSerialARTE/ZDF2007

DIE DEUTSCHEN10 part serialSuper Doc-Serie ZDF 2007

CATHEDRALS OF THE ICEAGEZDF/ARTE 2007

PRESTER JOHN

Terra-x ARTE/ZDF 2006/2007

IMPERIUM IIIZDF/ARTE 2007

LEONARDO DA VINCIZDF/2008


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PRINCE SAINT EXUPERY

ZDF/2008

JACK THE RIPPER

ZDF/2008

THE LAST TRAVEL OF THE BATTLESHIP

ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE

ZDF/2008/2009

THE CELTICS

ZDF/ARTE 2008/2009

HOMERS LAST SECRET

BLM/2009

DEATH IN ROME PETRUS

ZDF/2009

THE CATHEDRALS

WDR/NDR/MDR/DRS/SWR/MDRE 2010


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We create production value!We put together a young, dynamic and motivated production crew

that ensure a flexible production based on excellent communication.

CrewFinding the most suitable crew, searching for the perfect casting orlocations, building and dressing impressive sets, in one wordproducing, demands constant effort from everybody involved in

process, but at men@work Media Services S.R.L. , we also know a

good, relaxed atmosphere is what makes things even more effective.

Infrastructure

men@work Media Services S.R.L. produces high quality films and,

because of the comparatively less expensive local talent andequipment, production costs are significantly lower than WesternEuropean and over seas prices.

Our believe is that creative filmmaking, flexibility and innovationare the most important qualities in the process of providingexcellent productions and one of the most main goals has alwaysbeen to combine the creativity of the artist with skills of productionstaff.


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men@work Media Services got for the year 2009 rankingnumber 3 in TOP Romania Business for Film Producing

activities.


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Why choose Romania


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Why choose Romania?

Unspoiled natural locationsExperienced crews and production facilitiesLow construction and labor costsReliable workforce

Big studios having full time English speaking employeesRomania has ratified the European Co-productionConvention which allows for UK sale/leaseback deals and European Co-productionsRomania has very distinct seasons ensuring sun in the summer and snow in the winterProduction costs in Romania are on average 25 - 30 % below Prague and Hungary

Did you know however, that the European country of Romania is a hidden gem for producers and film-makers?With majestic castles, medieval towns and farmhouses, stunning churches, awe-inspiring countryside andTransylvanian mountains, Romania is a charming, undiscovered country within the former Eastern Bloc.Why not move production to a place where filmmakers can achieve more? With highly-skilled crew, set

construction, studios and facilities, beautiful and diverse locations and much more, think outside of the box.Shoot in Romania!


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Castingmen@work has his own casting network. Databases with almost all well know and experienced actors, also thenew coming talents, with more than 80 stuntmen and over 1.200 experienced x-tras. Not to forget trained horses,animal trainers and a big variety of life-stock.

CostumesRomania has one of the biggest textile industries in Europe. Working at the highest standards, our teams of costumedesigners and seamstresses can make the best costumes to order. From military to civilian, men and women, ancientto contemporary, you here a vast collection of costumes with a complete assortment of accessories. Wigs, bonnets,

belts, boots, umbrellas or walking sticks.

StudiosFrom the very beginning of our film activities we are in a very close partnership to the biggest studio facilitiesin Romania. We can over studios from 120 to almost 2.000 square meter.

Our mission is to provide our customers with top-quality production services facilities. We

promise transparent accounting, uncompromising reliability, and professional integrity, to ensurethe highest standards of international filmmaking.

ActorsRomania has a multi cultural society, you will find any kind of European types here: the so called typical NorthEuropean, of course the South European even the Far East. The level of actor education is traditionally veryhigh. Theatre is very traditional in Romania and even those high ranking actors with international experienceare asking for reasonable honoraries. Not to forget our stuntmen. Very well skilled, does not matter if for acontemporary action movie or for historical spectacles. The quality of the Romanian actors is a big plus for our

filming industry.


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Where to shootThe most fascinating about Romania is probably the fact,that you can find almost every kind of europeanlandscape around 250 kilometers away from the capital.There are the major, well differentiated relief steps: thehighest is represented by the Carpathian Mountains,the middle by the Sub-Carpathians, the hills andtablelands, and the low one by the plains, theriver meadows and the Danube Delta


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Europe a miniature

One of the most beautiful country in Eastern Europe, a nation who has a lot history behind, full of medievalvillages, cosmopolitan cities (its capital, Bucharest, was once known as "The Paris of the East"), CountDracula's Transylvania, a rich variety of landscapes, snowy peaks, and a Black Sea coastline ended withDelta Danube - Territory of the World Heritage Site.

The mountains trenching in the shape of an arch in the central part cover31% of the countrys area. The hills and the tablelands which descend fromthem occupy 36%, and the plains, extending towards the southern and thewestern borders, take up 33%. Encircling like a crown the Transylvaniatableland ( 400-600 m altitude ), the Carpathian Moldoveanu Peak in theFagaras massif 2544 m, are in turn surroundedby a belt of hills andelevations which rise no higher than 1000 m.To the east and south-east lie the two plateaus the Moldavian Tableland and

the Dobrudja tableland with altitudes of 400-600 m.


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The plains formerly sea and lake bottoms cover the southern and western parts of the country and are low andextremely flat. Between the Carpathians and the Danube lies the Romanian Plain, the principal granary of thecountry, and to the west stretches the Western Plain, which is crossed by many rivers. The multi-tiered relief brings

about a similar disposition of the climate, the soil, the vegetation and the fauna and implicitly of the humansettlements.

Close to the Carpathian Mountains are the Berca Mud Volcanoes

near Berca in Buzu County. The Muddy Volcanoes are also called

the gates of hell.


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Danube DeltaThe Danube Delta is the second largest delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and the best preserved on thecontinent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea county). The approximate surface is 4152km, of which 3446 km are in Romania (Territory of the World Heritage Site). Delta is unfurled between the

seashore of the Black Sea and the arms of Danube( Chilia, Sulina and Sf. Gheorghe), to boundary among Romaniaand Ucraine, comprising the Sinoe complex. Begining with 1938 when the Minister Council declared Letea Forestan reservation and within 1991 when Delta was subscribed to the Unesco patrimony , diverse stagesconcerning the size of the reservation passed. Currently the Biosphere Reservation of Danube Delta has 679. 222 haand 103. 000 naval ha. The altitude is as far as level 15M

Black SeaThe Black Sea is an inland sea bounded by southeastern Europe,the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula (Turkey) and isultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean

and Aegean Seas and various straits.


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From its mysterious Carpathian Mountains to its UNESCO World Heritage Site monuments, Romania calls out foryour attention and time. There's natural and manmade beauty, and with every year passing by you'll find picture-perfect castles and fortified churces. You'll be floored at how different it is, but you'll almost certainly see signsthat it's chasing the dreams of the rest of the West.

Frozen time & history

Fagaras FortresseBuilt in 15 C by Transylvania princes, is one of the most wellpreserved medieval castles in Romania. The castle has 80

rooms, and is surrounded by a deep and wide moat. Accessis made through a bridge over the defense moat. At thecentre of the citadel stands the castle.

Prejmer FortresseThe Teutonic Knights constructed the fortress Tartlau in 12121213 in PrejmerTown as part of their colonization of the Burzenland region. The town of

Prejmer near the castle had begun development by 1225, and was the eastern-most settlement of the Transylvanian Saxons.

Cisnadioara fortified churchEvangelical Church was built between 1192-1300 in the Romanesque style,on which elements of Gothic style were grafted in the 15th century. In the14th-15th centuries it was fortified, being surrounded by a belt of walls, andflanked by several defense towers.


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Hunedoara Castle

Gothic style castle built on roman ruins in 14 C. Vlad Tepes wasimprisoned here during his youth for 7 years. This castle is asolid rock fortress fiercely built by Turkish prisoners. Holds 3huge pointed towers, a drawbridge and high battlements, 5marble columns with delicate ribbed vaults support two halls,

and Knight's Hall. 50 rooms today houses a feudal art museum.It served as a fortress until mid the 14 C when it became theresidence of Transylvania's ruler, Iancu de Hunedoara.

Mogosoaia Palace

Mogooaia Palace is situated about 10 kilometers from Bucharest,Roamania. It was built between 1698-1702 by Constantin

Brncoveanu in what is called the Romanian Renaissance style orBrncovenesc style, a combination of Venetian and Ottomanelements.

Other locations in Romania


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Monteoru Palace

Cotroceni Palace

The Monteoru Palace, founded in March 1949, is aprofessional association of writers in Romania. TheWriters' Union of Romania was created by thecommunist regime by taking over the former

Cotroceni Palace is a palace of Bucharest which is theresidence of the President of Romania. On Cotroceni hill, in1679, erban Cantacuzino built a monastery. This was theplace where a palace was built by French architect for KingCarol I of Romania in 1888.


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When to shoot


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Romania has a temperature climate, similar to the northeastern United States, with four distinct seasons..

Spring is pleasant with cool mornings and nights and warm days.

Summer is quite warm, with extended sunny days. The hottest areas in summer are the lowlandsin southern and eastern Romania where 37C is often reached in July and August. Temperatures arealways cooler in the mountains.

Autumn is dry and cool, with fields and treesproducing colorful foliage, much like NewEngland.

Winters can be cold, especially in the mountains.

While not the rule, abundant snowfalls may occurthroughout the country, from December to mid-march.

It should be noted that, however, there aresignificant regional differences in the climatebetween different regions of Romania.


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Advantages


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Why Romania is one of the most attractive markets for filmmaker? Thebeauty of the landscape, some like Europe a miniature, with uniqueregions like the Danube Delta, the minivulcans of Buzau or the prairieof Tulcea, the experience of the film community, built in half a centurybeing a traditionally film nation. The prices, the big variety of originallocations, the state of the art studio facilities, or the enthusiasms ofyoung people who really enjoy their profession all this together makethe strength of the Romanian film market.

Speaking about prices, they raised in entire Europe. We are proud aboutthe fact that we succeed in maintaining a stabile level of prices. Why? We

are some kind of institution, a stabile factor for film people in Romania.Others might come and go, we stayed. We are treating our people fair,offering them continuity also in times where the things are not as theyshould. That fore we are obtaining also very fare conditions of oursuppliers. Regarding the prices of set construction and costume buildingwe are almost without concurrence in Europe.


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men@workMedia Services S.R.L.

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Phone: 0040 - 21.314.39.440040 - 21.317.18.65

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