Romania's accession to the European Union is likely to affect the Romanian film industry, one of the aspects being that the film production costs will increase. Nevertheless, foreign producers believe that Romania will remain an attractive location for shooting films, as growth will not be too large so that prices will equal those in Western Europe. As the Czech Republic and Hungary, countries with which Romania competes for attracting foreign film crews, have seen a rise in production costs since their accession to the European Union; Romania also expects such a growth.
"If for the Czech Republic and Hungary, growth has been caused especially by growing demand and limited supply, in Romania it will more likely result for psychological reasons. There is a horizon of expectation for film crews and a significant percentage of the price growth will be due to the increase of the price for materials," said Gabriel Achim from production company Carter Films. According to Bogdan Moncea from Castel Film, Romania becoming more expensive for filmmakers "is more or less a natural process and it is even independent from the accession because production costs have been growing gradually for some time in Romania. After the accession, the growth will probably continue and align with the costs in the EU."
British producer Gub Neal, who is currently working on "The Wind in the Willows" at the MediaPro Studios, believes, that the growth will be balanced by the difference between the Romanian and European economy. Most foreign filmmakers have cited two reasons for coming to film in Romania, the low costs and the diversity of locations. However, people in the domain consider that authorities should offer benefits to those who come to film here. Hungary for example, has adopted a law that provides a deduction of 20 percent for the money that filmmakers spend in the country, although Hungary is more expensive than Romania in this domain.
Moncea believes Romania has a good chance of remaining a viable option for foreign producers after the accession as well, but a law involving fiscal benefits would be advantageous. "The 10-20 percent difference between The Czech Republic and Hungary were our advantage. The Czechs have rejected the cinematography law and Hungary only has one filming location, Budapest. As such, a deduction law would benefit," he said.

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