Production Value

Romania is part of the EU. No working permits requested.
Shooting / Location permits have to be asked for by Romanian authorized production company.

72 hours a week / 6 days a week / 12 hours a day including 1 hour lunch break
working hours are hours spent on set.
a minimum of 10 hours rest has to be provided between two consecutive working days
Romania is a Christian orthodox country and Sunday is the normal day off. However it is possible to work on Sunday and give another day off, on the condition that no more than 6 working days are scheduled in a row.
there are different methods for calculating overtime. On certain deals, overtime is any working hour over the 72 hours weekly limit; on other deals, overtime is calculated in respect to the 12 hours daily program.

there are no film technicians nor actors unions in Romania
fees are not agreed or established on national level. Here are average weekly fees valid for 2010. These rates are just an indication; actual rates are subject to negotiation.
usual daily fees are ¼ of weekly fee

when employment is on a weekly basis, overtime fee is x1.5 of hourly fee, while hourly fee is 1/60 of weekly fee
when employment is on a daily basis, overtime fee is x1.5 of the hourly fee, while hourly fee is 1/10 of daily fee.
there is no additional charge for working during night
when working on Sunday, daily, hourly and overtime fees are x2 related to the regular ones.

employer is to provide transport for the crew and actors to/from shooting location or, alternatively, cover the corresponding fuel cost
a minimum of one full meal, a sandwich, snacks coffee/tea and water is to be provided to everyone on set during a working day
a 10€ perdiem is to be paid for every working day at more than 60km distance from Bucarest.
a 15€ perdiem is to be paid for every non-working day scheduled at more than 60km distance from Bucarest.

Courtesy of DOMINO FILM – Bucarest.