What we do

Services

Development, co-production, festival strategy, sales, and distribution for feature films, documentaries, and series from Central and Eastern Europe. Augmented Films produces in Bucharest; our US sister company, Noetic Ark LLC, handles international sales.

Drone shot of a cyclist in a red jacket on a fully loaded touring bike, riding a gravel road above a braided river valley with snow-capped mountains under heavy cloud. — *Gone Guy*In production

Augmented Films

Development and Co-Production

We develop and co-produce feature films, documentaries, and series with partners across Romania, Ukraine, and beyond.

On the slate

Grounded, a Romania–Ukraine co-production starring Italian actress Claudia Gerini, is in post-production. Gone Guy, Andrei Dăscălescu’s documentary, was selected for the Ex Oriente Film workshop in 2024.

Co-Production Inquiries

Noetic Ark LLC

Festival Strategy

Noetic Ark LLC plans festival positioning for narrative, genre, and documentary films built for festival circuits.

From our founder

Clouds of Chernobyl, Ligia Ciornei’s feature debut, produced by Pala Film, premiered in the Romanian Days competition of the Transilvania International Film Festival in June 2022.

World Premiere, Transilvania IFF 2022
Best International Feature Film, Middlebury 2022
Best Production Design, UCIN Awards 2023

A woman in a sheepskin coat runs along a windswept beach after a distant figure in dark blue, under a low gray sky. — *Clouds of Chernobyl* (2022)A film by Ligia Ciornei

Noetic Ark LLC

International Sales

Our US sister company, Noetic Ark LLC, is a film sales agency specializing in Eastern European independent cinema. It represents films to buyers in the international market.

At the markets

2024American Film MarketLas Vegas
2025European Film MarketBerlin
2026Marché du FilmCannes

Augmented Films attended with the Creative Romanian Film Makers delegation.

Sales Inquiries

Noetic Ark LLC

Distribution Partnerships

Direct distribution partnerships take films to audiences across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Now streaming

Ligia Ciornei’s Clouds of Chernobyl was acquired by HBO for 10 Central and Eastern European countries. It streams on HBO Max in Romania and is available to rent or buy on Fandango at Home in the US.

Watch Clouds of Chernobyl on HBO Max Romania Watch Clouds of Chernobyl on Fandango at Home United States

At night beside a white pickup truck, a woman in a black cap and dark green parka faces a blonde woman in an olive puffer jacket. — *Grounded*Post-production

Noetic Ark LLC

Acquisitions

Noetic Ark LLC is open to acquiring completed films from Central and Eastern Europe.

Submit a Film

Augmented Films

Immersive Production

Immersive films and content in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

“A newly established company founded by Ligia Ciornei, focused on the production of immersive films and content in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).”

Film New Europe October 31, 2024

Who we work with

Work With Us

We are open to co-production partnerships. Our US sister company, Noetic Ark LLC, offers sales representation and is open to acquiring completed films from Central and Eastern Europe.

Filmmakers Co-production partnerships for feature films, documentaries, and series, and sales representation through Noetic Ark LLC. Co-Production Inquiries Distributors and broadcasters Finished films and the current slate, with direct distribution partnerships through Noetic Ark LLC. Sales Inquiries Festival programmers Narrative, genre, and documentary films built for festival circuits. Request a Screener Investors Financing for the titles in development. Financing Inquiries