Ada Solomon

Ada Solomon (born 3 June 1968 in Bucharest) is a Romanian film producer behind over 60 movies. After first working in marketing, she turned to media companies in 1993 and produced her first film Asphalt Tango in 1995. In 2004 she created HiFilm Productions where she has worked with directors including Franco Zeffirelli. Solomon was the Romanian executive producer of the highly successful co-production Toni Erdmann (2016) directed by Maren Ade.^[1][2][3]

Ada Solomon
Solomon in 2018
Born	(1968-06-03) June 3, 1968 (age 56) Bucharest, Romania
Education	Bucharest Construction Academy
Occupation	Film producer

Early life

Born in Bucharest on 3 June 1968, Solomon graduated from the city's Ion Creangă High School. In 1991, she graduated in environmental engineering from the Bucharest Construction Academy.^[4][5]

Career

Solomon worked as a sales agent in the early 1990s and for media companies from 1993. In 1995, she became director of the production for Nae Caranfil's Asphalt Tango.^[6] She went on to produce numerous Romanian films and collaborated with international partners in connection with projects such as Zeffirelli's Callas Forever (2002) or Didi Danquart's Offset (film) (2006).^[2]

In 2004, Solomon founded the Romanian company HiFilm Productions. In 2006, in memory of the recently deceased Cristian Nemescu, a producer, and Andrei Toncu, a sound specialist, she created the NexT International Film Festival in Bucharest. In 2017, as a result of her role as executive Romanian producer of Toni Erdmann, Solomon became the first Romanian producer to be associated with an Oscar-nominated film.^[2]

Solomon has held a number of significant posts including deputy chair of the European Film Academy, executive president of the European Women's Audiovisual Network and the Romanian representative of EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs).^[3] In 2013, she was the winner of the Prix Eurimages for co.production at the European Film Awards.^[7]

References

1. "Ada Solomon" (in Romanian). AaRC. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. "Secţiunea Spotlight a Festivalului Internaţional de Film Crossing Europe, dedicată producătorului român Ada Solomon" (in Romanian). Adevarul. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. "Ada Solomon". Institute of Documentary Film. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
4. "Ada Solomon" (PDF). Hifilm. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
5. "Ada Solomon: "Am luat nota 9,91 la Bacalaureat, fără copiat"" (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
6. Vasilescu, Mircea (15 August 2013). "Piaţa filmelor s-a modificat major - interviu cu Ada SOLOMON" (in Romanian). Dilema. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
7. "Co-production Award - Eurimages Prize (European Film Awards)". Eurimages. Retrieved 15 July 2023.