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CRISTIAN MUNGIU (Director & Screenwriter)
Cristian Mungiu was born in 1968 in Iasi, Romania. He studied English literature at the University of Iasi and Film Directing at the University of Film in Bucharest. He worked as a teacher and a journalist for written press, radio and television until 1994. During his film studies, he worked as an assistant director for foreign productions shot in Romania. After his graduation, in 1998, he made several shorts. His first feature, Occident, was premiered in Director's Fortnight in Cannes in 2002 and was later screened in over 50 festivals worldwide. He co-founded Mobra Films in 2003.
LUC & JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE (Directors & Screenwriters)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne was born in Engis, Belgium, in April 1951. Luc Dardenne was born in Awirs, Belgium, in March 1954. They made numerous documentaries. In 1975, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne founded the company 'DERIVES', which has since produced some 60 documentaries, including their own. In 1994, they founded the production company 'Les Films Du Fleuve'.
EMIR KUSTURICA (Director & Screenwriter)
Emir Kusturica is one of the most creative and successful European filmmakers in activity. Since his debut movie, Do You remember Dolly Bell? won the Golden Lion for best first film at Venice in 1981, Kusturica has maintained a track record of award-winning at major festivals. 'When Father Was Away on Business' took the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1985. 'The Time of the Gypsies' won the Best Director award at the same festival in 1988. At Berlin, in 1993, with 'Arizona Dream', Kusturica added a Silver Bear to his collection, before winning his second Palme d’Or at Cannes with 'Underground' in 1995. Kusturica then took BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT to Venice in 1998 and came away with a Silver Lion.
When he turned his hand to documentary filmmaking in 2001, Kusturica won the Silver Plaque for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival with his 'Super 8 Stories', which recounted the adventures on tour of the No Smoking Orchestra, the gypsy techno-rock band with whom Kusturica the guitar-player has performed regularly since 1986.
Cristian Mungiu was born in 1968 in Iasi, Romania. He studied English literature at the University of Iasi and Film Directing at the University of Film in Bucharest. He worked as a teacher and a journalist for written press, radio and television until 1994. During his film studies, he worked as an assistant director for foreign productions shot in Romania. After his graduation, in 1998, he made several shorts. His first feature, Occident, was premiered in Director's Fortnight in Cannes in 2002 and was later screened in over 50 festivals worldwide. He co-founded Mobra Films in 2003.
LUC & JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE (Directors & Screenwriters)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne was born in Engis, Belgium, in April 1951. Luc Dardenne was born in Awirs, Belgium, in March 1954. They made numerous documentaries. In 1975, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne founded the company 'DERIVES', which has since produced some 60 documentaries, including their own. In 1994, they founded the production company 'Les Films Du Fleuve'.
EMIR KUSTURICA (Director & Screenwriter)
Emir Kusturica is one of the most creative and successful European filmmakers in activity. Since his debut movie, Do You remember Dolly Bell? won the Golden Lion for best first film at Venice in 1981, Kusturica has maintained a track record of award-winning at major festivals. 'When Father Was Away on Business' took the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1985. 'The Time of the Gypsies' won the Best Director award at the same festival in 1988. At Berlin, in 1993, with 'Arizona Dream', Kusturica added a Silver Bear to his collection, before winning his second Palme d’Or at Cannes with 'Underground' in 1995. Kusturica then took BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT to Venice in 1998 and came away with a Silver Lion.
When he turned his hand to documentary filmmaking in 2001, Kusturica won the Silver Plaque for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival with his 'Super 8 Stories', which recounted the adventures on tour of the No Smoking Orchestra, the gypsy techno-rock band with whom Kusturica the guitar-player has performed regularly since 1986.
