Radu Muntean

Romanian film director and screenwriter (born 1971)

Radu Muntean (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈradu munˈte̯an]; born 8 June 1971) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He is a central figure of the Romanian New Wave.^[1]^[2]

He was born and grew up in central Bucharest. He studied at the Vasile Alecsandri School Nr. 118 (right next to the Saint Joseph Cathedral), and then at the nearby Saint Sava High School, graduating in 1989. After military service (cut short by the Romanian Revolution at the end of that year), he was admitted at the Theater and Film Academy,^[3] where he directed three short films, and graduated in 1994. Since 1996, he has directed over 400 commercials and has won over 40 national and international awards in various advertising festivals. His feature debut, The Rage, was awarded Best First Film by The Romanian Filmmakers Union, and Best Photography at the 2003 Transilvania International Film Festival. His second feature, The Paper Will Be Blue, as well as Boogie are representative of the Romanian New Wave.

His 2015 film One Floor Below was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

Filmography

The Rage (Furia) (2002)
The Paper Will Be Blue (2006)
Boogie (2008)
Tuesday, After Christmas (2010)
One Floor Below (2015)
Alice T. (2018)
Întregalde (2021)

References

^ The New Waves of Romanian Cinema by Călin Caliman, KinoKultura, 29 May 2007.
^ From Romania, a new force in world cinema by Cristian Lupso, Christian Science Monitor, 28 December 2007.
^ Constantin, Carmen (July 30, 2011). "Radu Muntean, regizor: "Am copiat la Bacalaureat"". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved September 11, 2024.
^ "2015 Official Selection". www.festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 16 April 2015.