Cristian Mungiu

Directing·Apr 27, 1968·Iasi, Romania

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Cristian Mungiu (Romanian: [kristiˈan munˈd͡ʒi.u]; born 27 April 1968; Iași) is a Romanian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director, at the 2012 and 2016 Cannes Film Festivals, for his films "Beyond the Hills" and "Graduation". After studying English literature at the University of Iaşi, he worked for a few years as a teacher and as a journalist. After that, he enrolled at the University of Film in Bucharest to study film directing. After graduating in 1998, Mungiu made several short films. In 2002, he debuted with his first feature film, Occident. Occident enjoyed critical success, winning prizes in several film festivals and being featured in Director’s Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 Mungiu wrote and directed his second feature, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. The film was received enthusiastically, attracting critical praise and being selected in the official competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, where it eventually won the coveted Palme d'Or for feature film, marking the first time that prize was awarded to a Romanian filmmaker. Mungiu has said that early Miloš Forman and Robert Altman are important filmmakers who influenced him. He also respects the realism of Bicycle Thieves. Mungiu is the brother of political analyst Alina Mungiu-Pippidi.

Film	Credit
Fjord2026 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Traffic2025 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Girasoli2024 · Producer	Producer
Room 9992023 · Self	Self
R.M.N.2022 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
The Father Who Moves Mountains2021 · Producer	Producer
Lemonade2018 · Producer	Producer
6.9 on the Richter Scale2016 · Producer	Producer
Graduation2016 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
SSkugos2016 · Producer	Producer
Beyond the Hills2012 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
CCod rosu2012 · Producer	Producer
SStopover2010 · Writer	Writer
Tales from the Golden Age2009 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Cinemaguerilla2009 · Self	Self
FFrom Tulcea to Constanța via Zalău2007 · Producer	Producer
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days2007 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
CCanton2005 · Writer	Writer
BBucurești-Berlin2005 · Writer	Writer
Lost and Found2005 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Occident2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Zapping2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
NNici o întâmplare2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Firemen's Choir2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Hand of Paulista1998 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
MMariana1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
HHoria Viorel Brief1996 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tales from the Golden Age: The Warsaw PactWriter, Director	Writer, Director
TTo the Edge of SorrowDirector	Director