Radu Jude (; born 28 March 1977) is a Romanian

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and

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Biography

In 2003, Jude graduated from the Film Directing Department of the Media University of Bucharest. He worked as an assistant director for feature films including ''

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'', directed by

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and '' The Death of Mr. Lazarescu'', directed by Cristi Puiu. He directed several short films, among them ''Corp la corp'' (2003), ''Marea Neagră'' (2004), ''Lampa cu căciulă'' (2006) – the most awarded Romanian short film of all time, winner of grand prizes at Sundance,

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, IndieLisboa,

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and selected, among others, at

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, Telluride,

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. His short films ''Dimineața'' (2007) and ''Alexandra'' (2007) were selected in over 30 festivals, including

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, and

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(where he won the Grand Prix). Jude also directed over 100 commercials. ''

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'' is his feature debut. Before the theatrical release in Romania, ''Cea mai fericită fată din lume'' won the

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Prize at the

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, the FIPRESCI Award (

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) at the

Sofia International Film Festival Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) ( Bulgarian: ''Международен София Филм Фест, София Филм Фест''), also known as Sofia Film Fest, is an annual film festival in Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria, taking pl ...

, the Prize for Best Screenplay at the Bucharest International Film Festival and FIPRESCI Prize at IndieLisboa. The film was selected in ACID Programme at 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In 2011, he directed and produced the independent ''Film pentru prieteni''. His feature film ''

Everybody in Our Family ''Everybody in Our Family '' ( ro, Toată lumea din familia noastră) is a 2012 Romanian psychological thriller drama directed by Radu Jude. Synopsis Marius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five-year-old daughter lives with her moth ...

'' (2012) premiered at the Berlinale Forum and received the Heart of Sarajevo Award and the Bayard d'Or in

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, among other awards. Jude's ''

Aferim! ''Aferim!'' ('' en, Bravo!'') is a 2015 Romanian drama film directed by Radu Jude and produced by Ada Solomon. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where Radu Jude won the Silver Bear for ...

'' won the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival. The movie was also nominated at

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, and

. The film was selected as the Romanian official entry for the

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at the

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reaching the short list but was not nominated. Jude returned to the

in 2020 with his new film ''Uppercase Print'', the story of Mugur Călinescu, a Romanian teenager who wrote protest graffiti messages against the communist regime of dictator

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and was subsequently apprehended and interrogated by the secret police. The film screened in the Forum section of the

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as a world premiere. The film festival also featured his documentary film ''Ieșirea trenurilor din gară'', co-directed with Adrian Cioflâncă. Jude won the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival for '' Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn''.

Filmography

Director

* ''În familie'' (TV series, 2002) * ''Lampa cu căciulă'' (short, 2006) * ''Alexandra'' (short, 2006) * ''Dimineața'' (short, 2007) * ''

'' (2009) * ''Film pentru prieteni'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * ''O umbră de nor'' (short, 2013) * ''Trece și prin perete'' (short, 2014) * ''

'' (2015) * ''

Scarred Hearts ''Scarred Hearts'' ( ro, Inimi cicatrizate) is a 2016 Romanian / German biographical film based on the eponymous novel by Max Blecher. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78%, based on 18 re ...

'' (2016) * ''Țara moartă'' (''The Dead Nation'') (documentary, 2017) * ''

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians ''I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians'' ( ro, Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari) is a 2018 internationally co-produced black comedy film directed by Radu Jude. Plot The film examines the 1941 Odessa ...

'' (2018) * ''Ieșirea trenurilor din gară'' (documentary, 2020) * '' Uppercase Print'' (2020) * '' Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn'' (2021)

Writer

* ''Alexandra'' (short, 2006) * ''Dimineața'' (short, 2007) * ''Cea mai fericită fată din lume'' (2009) * ''Stanka se pribira vkashti'' (2010) * ''My Tired Father'' (co-writer, 2011) * ''Film pentru prieteni'' (writer, 2011) * ''

'' (screenplay, 2012) * ''Trece și prin perete'' (writer, 2014) * ''

'' (screenplay, 2015) * ''

'' (screenplay, based on the

Max Blecher Max Blecher (8 September 1909 – 31 May 1938) was a Romanian writer. Life and work Max Blecher's father was a successful Jewish merchant and the owner of a porcelain shop. Blecher attended primary and secondary school in Roman. After graduating ...

novel, 2016)

Assistant director

* ''

'' (2002) * ''Furia'' (2002) * '' Moartea domnului Lăzărescu'' (2005)

Producer

* ''Alexandra'' (2006) * ''Film pentru prieteni'' (2011) * ''Trece și prin perete'' (2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jude, Radu 1977 births Film people from Bucharest Romanian film directors Living people Silver Bear for Best Director recipients Directors of Golden Bear winners