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 '' Amen.'', directed by Costa-Gavras and ''

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'', directed by

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. 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

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, Huesca,

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, IndieLisboa,

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, Mediawave,

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and selected, among others, at

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, Telluride, New Directors/New Films Festival,

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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. '' The Happiest Girl in the World'' is his feature debut. Before the theatrical release in Romania, ''Cea mai fericită fată din lume'' won the CICAE 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'' (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

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for Best Director at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival. The movie was also nominated at

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, Mill Valley Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, AFI Fest,

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, and

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

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at the 88th Academy Awards 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 Berlinale 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) * '' The Happiest Girl in the World'' (2009) * ''Film pentru prieteni'' (2011) * '' Everybody in Our Family'' (2012) * ''O umbră de nor'' (short, 2013) * ''Trece și prin perete'' (short, 2014) * ''

'' (2015) * '' Scarred Hearts'' (2016) * ''Țara moartă'' (''The Dead Nation'') (documentary, 2017) * '' I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians'' (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) * '' Everybody in Our Family'' (screenplay, 2012) * ''Trece și prin perete'' (writer, 2014) * ''

'' (screenplay, 2015) * '' Scarred Hearts'' (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

* '' Amen.'' (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