Radu Mihaileanu

Radu Mihăileanu is a Romanian-born French screenwriter and director. After working on several projects and directing and writing some short films from the ‘80s, his second feature Train de Vie (Train of Life) in 1998 launched his international career. The film won the Audience Award for “Best foreign film” at the Sundance Film Festival, and both the David of Donatello for Best Foreign Film and the Best First Feature prize at the Venice International Film Festival. Va, Vis et Deviens (Live and Become, 2005) won three prizes at the Berlin Film Festival and many other international awards, securing his position as one of the most renowned European directors today. Le Concert (The Concert) attracted more than 19 million spectators in the theatres. La source des femmes (The Source, 2011) was selected at the Cannes Film Festival the same year. In 2014, he co-produced Caricaturistes, fantassins de la démocratie (Cartoonists – Foot soldiers of Democracy), a documentary film directed by Stéphanie Valloatto. His last film, The History of love, which he directed and co-wrote, was released at the end of 2016.