Cristian Mungiu

Cristian Mungiu Romanian kristiˈan munˈdʒiu born 27 April 1968 Iași is a Romanian filmmaker screenwriter and producer He won the Palme dOr 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 Directors 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 dOr 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 among other famous realistic films Mungiu is the brother of political analyst Alina MungiuPippidi