Radu Muntean

{{short description|Romanian film director and screenwriter (born 1971)}} {{Infobox person | name = Radu Muntean | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|6|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bucharest, Romania | alma_mater = Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film | occupation = Film director, screenwriter | years_active = 1996–present | notable_works = ''The Rage'' (2002); ''The Paper Will Be Blue'' (2006); ''Boogie'' (2008); ''Tuesday, After Christmas'' (2010); ''One Floor Below'' (2015); ''Întregalde'' (2021); ''Index'' (2025) | movement = Romanian New Wave }} '''Radu Muntean''' ({{IPA|ro|ˈradu munˈte̯an}}; born 8 June 1971) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He is a central figure of the Romanian New Wave.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KinoKultura |url=http://www.kinokultura.com/specials/6/caliman.shtml |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=www.kinokultura.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=From Romania, a new force in world cinema |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1228/p12s01-almo.html |access-date=2025-08-10 |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729}}</ref>

He was born and grew up in central Bucharest. He studied at the Vasile Alecsandri School Nr. 118 (right next to the Saint Joseph Cathedral), and then at the nearby Saint Sava High School, graduating in 1989. After military service (cut short by the Romanian Revolution at the end of that year), he was admitted at the Theater and Film Academy,<ref name="Constantin">{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-interne/educatie/radu-muntean-regizor-am-copiat-la-bacalaureat-933304.html|title=Radu Muntean, regizor: "Am copiat la Bacalaureat"|language=ro|newspaper=Adevărul|first=Carmen| last=Constantin|date=July 30, 2011|access-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref> where he directed three short films, and graduated in 1994. Since 1996, he has directed over 400 commercials and has won over 40 national and international awards in various advertising festivals. His feature debut, ''The Rage'', was awarded ''Best First Film'' by The Romanian Filmmakers Union, and Best Photography at the 2003 Transilvania International Film Festival. His second feature, The Paper Will Be Blue, as well as Boogie are representative of the Romanian New Wave.

His 2015 film ''One Floor Below'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="2015Cannes">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61306.html |title=2015 Official Selection |access-date=16 April 2015 |publisher=Cannes Film Festival|website=www.festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

==Filmography== *''The Rage'' (''Furia'') (2002) *''The Paper Will Be Blue'' (2006) *''Boogie'' (2008) *''Tuesday, After Christmas'' (2010) *''One Floor Below'' (2015) *''Alice T.'' (2018) *''Întregalde'' (2021) * ''Index'' (2025), Premiered at the Locarno<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.locarnofestival.ch/festival/program/film.html?fid=a56155f7-bfe2-496b-9fb1-1f5ebc6a4c0c&l=en&eid=|title= Index|date=8 July 2025|access-date=21 July 2025|website= Locarno Film Festival|language=en}}</ref> Later, it will compete at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival in August.<ref name="sff:variety">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/heart-of-sarajevo-awards-31st-sarajevo-film-festival-1236467238/ |title=Fifty Films Compete for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards at 31st Sarajevo Film Festival |author= Leo Barraclough |work=Variety|date=23 July 2025 |access-date=23 July 2025|language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1364086}}

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