Radu Mihaileanu

Radu Mihaileanu is a Réalisateur and Scénariste French of Rumanian origin born the April 23rd 1958 with Bucharest.

Wire of a Jewish journalist, it leaves Romania in 1980 during the dictatorship of Ceauşescu to take refuge in France where it studies the cinema with IDHEC then exerts the trade of assistant realizer during the Années 1980, in particular near Marco Ferreri with which it collaborates then in the adaptation of the dialog of Plato for the telefilm the Banquet in 1989.

In 1993, leaves Trahir , its first feature-length film as a realizer, of which it Co-writing also the scenario. The film profits from warm welcome criticizes and obtains several prices in festivals (Montreal, Istanbul…). After the realization of a first telefilm in 1997 for M6 ( Hello Antoine ), Radu Mihaileanu signs its second feature-length film, Way of life . The film obtains an international success, in particular thanks to two prices gained during the prestigious Festival of Venice in 1998. Whereas a project of black film made in English does not succeed, Mihaileanu agrees to turn another telefilm, the Pygmies of Carlo , this time diffused on Arte in 2002. After the meeting with immigrants Ethiopia NS in Israel, it launch out then in a vast company which will end in 2005 with Va, screw and become , which will devote it César better original screenplay the following year, after also of the prices glanés during the Berlinale 2005.

It also published a collection of poems in 1987, entitled a wave in sea sickness .

Catalog of films

Realizer

the Four seasons (1980) (short film)
To betray (1993)
Hello Antoine (1997) (telefilm)
Way of life (1998)
Pygmies of Carlo (2002) (telefilm)
Goes, screw and become (2005)

Scenario writer

the Banquet (1989) (telefilm) (adaptation) of Marco Ferreri
To betray (1993)
Way of life (1998)
Pygmies of Carlo (2002) (telefilm)
Goes, screw and become (2005)

Producer

Goes, screw and become (2005)

Assistant realizer

Dangereusement yours (1985) of John Glen (cascades team)
I Coils You (1986) of Marco Ferreri
Y' has good the white (1988) of Marco Ferreri
the seasons of the pleasure (1988) of Jean-Pierre Mocky
the dream of the insane monkey (1989) of Fernando Trueba
One weekend out of two (1990) of Nicole Garcia
the Return of Casanova (1992) of Edouard Niermans
Maigret and the night of the crossroads (1992) (telefilm) of Alain Tasma and Bertrand Van Effenterre

Rewards and nominations

Rewards

For To betray :

Festival of films of the world of Montreal 1993: Grand Prix of Americas, Montreal Price of First Film and Price of the oecumenical jury (special mention)
International festival of film of Istanbul 1994: Special price of the jury and Price CICAE

For Way of life :

Mostra of Venice 1998: Price FIPRESCI and Price Anicaflash
Festival of the Eastern-European cinema of Cottbus 1998: Price of the public
International festival of film of São Paulo 1998: Price of the public and Price of criticism
David 1999 of the best foreign film
Festival of film of Sundance 1999: Price of the public (with equality with Course, Lola, course )
Festival of film of Miami 1999: Price of the public
International festival of film of Hamptons 1999: The most popular film
Ribbon of Money European 1999 of the Italian National union of the journalists of cinema

For Pygmies of Carlo :

International festival of French-speaking film of Namur 2002: Price of the jury youth

For Goes, screw and become :

César 2006 of the best original screenplay (with White Alain-Michel)
Berlinale 2005: Price of the oecumenical jury, Price of the public Panorama and Label Europa Cinemas (with equality with Crustacean and shells )
International festival of film of Copenhagen 2005: Gold swan of the best film

Nominations

For Way of life :

César 1999 of the best scenario
Grand Prix Cinema Brazil 2001 for the best foreign film

For Goes, screw and become :

César 2006 of best film and the best realizer

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