He is one of the most prominent directors on the contemporary scene, the initiator of what is considered the new wave of Romanian cinema. His film The Death of Mr. Lazarescu won the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, and since then all of his films have gone through the most important festivals. With Sieranevada, his fourth feature film, he won the Chicago Film Festival, and with Malmkrog he triumphed in Seville.

Filmography

Malmkrog (2020), Sieranevada (2016), Trois exercices d’interprétation (2013), Aurora, un asesino muy común (2010, D'A 2011),  La muerte del Sr. Lazarescu (2005, D'A 2013), Cigarettes and Coffee (curt, 2004), Stuff and Dough (2001)