director host journalist film producer
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University.
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 Director’s Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 Mungiu wrote and directed his second feature, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
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 Mungiu-Pippidi.
The film has also been selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. After Beyond the Hills (2012) Cristian Mungiu"s new project will deal with parenting and focus on a male character. The producer/writer/director hopes to shoot it in 2015 "Ideally while there are still leaves on the trees".
Romanian Royal Family: 70th Knight of the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House.
In 2013 he produces the next film of Nae Caranfil "6.9 on Richter" In April 2013 he was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.