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Irena Isbășescu

Romania

Biography

With an MA degree in European Studies from the University of Amsterdam and a BA degree in International Relations from the University of Bucharest, Irena Isbășescu has worked for several years as director, cultural projects manager and artistic consultant for the Romanian Cultural Institute. Using her experience in developing and managing projects in the most various areas of culture, in 2015 she took the chance to be part of 4 PROOF FILM, at first as production coordinator and later as head of development. Having had a lot to learn from the experienced team at 4 PROOF FILM, Irena started her own path into production and attended Maya Workshops in 2018. It was also in 2018 that she produced her first short, Corijent by George Ganea (developed within Film + Workshop) and now she is in post-production with her second short, In the Night by Ana Pasti. Irena is now in charge of the development of two feature film projects, Victus by Andrei Tănase and Loss by Claudia Silișteanu.

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