People

Bogdan Cristian Mustata

Romania

Biography

Born in 1975, Bogdan graduated from the Romanian Film School in 2001. Daniela, a short film directed during his years of study, received awards in the Munich and Karlovy Vary Festivals of Film Schools in 2001. From 2002 up to 2007, Bogdan lived in Vietnam and then Dubai where he worked as a scriptwriter and director for several projects: a TV series, a feature film project, several TVCs and TV programs. Back in Romania, his long feature film script A heart shaped balloon, co-written by director Catalin Mitulescu (currently in production), received awards both in Sarajevo CineLink 2006 and Thessaloniki Balkan Fund 2006 and participated in l’Atelier Cannes 2007. Bogdan directed the short film A good day for a swim, which won the Golden Bear for the best short film in the 2008 Berlinale. The film participated in dozens of important festivals and won a couple of awards in Palm Springs 2008. Currently, Bogdan is preparing his directorial feature film debut with the project Wolf.  

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