Radu Jude
Radu Jude | |
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| File:Radu Jude with Silver Bear-1.jpg Jude in 2025 | |
| Born | 28 March 1977 Bucharest, Romania |
| Alma mater | Media University of Bucharest |
| Occupations | Director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Radu Jude (Romanian: [ˈradu ˈʒude]; born 28 March 1977) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Most known for his Golden Bear winner film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021).
Biography
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]In 2003, Jude graduated from the Film Directing Department of the Media University of Bucharest. He worked as an assistant director for feature films including Amen., directed by Costa-Gavras and The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, directed by Cristi Puiu. He directed several short films, among them Corp la corp (2003), Marea Neagră (2004), Lampa cu căciulă (2006) – the most awarded Romanian short film of all time, winner of grand prizes at Sundance, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Grimstad, Hamburg, Bilbao, Huesca, Trieste, Montpellier, Cottbus, Aspen, IndieLisboa, Brussels, Mediawave, Kraków, Almería, Valencia, Uppsala and selected, among others, at Toronto, Telluride, New Directors/New Films Festival, Tampere, Rotterdam. His short films Dimineața (2007) and Alexandra (2007) were selected in over 30 festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, San Francisco, Cottbus, and Oberhausen (where he won the Grand Prix). Jude also directed over 100 commercials.[1]
The Happiest Girl in the World is his feature debut.[2] Before the theatrical release in Romania, Cea mai fericită fată din lume won the CICAE Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics) at the Sofia International Film Festival, the Prize for Best Screenplay at the Bucharest International Film Festival and FIPRESCI Prize at IndieLisboa. The film was selected in ACID Programme at 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
2010s
[edit | edit source]In 2011, he directed and produced the independent Film pentru prieteni. His feature film Everybody in Our Family (2012) premiered at the Berlinale Forum and received the Heart of Sarajevo Award and the Bayard d'Or in Namur, among other awards.[3]
Jude's Aferim![4] won the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival.[5] The movie was also nominated at Tribeca Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, AFI Fest, London Film Festival, and Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Romanian official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards reaching the short list but was not nominated.[6]
2020s
[edit | edit source]Jude returned to the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020 with his new film Uppercase Print, the story of Mugur Călinescu, a Romanian teenager who wrote protest graffiti messages against the communist regime of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and was subsequently apprehended and interrogated by the secret police.[7][8] The film screened in the Forum section of the Berlinale as a world premiere. The film festival also featured his documentary film Ieșirea trenurilor din gară, co-directed with Adrian Cioflâncă.[9]
Jude won the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival for Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn.[10]
An English-language monograph on Jude's work was published in 2023: Beyond the New Romanian Cinema: Romanian Culture, History, and the Films of Radu Jude, by Andrei Gorzo and Veronica Lazăr.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Political beliefs
[edit | edit source]In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Jude signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.[11][12][13]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Feature films
[edit | edit source]| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
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| 2009 | The Happiest Girl in the World | Cea mai fericită fată din lume | |
| 2011 | A Film for Friends | Film pentru prieteni | Also producer |
| 2012 | Everybody in Our Family | Toată lumea din familia noastră | |
| 2015 | Aferim! | ||
| 2016 | Scarred Hearts | Inimi cicatrizate | |
| 2018 | I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari | |
| 2020 | Uppercase Print | Tipografic majuscul | |
| 2021 | Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc | |
| 2023 | Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World | Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii | Also producer |
| 2025 | Kontinental '25 | [14][15] | |
| Dracula | [16] | ||
| TBA | The Diary of a Chambermaid | Filming[17] | |
| Frankenstein in Romania | Pre-production | ||
Documentary
[edit | edit source]| Year | English title | Original title |
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| 2017 | The Dead Nation | Țara moartă |
| 2020 | The Exit of the Trains | Ieșirea trenurilor din gară |
| 2024 | Eight Postcards from Utopia | Opt ilustrate din lumea ideală |
| Sleep #2 | ||
Short films
[edit | edit source]- Lampa cu căciulă (short, 2006)
- Alexandra (short, 2006)
- Dimineața (short, 2007)
- O umbră de nor (short, 2013)
- Trece și prin perete (short, 2014)
- Plastic Semiotic (short, 2021)
- The Potemkinists (short, 2022)
- Greetings from Crîngasi (short, 2023)[18]
Television
[edit | edit source]- În familie (TV series, 2002)
Only Writer
[edit | edit source]- Stanka se pribira vkashti (2010)
- My Tired Father (co-writer, 2011)
- Film pentru prieteni (writer, 2011)
Assistant director
[edit | edit source]- Amen. (2002)
- Furia (2002)
- The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | 15 February 2015 | Golden Bear | Aferim! | Nominated | [19] |
| Silver Bear for Best Director | Won | ||||
| 5 March 2021 | Golden Bear | Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Won | [20] | |
| 23 February 2025 | Kontinental '25 | Nominated | [21] | ||
| Silver Bear for Best Screenplay | Won | [22] | |||
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 7 July 2018 | Crystal Globe | I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | Won | [23] |
| Europa Cinemas Label Award | Won | ||||
| Locarno Film Festival | 12 August 2023 | Golden Leopard | Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World | Nominated | [24] |
| Special Jury Prize | Won | ||||
| Luxembourg City Film Festival | 16 March 2025 | The Grand Prix | Kontinental '25 | Nominated | [25] |
References
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External links
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