Radu Jude

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Radu Jude
Jude in 2020
Born (1977-03-28) 28 March 1977 (age 48)
Bucharest, Romania
Alma materMedia University of Bucharest
Occupation(s)Director
Screenwriter
Years active2002–present

Radu Jude (Romanian: [ˈradu ˈʒude]; born 28 March 1977) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.

Biography

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

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]

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
.

In 2011, he directed and produced the independent Film pentru prieteni. His feature film

Namur, among other awards.[3]

Jude's

Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards reaching the short list but was not nominated.[6]

Jude returned to 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.

In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Jude signed an open letter published in

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

Jude (left) with the rest of the Main Competition jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2023

Director

Writer

Assistant director

Producer

  • Alexandra (2006)
  • Film pentru prieteni (2011)
  • Trece și prin perete (2014)

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 15 February 2015 Golden Bear Aferim! Nominated [17]
Silver Bear for Best Director Won
5 March 2021 Golden Bear Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Won [18]
23 February 2025 Kontinental '25 Nominated [19]
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay Won [20]
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 7 July 2018 Crystal Globe I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Won [21]
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 [22]
Special Jury Prize Won
Luxembourg City Film Festival 16 March 2025 The Grand Prix Kontinental '25 Nominated [23]

References

  1. ^ "Radu Jude". Cinemagia (in Romanian).
  2. ^ "Radu Jude, regizor: "Mă influențează viața mea și a celor din jur"". Adevărul (in Romanian). 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Radu Jude". Festival Scope. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  4. Hollywood Reporter
    . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (14 February 2015). "Aferim! wins the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ Linden, Sheri (21 January 2016). "Aferim!, Romania's entry for the Foreign Language Academy Awards won the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. Screen Daily
    . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  8. ^ Cardamenis, Forrest (15 November 2021). "The Horror and Humor of Romania's Dictatorship". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ^ Obenson, Tambay (20 January 2020). "Iesirea trenurilor din gara, by Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflanca". IndieWire. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "The Prizes of the International Jury". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ^ Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Shigeru Umebayashi (Japan) x Radu Jude (Romania) - Greetings from Crîngasi". YouTube. 15 September 2023.
  15. ^ Davide Abbatescianni (21 January 2025). "The Berlinale unveils the titles playing in its Competition and its Perspectives and Berlinale Special strands". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  16. ^ Radu Jude (24 January 2025). "Kontinental '25". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  17. ^ Vladimir Kozlov (7 August 2015). "Berlin Winner 'Aferim!' Picked Up for U.S. Distribution". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  18. ^ Parfitt, Orlando (5 March 2021). "'Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn' wins Golden Bear at 2021 Berlin Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  19. ^ Scott Roxborough (21 January 2025). "Berlin Film Festival Lineup: Movies From Richard Linklater, Michel Franco, Hang Song-Soo in Competition (Full List)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  20. ^ Scott Roxborough (22 February 2025). "Norwegian Queer Love Story 'Dreams' Wins 75th Berlin Film Festival (Full Winners List)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  21. ^ Evans, Greg (2018-07-07). "Karlovy Vary Fest Gives Top Prize To Radu Jude's 'I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians' – Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  22. ^ "Radu Jude partiu a loiça toda em Locarno com uma sátira endiabrada aos tempos que correm". Expresso (in Portuguese). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Official competition the Luxembourg City Film Festival". Luxembourg City Film Festival. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
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