Cristina Jacob
Cristina Jacob (born 27 March 1989) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter known for her internationally distributed comedy feature films. She has directed five feature films: The Perfect Escape (2022), Oh, Ramona! (2019), Selfie69 (2016), Love Is a Story (2015), and #Selfie (2014).[1][2][3][4] Before that, Jacob directed In Godfather’s movie (2012), a medium-length film, The Dowry (2011), a short film, and Mircea Veroiu (2010), a documentary.
Career[edit]
Jacob graduated London Film School in 2012.[5] She developed her style by studying works of David Fincher, Guy Ritchie, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky and Pedro Almodóvar.[6][7] Jacob stated that during her Master studies at the London Film School, she developed her skills through all the main departments of a film: production, writing, camera etc. After graduation, she chose film directing. According to Jacob, the film is the instrument used by an artist to awaken public consciousness. In her most recent movies, she preferred to express her art through comedy.[8][9]
For her work as a film director, Jacob has received numerous awards at several international film festivals including Cannes Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, Dakino International Film Festival, Beloved International Film Festival, Ruby Mountain Film Festival USA, Eugene International Film Festival in the USA (2012), Ojai Film Festival (2012), Transilvania International Film Festival (2012), Southampton International Film Festival (2014) and Broad Humour Film Festival (2014).[10][11][12]
About the process of directing a film, Jacob spoke on the difficulty of finding the right actors for certain roles and with the editing process that included analyzing the film frame by frame.[13]
Jacob also contributes during the writing process of each script. About the experience of writing, she mentioned that usually, from the main idea of a story to the final draft, she and her team worked for more than 5 months and wrote more than 20 drafts. "Maybe for this reason, I always develop several scenarios in parallel, with different teams", said Jacob in a 2019 interview.[9]
In 2012 Jacob founded the Romanian Screenwriters Association (ASCER).[14] According to her, the association was created to ease the process of finding creative heads when producing films and put together both directors and scriptwriters.[13]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Theatrical Distributor | International Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | In Godfather's Movie | MediaPro Distribution | MUBI |
| 2014 | #Selfie | Zazu Film | Netflix |
| 2015 | Love is a story | ||
| 2016 | Selfie 69 | ||
| 2019 | Oh, Ramona! | Jacob Brothers | |
| 2022 | The Perfect Escape |
References[edit]
- ^ Cichi, Carina Marisa. "Viața nu e frumoasă fiindcă e ușoară, ci fiindcă îți dă de toate - Cristina Jacob, Regizor Zazu Film". www.thewoman.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Romanian teenage movie in English launches in local theaters". Romania Insider. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Cristina Jacob". www.letterboxd.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "PRODUCTION: Romanian Director Cristina Jacob Shoots Stormy Nights". www.filmneweurope.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Tudor, Ruxandra (25 September 2019). "Cristina Iacob – Regizorul actorilor". www.luxury.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Lazarescu, Emanuel (19 September 2012). "Interviu Cu Cristina Jacob: "Am Inceput Sa Fac Filme Din Primul An De Facultate Cu Resurse Foarte Putine"". Cinefan.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ "Biografie Cristina Jacob". Cinemagia.
- ^ Dichis, Iuliana (7 May 2022). "Zodia emoției la feminin: O discuție cu Cristina Jacob despre cinematografie, frumos și poezie". Jurnalul de sâmbătă (in Romanian).
- ^ a b Sterie, Bianca (18 October 2019). "Cristina Jacob (#Selfie, Oh, Ramona!): "Un scenarist bun ar trebui să aibă în suflet o poveste care să atragă universal"". moviecore.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ "The Film Festivals Portal". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Premii Cristina Jacob". www.cinemagia.ro. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Cerban, Madalina (20 August 2015). "Poveste de dragoste, de Cristina Iacob, selectat la Festival des Films du Monde". www.mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b Iacobute, Ramona. "Cristina Jacob: Discreția este importantă mai ales în viața unui artist, întrucât, deseori, acesta are nevoie să se retragă în intimitatea lui pentru a crea". Ceasca de Cultura (in Romanian).
- ^ Călin, Dorina (9 March 2015). "Poveste de Dragoste, de Cristina Iacob, prezentat la Portobello Film Festival de la Londra". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian).