Florin Șerban
Appearance
Florin Șerban (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ʃerˈban]; born January 21, 1975 in Reșița) is a Romanian film director whose film If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle won the Jury Grand Prix and the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 2010 Berlin Film festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[2] but it did not make the final shortlist.[3]
His second movie, Box (2015) premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI Award. It was also presented at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015 and at other 10 national and international festivals.
He is one of several young Romanian filmmakers to have had international success since the mid-2000s.
Filmography
- Mecano - coproducer 2001 (short film)
- Jumătate de oraş face dragoste cu cealaltă jumătate - short film - 2002
- Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier - 2010
- Box - (2015)
- The man who didn't say a thing - 2016
- Love 1. Dog - 2018
Awards and nominations
- Berlin International Film Festival - 2010 - Silver Bear
- Berlin International Film Festival - 2010 - Alfred Bauer Award
- Festival International du Film Européen Cinedays - 2010 - Best producer
- Cleveland International Festival - Central and Eastern European Competition - 2010 - Best Eastern European Movie
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Eastern Bloc Competition - 2010 - Best Eastern European Movie
- Annonay International Film Festival - 2010 - Best debut
- Zlin International Film Festival - 2010 - Best debut
- Beaune International Thriller Festival - 2010 - New Blood Award
- Transilvania International Film Festival - 2010 - Best Romanian Movie
- Gopo Awards - 2011 - Best producer
- Gopo Awards - 2011 - Best debut
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - 2015 - Fipresci Award
- Sarajevo International Film Festival - 2018 - Cineuropa Award
- Sarajevo International Film Festival - 2018 - Art Cinema Award
See also
References
- ^ "Prizes of the International Jury". Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ ""Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier" – Romania's entry for Oscars". Nine O'Clock. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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