Călin Peter Netzer

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1975-05-01 (49 years old)

Place of Birth Petroşani, Hunedoara, Romania

Also Known As Cãlin Peter Netzer, 卡林·皮特·内策尔, Calin Peter Netzer

Călin Peter Netzer

Biography

Călin Peter Netzer (born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Born in Petroșani to a family of Romanian and German origins, Netzer emigrated with his family to West Germany in 1983. In 1994, he returned to Romania in order to study film direction at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. His first feature film, Maria (2003), won the Special Prize of the Jury at the Locarno International Film Festival, among other prizes at this and other film festivals. Poziția copilului (Child's Pose, 2013), his third feature film, won him the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.[2][3] The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Known For

Director

2023
Familiar

as Director

2017
Ana, My Love

as Director

2013
Child's Pose

as Director

2010
Medal of Honor

as Director

2003
Maria

as Director

Writer

2023
Familiar

as Writer

2017
Ana, My Love

as Writer

2013
Child's Pose

as Screenplay

2003
Maria

as Writer

Producer

2023
Familiar

as Producer

2021
Humble

as Co-Producer

2015
The Network

as Producer

2013
Child's Pose

as Producer