SEBASTIAN MIHĂILESCU
Romanian artist, film director and producer
Founder, METALE GRELE

FEATURE FILMS

MAMMALIA (2023)

Super 16mm feature, 88 min

World Premiere: Berlinale Forum

Festivals: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival · Festival du nouveau cinéma (Montreal) · Transilvania International Film Festival · IndieLisboa · New Horizons International Film Festival · Thessaloniki International Film Festival · Reykjavik International Film Festival · Kino Pavasaris · Filmadrid

Awards: Best Film – Odesa International Film Festival

Press/Reviews: Cineuropa · ScreenAnarchy

YOU ARE CEAUSESCU TO ME (2021)

Feature-length hybrid documentary, 101 min

World Premiere: Doclisboa · Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Festivals: ZagrebDox · Krakow Film Festival · Transilvania International Film Festival – What’s Up, Doc? · ANONIMUL International Independent Film Festival · One World Romania

Awards: New Talent Award – Doclisboa · Best Documentary (Central & Eastern Europe) – Ji.hlava · Best Cinematography – Ji.hlava · “What’s Up, Doc?” Section Award – Transilvania International Film Festival

Press/Reviews: Blog Cărturești · Films in Frame
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OLD LUXURIOUS FLAT LOCATED IN AN ULTRA-CENTRAL, DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD (2016)

Short, 35mm, 19 min

World Premiere: Locarno Film Festival – Pardi di Domani

Festivals: New Directors / New Films (Film at Lincoln Center / MoMA) · Hong Kong International Film Festival · Festival International du Film d’Amour de Mons · Go Short International Film Festival · ANONIMUL International Independent Film Festival.

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