Radu Jude
Biography
Radu Jude is a Romanian film director and screenwriter born in Bucharest in 1977, known for his complex, often political, and anarchic films that explore historical memory, labor, and contemporary society. After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director and gained recognition for award-winning short films before directing his feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009). His work, which blends fact and fiction, uses found footage and contemporary culture, like TikTok, to offer scathing social commentary, earning him major awards from festivals such as Berlin and Sundance.
Interview With "Kontinental '25" Filmmaker Radu Jude
VideoKnown For
TV
Kulturzeit
Self
1995
Film
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self
2024
Film
Dracula
AI. Judex 0.0 / Phone Camera Tourist
2025
Film
The Unknown
Malia's Father
2026
Film
I Don't Know
Self (voice)
2021
Film
Cinemaguerilla
Self
2009
Film
Instead of Trees
Self
2026
Film
The Dead Nation
Himself - Narrator
2017
Film
COOL (News from Belarus)
Self (segment "A Belarusian Stork")
2023
Film
Caricaturana
(voice)
2021
Film
Greetings from Crîngași
Self (voice)
2023
Film
Dear Intellectuals
Narrator (voice)
2020
Filmography
2026FilmThe Unknownas Malia's Father2026FilmInstead of Treesas Self2025FilmDraculaas AI. Judex 0.0 / Phone Camera Tourist2024FilmCan Creativity Save the World?as Self2023FilmGreetings from Crîngașias Self (voice)2023FilmCOOL (News from Belarus)as Self (segment "A Belarusian Stork")2021FilmCaricaturanaas (voice)2021FilmI Don't Knowas Self (voice)2020FilmDear Intellectualsas Narrator (voice)2017FilmThe Dead Nationas Himself - Narrator2009FilmCinemaguerillaas Self1995TVKulturzeitas Self