SERBAN MIHAILESCU

Sebastian Mihăilescu is a writer, director and producer from Romania. After completing his Bachelor studies in computer science, Sebastian decided to pursue a career in film directing and embarked on a Bachelor degree, followed by a Master’s, at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.
He directs documentaries and features, while also helming commercials.
His feature-length documentary YOU ARE CEAUȘESCU TO ME (2021) won Best Film from Central and Eastern Europe and Best Cinematography at Ji.hlava IFF, the DocLisboa IFF’s New Talent Award and the Transilvania IFF’s What’s Up Doc Competition.
His short film OLD LUXURIOUS FLAT LOCATED IN AN ULTRA-CENTRAL, DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD (2016) premiered in the Pardi di Domani Competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2016.
MAMMALIA is his debut feature film, produced by Diana Păroiu and Ada Solomon for microFilm (Romania), and co-produced by Ewa Puszczyńska for Extreme Emotions (Poland) and Nina Frese for Pandora Film (Germany).
In his films, Sebastian constantly experiments with the cinematic language, moving away from the formal conventions of fiction toward a more liberated expression of the medium.