Călin Peter Netzer

Călin Peter Netzer (Romanian: [kəˈlin ˈpetər ˈnet͡sər]; born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Călin Peter Netzer
Călin Peter Netzer at the 63rd Berlinale in February 2013
Born	(1975-05-01) 1 May 1975 (age 49) Petroșani, Romania
Alma mater	Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2003–present

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.^[1]

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.^[4]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Notes
2003	Maria
2009	Medal of Honor
2013	Child's Pose
2017	Ana, mon amour
2023	Familiar