Călin Peter Netzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Călin Peter Netzer

Romanian film director

Date of Birth: 01-May-1975

Place of Birth: Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Calin Peter Netzer (Romanian: [k?'lin 'pet?r 'net?s?r]; born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Born in Petro?ani 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. Pozi?ia copilului (Child's Pose, 2013), his third feature film, won him the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
The film has been selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.