MARIAN RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR DEGREE IN FILM AND TV DIRECTING AT UNATC BUCHAREST IN 1999. HE DIRECTED THE SHORT FILMS FAMILY PORTRAIT - 2006, AMATEUR - 2007 AND MEGATRON - 2008. THE LATTER, MEGATRON, WON THE “PALME D’OR” FOR BEST SHORT FILM AT THE 2008 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, 61TH EDITION.
MARIAN RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR DEGREE IN FILM AND TV DIRECTING AT UNATC BUCHAREST IN 1999. HE DIRECTED THE SHORT FILMS FAMILY PORTRAIT - 2006, AMATEUR - 2007 AND MEGATRON - 2008. THE LATTER, MEGATRON, WON THE “PALME D’OR” FOR BEST SHORT FILM AT THE 2008 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, 61TH EDITION. IN 2010, HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM MORGEN WON THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE AT THE 63RD EDITION OF THE LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL, BEST DIRECTOR AND FIPRESCI AWARD, AT THE 51ST THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL, BEST DIRECTOR AWARD IN WIESBANDEN GO EAST FILM FESTIVAL, SIGNIS ECUMENICAL PRIZE, AT THE 13TH BAFICI, IN BUENOS AIRES AND WAS THE ROMANIAN ENTRY FOR THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS. IN 2012, HIS SECOND FEATURE FILM ROCKER WAS PREMIERED AT THE 60TH EDITION OF SAN SEBASTIAN IFF.
