Dana Bunescu

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Dana Bunescu
Born (1969-09-11) 11 September 1969 (age 54) [1]
Craiova, Romania
Alma mater University of Bucharest
OccupationFilm editor
Awards Silver Bear

Dana Bunescu (born 11 September 1969) is a Romanian film editor and sound editor. She is known for editing Cristian Mungiu's films 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) and Tales from the Golden Age (2009), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival. [2]

Born in Craiova, she attended the University of Bucharest and studied physics, graduating in 1993. [1] For 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Bunescu was nominated for the Gopo Award for Best Editing. [3] For Călin Peter Netzer's film Ana, mon amour , Bunescu received the Silver Bear for technical achievement at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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References

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  3. "Nominalizări 2008". Asociația pentru Promovarea Filmului Românesc. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.