Alexander Nanau, the director of acclaimed Romanian documentary “Collective,” has rejected a medal from the country’s president and slammed the government for failing the cultural sector during the coronavirus crisis.
Nanau’s hard-hitting investigative documentary centers on the 2015 fire at the Colectiv nightclub that killed 64 people and injured hundreds, detailing the health care crisis and political corruption within the Romanian government that contributed to the tragedy.
The film was selected in October by the Romanian Film Centre/Cnc Romania (Rfc) as the country’s official Oscar entry for the best international feature category. The doc is considered a frontrunner to earn a nomination there, as well as in the best documentary feature category, where AMPAS documentary branch members hold it in high esteem.
As Romania prepares to celebrate National Culture Day this Friday (Jan. 15), Nanau was informed that the country’s president, Klaus Werner Iohannis, would be awarding the filmmaker the ‘Cultural Merit’ medal,...
Nanau’s hard-hitting investigative documentary centers on the 2015 fire at the Colectiv nightclub that killed 64 people and injured hundreds, detailing the health care crisis and political corruption within the Romanian government that contributed to the tragedy.
The film was selected in October by the Romanian Film Centre/Cnc Romania (Rfc) as the country’s official Oscar entry for the best international feature category. The doc is considered a frontrunner to earn a nomination there, as well as in the best documentary feature category, where AMPAS documentary branch members hold it in high esteem.
As Romania prepares to celebrate National Culture Day this Friday (Jan. 15), Nanau was informed that the country’s president, Klaus Werner Iohannis, would be awarding the filmmaker the ‘Cultural Merit’ medal,...
- 1/13/2021
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- Variety Film + TV
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