Biography and Filmograpy Director and Producer – Mirel Bran Mirel Bran is a film producer and filmmaker. His documentary films and news reports are broadcasted mainly in France and Switzerland. He studied journalism at l’Ecole supérieure de journalisme of Lille, France (1991-1993) and he has a PHD in information sciences at Panthéon-Assas University in Paris (1994 – 1998). Mirel Bran is a correspondent in Bucharest for the daily Le Monde and the weekly Le Point, the Swiss radio and the international TV channel France 24 as well as for Arte info. He produces short documentaries for the Swiss TV and is the author of « Bucharest, the thaw » (Autrement Publishing House, Paris, 2006) and « Romania twenty years after – The Securitate hunter » (Cygne Publishing House, Paris, 2009) Filmography 2000 – Co-director of « The war of the dogs » (Envoyé spécial, France 2 Television, 26 minutes) 2001 – Co-director of « The king without a throne » (Arte, France, 26 minutes) 2004 – Director of « Le Pen from Carpathians » (Arte, France, 26 minutes) 2007 – 2009 – Producer of news reports for France 24 international TV news channel and director of Tadami Presse 2009 – Producer of news reports for Arte info, France 2009 – Producer and Director of “Heat wave” – short movie 2009 – Producer and director of the documentary « The Securitate hunter », 52 minutes 2010 – Producer and director of the documentary “The confession of Andrei Serban” Awards and official selections Heat wave (short movie) - Award of excellence - Busan International Short Film Festival – South Korea, 2010 The Securitate Hunter (Documentary, 52 minutes) - Award of excellence, The Indie Fest, La Jolla, California, USA, 2010 - Official selection – ECU - The European Independent Film Festival, Paris, 2010 The confession of Andrei Serban (documentary, 54 minutes) - Award « Best documentary » - American International Film Festival, Michigan, 2011