Big news for Olga Lucovnicova, who just received the Golden Bear for Best Short Film for her documentary "My Uncle Tudor" (Nanu Tudor).
In this powerful film, Olga dares to confront her dark family history and her own trauma.
She says: "Three years ago, I was in Berlin visiting the Film Museum and saw Berlinale posters. I was thinking, it would be so amazing just to go there."
And now she has gone and won a Golden Bear! Huge congrats, Olga! May you continue on your fearless path.
Nanu Tudor (My Uncle Tudor)
Belgium / Portugal / Hungary, 20’
by Olga Lucovnicova
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Born in Moldova in 1991, she began training as an accountant when she was 16 but then quickly turned to photography. In 2011, she took up a degree in cinematography at the Academy of Arts in Chișinău. After graduation, she received a scholarship for the DocNomads Joint Master Degree in Documentary Filmmaking in Portugal, Hungary and Belgium. Her films, which particularly address social issues and aim to create a platform for discussion, combine a purely observational style with poetic elements focusing on human emotions.
2013 O Crenguță De Scoruș (One Little Rowan Branch) 2015 Nu Am, Moarte, Cu Tine Nimic (I Do Not Hate You, Death) 2018 Valurile Pustiului (The Desert Waver) 2019 Nu E Sfârșitul (It’s Not The End) 2020 Nanu Tudor (My Uncle Tudor)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021
04.03.2021 | Berlin's blog
Cat. : PEOPLE