Award-winning Romanian writer and director Bogdan Mureșanu, born in 1974, shifted from literature and advertising to cinema with continued success. Since his debut in 2008 with the script for The Human Torch (Best Short, TIFF scriptwriting competition), his work has covered animation, documentaries, fiction films and TV series.

He is a member of the European Film Academy and best known as the scriptwriter of Sandals, a short animated film that won numerous international awards, including the Youth Jury Award at Clermont-Ferrand in 2020. He is also known as the director of The Christmas Gift, winner of the European Film Academy Award for Best Short Film 2019 and another 72 awards from 200 festivals, including the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand, Best European Short Film at Alcine European Film Festival and three awards at Tampere Film Festival. His short art documentary “Negruzzi 14” was showcased at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in 2016