Animest: The Penelopes from Animafilm

14 October, 2021

To the extent that one can talk about a Romanian animation school (which was pioneered by Gopo), one might find it hard to argue the existence of a Romanian female animation school. Which makes Animest's initiative even more commendable as they set to organize two screenings in their dedicated section Women in Animation, showcasing Romanian animation by women directors before and after 1989.

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He studied directing at UNATC, where he wrote articles for Film Menu. He also wrote his degree paper on D.A. Pennebaker’s early filmography. He is interested in analog photography and video art. He hopes for a Criterion release of Shrek 2. He makes movies.