Radu Jude (1977) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His films, including The Happiest Girl in the World (2009), Aferim! (2015), I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018), and Uppercase Print (2020), have won numerous international awards. In 2021, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. His feature film Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023) won the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival and was selected as Romania’s submission for the Academy Awards. Kontinental ’25 won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlin International Film Festival. His latest work, Diary of a chambermaid, was presented at the 58º Quinzaine des Cinéastes.