Mona Nicoară
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Mona Nicoară | |
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| Born | 21 May |
| Occupation(s) | Director and Producer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Mona Nicoară is a Romanian film director and producer.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on the documentary films Our School and The Distance Between Me and Me.[4][5]
Life and career[edit]
Mona was born in Ineu, Romania and is currently based in New York City. She graduated from the University of Bucharest and Columbia University in New York.[6][7] In 2001, she started her career as an associate producer for Children Underground. Her directorial debut documentary film Our School premiered in the United States at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for the Best US Feature at SilverDocs.[8][9] Her second documentary film The Distance Between Me and Me is about Romanian poet Nina Cassian.[10] She has taught writing and literature at Columbia University and the Cooper Union and film at NYU Tisch and Rutgers University.[11][12]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Notes |
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| 2011 | Our School | 
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Documentary |
| 2018 | The Distance Between Me and Me |
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Documentary |
References[edit]
- ^ "Five Questions with Our School Director/Producer Mona Nicoara". filmmakermagazine.com. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ ""Our School" Directors Mona Nicoara and Miruna Coca-Cozma". indiewire.com. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "A Conversation with Filmmaker Mona Nicoara". opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Class in Session: Mona Nicoara's Our School Makes Tribeca Cut". ioncinema.com. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "The Distance Between Me and Me". bam.org. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Mona Nicoară". tiff.ro. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Mona Nicoară, despre fARAD: "Eu una, prefer să contribui cu un festival"". arq.ro. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Our School". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ ""Our School" and "Family Instinct" Lead Silverdocs Award Winners". indiewire.com. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Production: Romanian/U.S. Documentary on Poet Nina Cassian in Postproduction". filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Mona Nicoară". aarc.ro. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Filmul despre Nina Cassian, în premieră la Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest". Cotidianul. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-03.