Ana-Maria Comănescu

Writer / Director

Romania

Ana-Maria Comănescu is a Bucharest-based writer-director. She made three short films during her studies in UNATC Bucharest, all screened and awarded in various European student film festivals. After graduation, she gathered experience from various AD and freelance directing jobs. While developing her debut feature project, “Horia”, she participated in multiple workshops and pitching markets, such as Sarajevo Talents in 2017 and MIDPOINT Feature Launch in 2019. In 2022, she started her PhD in Cinema and tutors directing in UNATC as a teaching assistant. In autumn 2023, her two latest projects emerged on the big screen, “Cat Funeral”, an independent short film, premiering in Thessaloniki, and “Horia”, a co-production between Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria, premiering in Tallinn Black Nights Festival.