Dan Chișu

Dan Chișu

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Brăila, România
July 21, 1955

Biography

Dan Chisu is the organizer of DaKINO International Film Festival. The oldest film festival in Romania, held every year in Bucharest since 1991. He made a series of documentaries for television: Around the World in 80 Days (2004), Reality of a Myth - Peruvian Shamans (2007), The Earth's Taste in 80 Spices (2008). He produced and starred in a TV Show called "I Eat, Therefore I Am" which was broadcast four years on a national television. He also published books: "Alone Under the Shower" (2004) and "The Studio in the Forest of Cranes", "100 Times About", "Stories About Recipes" - 2 volumes. In 2008 directed his first feature film, "WebSiteStory". An independent production, released in 2010. His second film, "Ursul (The Bear)" released in the spring of 2011. "Si Caii Sunt Verzi pe Pereti (Chasing Rainbows)", his third film, released in November 2012. Currently he is in post-production with 2 feature projects: Deja Vu (dir. Dan Chisu, feature film) and Youtube Bazaar (dir. Dan Chisu, feature documentary).

Photo

Dan Chișu 1

Representative Works

5 Minutes Too Late
5 Minutes Too Late
5.1
/ Romanian
Bad Penny
Bad Penny
5.0
/ Romanian
Déjà Vu
Déjà Vu
5.6
/ Romanian
It Takes Two to Fence
It Takes Two to Fence
8.0
/ Romanian
Asphalt Tango
Asphalt Tango
7.2
/ Romanian
WebSiteStory
WebSiteStory
5.6
/ English
The Anniversary
The Anniversary
6.2
/ Romanian
Excursion
Excursion
7.2
/ Romanian
Bucharest Non-Stop
Bucharest Non-Stop
6.9
/ Romanian
The Snails' Senator
The Snails' Senator
7.1
/ Romanian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Love Building
2013Nominee

Best Picture

Love Building

5 Minutes Too Late
2019Nominee

Best Picture

5 Minutes Too Late

Bad Penny
2013Nominee

Best Picture

Bad Penny

Career Highlights

Déjà Vu
2013Highlight

Best Performance

Déjà Vu

It Takes Two to Fence
2014Highlight

Best Picture

It Takes Two to Fence