Bogdan Theodor Olteanu

Bogdan Theodor Olteanu - (director/screenwriter/playwright) Bogdan Theodor Olteanu is an Romanian independent filmmaker. He wrote and directed several shorts, one feature and two theatre play. All of them were developed without any state or private funding. Without any formal arts education Bogdan followed a convoluted path to filmmaking. He was a rugby player at a top club in Romania, an investigation journalist at a leading daily newspaper, a sports marketing consultant, a political communication consultant. Meanwhile he wrote short stories and collaborated with a culture magazine - SUB25. His works deals with the ever changing landscape of urban youth. He observes generations of young people in search of identity, caught between extreme libertarian values and Balkan's history and society. Born and raised in Bucharest Bogdan is placing all of its stories in that city, the country capital and the melting pot of all those influences, a meeting space for Russia, Turkey and European Union. Shorts: Sunday Morning - 25 min. Chinese Lanterns - 20 min. I don't know which Maria - 17 min. Feature Several conversations about a very tall girl - 70 min. Theatre Hottest day of the year - 85 min. Taxidrivers - 115 min.