Florin Mihăilescu

Cinematographer
Born: 15.07.1943 in Bucharest

Graduate of the Technical School of Cinematography. He works as a technician at the Cinematographic Technical Research Service of the “Bucharest” Film Production Center(1963-1967). Graduate of the “I. L. Caragiale” Theatre and Film Institute, (class of 1972, professors George Cornea, Aurel Kostrakiewicz, Mircea Gherghinescu). He is an academic at the National University for Theater and Film “I L Caragiale”.
Author of two inventions: a device for the making of enchaine (dissolve) on the Mitchell- Mark III camera- 1985 and a device for the controlled supplementary illumination of the photogram surfaces in underexposure(1987). Recipient of scholarships: in France - Film Production 1977, then documentation in the field of university education in cinema 1993, in the USA (Film production, 1985), and in the United Kingdom (university management), 1997. PHD thesis titled” Image and Symbol in Lucian Pintilie’s Work - De ce trag clopotele, Mitică? / Carnival Scenes”, 2002. Member of the Filmmakers Union since 1990.

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Interviu Florin Mihailescu 2015

Dezbatere despre cenzura în film

In memoriam Alexandru și Liana Tatos

Florin Mihăilescu despre Alexandru Tatos @Retrospectiva Alexandru Tatos

Florin Mihăilescu despre „Există joi?”

Known for:

1993

1983

1981

1979

Festivals / Awards

1975	ACIN	Long Drive Philip the Kind	Best Cinematography
1978	Costineşti	Astray Special Issue	Best Cinematography
1983	Costineşti	Forest Fruit The Bear Eye's Curse	Best Cinematography
1987	ACIN	Jacob	Best Cinematography
1990	UCIN	Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?	Best Cinematography
1993	Costineşti	Leisure	Best Cinematography
1993	UCIN	Fox: Hunter Leisure	Best Cinematography
1994-1995	UCIN	Trepte către teatrul de mâine	Special Jury Award
2015	CineMAiubit		Excellency Award UCIN
2019	UCIN		Academic Award

Filmography

Cinematographer

The Green Moon		2008
Marea integrare (scurtmetraj)		2007
Despre morţi numai de bine		2005
Conturul norilor		2004
Alogic II (scurtmetraj)		2004
Orient Express		2003
Italiencele		2003
Tu ne marcheras jamais seul		2001
Privire din interior (scurtmetraj, documentar)		1995
Trepte către teatrul de mâine		1994
This Fed Up		1993
Fox: Hunter		1993
Leisure		1993
The 11th Commandment		1991
The Toothless War		1990
Is There a Thursday?		1988
Jacob		1987
Răstimp (film tv)		1986
Cumpărătorul de clopote (film tv)		1984
Zacharius (film tv)		1983
Conrad Haas		1983
Forest Fruit		1983
Sequences…		1982
The Bear Eye’s Curse		1982
Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?		1981
Filmul fără nume		1980
Gently Was Anastasia Passing		1979
Memories from an Old Chest of Drawers		1979
This Above All		1978
Astray		1977
Special Issue		1977
Red Apples		1976
The City Seen from Above		1975
Long Drive		1975
Philip the Kind		1974
August in Flames		1973
Bucuroşi de oaspeţi (scurtmetraj)		1972

Director

Trepte către teatrul de mâine		1994

Actor

Portret Lucian Pintilie		1991
Love in the Danube Delta		1984

Articles & Interviews

Arid, dar nu de tot - Eva Havaş
Când operatorul apare pe ecran - Cristina Corciovescu
Despre cenzură în filmul românesc, la Cinemateca Eforie
Dezbatere despre cenzură în filmul românesc - Andra Petrescu
Florin Mihăilescu, invited at the “Cinematheque for Everybody”
Florin Mihăilescu – Un operator debutant, dar de performanță - Valerian Sava, interviu
Interviul săptămânii cu Florin Mihăilescu - Cristina Cociovescu
The Romanian Filmmakers Union Awards 2019
Uniunea Cineaștilor din România: ”In Memoriam Alexandru și Liana Tatos” - Dana Medar
Uniunea Cineaștilor din România: Integrala filmelor lui Alexandru Tatos - Dana Medar
Gala Premiilor UCIN 2020, 21 septembrie, la Teatrul Național din București
Filmul “Parking”, în regia lui Tudor Giurgiu, distins cu Premiul pentru regie “Lucian Pintilie”

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