Teodora Ana Mihai

Directing

Born: April 4, 1981

Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania

Teodora Ana Mihai is a Romanian-Belgian film director and screenwriter. She moved to Belgium in 1989 and later studied film at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. After working as a script supervisor and assistant director, she transitioned to directing her own projects. Her award-winning documentary Waiting for August (2014), about a Romanian teenager caring for her siblings while their mother works abroad, was nominated for the European Film Awards, leading to her membership in the European Film Academy. She has since developed internationally set feature projects, including collaborations with Mexican writer Habacuc Antonio De Rosario.