Born in Romania in 1977. He graduated in the filmmaking department of media at the University of Bucharest. In 2009, he made his debut in feature films direction with “The Happiest Girl in the World”. From him, Mostra presented the feature films “Aferim!” (2015), winner of the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin International Film Festival, “Scarred Hearts” (2016), winner of the special jury prize at the Locarno Film Festival, “I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians” (2018), best film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, “The Exit of the Trains” (2020), “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn” (2021), winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, and “Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World” (2023), which won the special jury prize at Locarno.

Born in Piatra Neamt, Romania, in 1974. He works as a historian, and is currently director of the Wilhelm Filderman Center for the Study of Jewish History in Romania. Cioflâncă has worked as a consultant for various film and theatre productions and made his debut at film direction with The Exit of the Trains.