B I O G R A P H Y

Mara Cracaleanu is a Romanian-born film producer, director and screenwriter. Coming from a very diverse artistic background, her experiences in the art world are reflected in her films.

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She performed on the Romanian National Opera stage for 7 years, in operas such as La Bohème, Tosca, Carmen.

She was an actress in a French theater group, where she received an award for best feminine interpretation in a play based on the book To Kill a Mockingbird. She also won an award for the role of Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie.

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She has been writing, directing and producing award-winning independent short films since 2017.

She won an award for her first short film in French, Solitude. Her second short film, Fantasy Dust, was part of a competition at Los Angeles Film Festival. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Danny Elfman. Her drama films Mirrorcide andThe Cry Of Silence, a Romania-UK production, were screened and distributed in multiple countries, reaching international recognition. 

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She has worked on various other projects, including fashion films and stage plays, and is actively involved in numerous productions and as a film festival jury member at three US-based film festivals. She is a member of Women In Film and Television UK and Women In Film LA.

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Mara is the founder of the London-based film production company Melancholia Pictures.