Biography

Oleg Mutu was born on July 22, 1972 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), Miracle (2021) and In Bloom (2013).

Member of the 'Romanian Society of Cinematographers' (RSC).

Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2013.

In 2003 Oleg Mutu founded together with director/writer Cristian Mungiu and director/writer/actor/musician Hanno Höfer the production company 'Mobra Films'.

Has Romanian citizenship.

Studied cinematography at the National University of Theatre and Film "I.L.Caragiale" (UNATC) in Bucharest, Romania. Established in 1954, the public university for theatre and film offers today programs in Directing, Acting, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, Audiovisual Communication and Multimedia. Other graduates include Mihai Malaimare Jr., Cãlin Peter Netzer, Corneliu Porumboiu, Radu Muntean, Florin Serban, Hanno Höfer and Cristian Mungiu.

I would love to produce a film in my country, the Republic of Moldova, maybe even shooting it but I don't have any intention of directing films.[2007]

Cristian and I studied at the same time, we were classmates and we continued working together after college too, on short films and on commercials. We are very close friends. The same happened with Hanno and since we met we've managed to achieve a lot together.[2007]

I would have never imagined I would be producer or director of photography. I started working as TV cameraman, then I studied cinematography and, step by step, I began to make films. Together with Cristian Mungiu and Hanno Höfer, we created Mobra Film to be able to produce our films as we were unhappy with the cooperation with the other production companies for our previous films. On one hand, it is easier to make a film being on both sides, the creative and the production side, at the same time. The link between them is much stronger and the work goes smoother. On the other hand, one needs a lot of energy to deal with everything that is production.[2007]