Elisabeta Bostan

Elisabeta Bostan born 1 March 1931 is a Romanian film director and screenwriter She directed 25 films between 1956 and 1991 Born in Buhuși Bacău County she attended the Calistrat Hogaș High School ro in Piatra Neamț where she staged her first theater production at age 14 She then went to Bucharest where she enrolled in the Institute of Theatre and Film IL Caragiale graduating in 1954 She made her debut in 1958 with two short films Trei jocuri românești and Cloșca cu puii de aur Bostan taught at the Institute of Theatre and Film where she served for a period as Dean She received prizes at festivals in Moscow Tehran Cannes Venice Gijón and Tours In 2009 she received the Gopo Award for Lifetime Achievement