# Adina Pintilie

Adina Pintilie (born 12 January 1980, with the birth name Adina-Elena Pintilie) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. She is known for her raw material work. Her decade-long creative multi-platform study on intimacy, current body politics, and the aesthetics of extended moving image creation encompasses performance, cinema, and virtual reality, and is supported by long-term partnerships and cross-disciplinary research. Her feature length debut film Touch Me Not was awarded the Golden Bear at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival as well as the GFWW Award for Best First Feature at the Berlinale 2018 and nominated at the European Film Award the same year. She also co-founded MANEKINO FILM, an independent production company based in Bucharest.
Also credited for being the co-producer, editor and actress in her film Touch Me Not, Adina Pintilie is also known for her shorter works: “Don’t Get me Wrong” and her short film Oxygen.
She has studied at the Ion Luca Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film.

## Early life

Adina Pintilie, also known as Adina-Elena Pintilie (given name at birth), was born on 12 January 1980 in Romania. She is the co-founder of Manekino Film as well as a director and film writer. Along with taking on acting in one of her films. She has been in this field of work for over a decade now. Using her love for art in her films to express subjects that can illustrate diverse opinions in society. This is important in distinguishing her work from others as these are topics that are generally avoided, such as gender and sexuality. She works to illustrate the issue of national representation. It continues a conversation about who represents the nation and who is excluded, about collective shame and responsibility, in the shadow of Romanian society's troubled history with intimacy, sexuality, and bodily diversity, and, by extension, with solidarity among the individuals who make up a perpetually fractured nation. Her work is well known to convey powerful messages through different forms of film. She has been working to convey a strong message throughout society about these topics that are often ignored and misrepresented

## Career

Most recognized for her “touch me not” film released in 2018. The film is an experiment in fiction and film that confronts people's biases about intimacy. It is described to be a large therapy session in which you serve as the therapist for three separate patients who are dealing with challenges connected to intimacy and human connection. The movie illustrates the relationships people have with their own bodies, highlighting that most people experience shame within themselves at some point in time. Trying to convey the message that bodies are beautiful and they are gifts to embrace rather than be ashamed of. Receiving lots of backlash on it for its scenes of nudity and intimacy. Adina Pintilie's honest study of intimacy and sexuality, billed as the most contentious Berlinale Golden Bear in history, persuades the audience to join in its exploratory storyline. It is a unique way to interact with the views with the actors and truly engage with the storyline.
This is only one of several pieces she has published over her cinematic career. "Touch me not" has allowed Adina to be recognized for her work globally. This occurred in the beginning of Adina's cinematic career, which has motivated her to create countless other pieces that have become known. She has composed nine other pieces of work that are listed below. She is still very active in her career, hoping to create more remarkable work.

## Awards

Touch Me Not, her feature film, received the Golden Bear at the 2018 Berlinale and was nominated for the European Film Academy Awards. She was also honored for her film Don't Get Me Wrong, receiving the best female director prize at the international film festival in Mexico City. She also received the Dove Award in Dok Leipzig and was recognized at various film festivals for her efforts. In Romania, the film Oxygen was nominated for best short film of 2010. In 2013, Dairy #2 was likewise acknowledged as an exceptional short film. Among the other films, her film Man at Work 2 sandpit #186 was acknowledged. Adina's work has been well recognized over the years and continues to be used all over the world in film exhibitions.

## Filmography
### Director

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2003 | Ea | Short |
| 2004 | Unwatched Trains | Short |
| 2004 | Some Kind of Loneliness | Documentary short |
| 2005 | Nea Pintea... Model | Documentary short |
| 2006 | The Fear of Mr. G | Short |
| 2006 | Casino | Short |
| 2007 | Don't Get Me Wrong | Won – Golden Barge for Best Documentary Nominated – Gopo Award for Best Documentary Nominated – Golden Leopard Nominated – Free Spirit Award |
| 2009 | Sandpit #186 | Short Nominated – Grand Jury Prize |
| 2010 | Oxygen | Documentary short Nominated – Gopo Award for Best Short Film Nominated – Young Hope Award Nominated – Silver Eye Award Nominated – Tiger Award for Short Film Nominated – Short Grand Prix |
| 2018 | Touch Me Not | Won – Golden Bear |
| 2022 | You Are Another Me–A Cathedral of the Body | |

### Actress

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Touch Me Not | Adina | |

### Writer

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2003 | Ea | Short |
| 2004 | Unwatched Trains | Short |
| 2004 | Some Kind of Loneliness | Documentary short |
| 2007 | Don't Get Me Wrong | Documentary |
| 2009 | Sandpit #186 | Short |
| 2010 | Oxygen | Documentary short |
| 2018 | Touch Me Not | |

### Producer

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2009 | Sandpit #186 | Short |
| 2018 | Touch Me Not | |