Marian Crisan (1976) was born in Salonta, West Romania. He received his bachelor’s degree in film and TV directing at UNATC Bucharest in 1999. He directed short films like “Family Portrait” (2006), “Amateur” (2007), and “Megatron” (2008). “Megatron” won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. In 2010, his first feature film “Morgen” won the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival, Best Director award, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, Best Director award in Wiesbaden Go East Film Festival, SIGNIS Ecumenical Prize, at the BAFICI, in Buenos Aires, and was also the Romanian entry for the Academy Awards. In 2015, his feature film “Orizont” premiered in the main competition at PÖFF.