Călin Peter Netzer

{{short description|Romanian film director (born 1975)}}

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|caption = Călin Peter Netzer at the 63rd Berlinale in February 2013

| name = Călin Peter Netzer

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|5|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Petroșani, Romania

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| occupation = Film director

| yearsactive = 2003–present

| alma_mater = Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film

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Călin Peter Netzer ({{IPA|ro|kəˈlin ˈpetər ˈnet͡sər|lang}}; born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Born in Petroșani to a family of Romanian and German origins, Netzer emigrated with his family to West Germany in 1983. In 1994, he returned to Romania in order to study film direction at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/social/regizorul-calin-peter-netzer-a-primit-la-petrosani-titlul-de-cetatean-de-onoare-10883422 |title=Regizorul Călin Peter Netzer a primit la Petroşani titlul de 'cetăţean de onoare' |accessdate=2016-12-16 |work=Mediafax}}

His first feature film, Maria (2003), won the Special Prize of the Jury at the Locarno International Film Festival, among other prizes at this and other film festivals.

Poziția copilului (Child's Pose, 2013), his third feature film, won him the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |title=Prizes of the International Jury |accessdate=2013-02-16 |work=berlinale |archive-date=2006-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216015908/http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21485735 |title=Romanian film Child's Pose wins Golden Bear in Berlin |accessdate=2013-02-16 |work=BBC News}} The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/best-foreign-language-oscar-romania-595458|title=Best Foreign Language Oscar: Romania Nominates 'Child's Pose'|access-date=2013-08-26|work=Hollywood Reporter}}