Birth Date: | 11 October 1938 |
Birth Place: | Dorohoi, Botoșani County, Romania |
Occupation: | Director & Screenwriter |
Dan Pița (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /dan ˈpit͡sa/; born 11 October 1938 in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, Romania) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.
Pița has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit Pas în doi, which won an Honourable Mention at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] In 1992, Pița also won the Silver Lion (Leone d'Argento) at the 49th Venice Film Festival for Hotel de Lux.