Lucas Neagu
Directing
Biography
Lucas Neagu (born May 26, 2000, in Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. A self-taught filmmaker, he founded Blue Youth Films and gained attention with shorts like Knee (2022). His debut feature, Timing (2024), explores youth, love, and memory through a contemporary lens. Notably nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2025 Gopo Awards. Known for emotionally driven storytelling and a visual focus on realism, Neagu represents a new generation of Romanian cinema. His upcoming feature, Nothing More and Nothing Different, is currently in development.
Known For
Tomas, a young actor, tries to balance the young adult lifestyle: relationships, parties and a career. At a party he randomly reconnects with his first love, Emma. Strong feelings of love and regret return for both of them. The timing of their meeting leaves him questioning what growing up means and how our decisions affect us.
Timing
Life unfolds chaotically for a young athlete after he injures his knee.
Knee
After an interview, Ana misses her best friend. Yet the past they've shared together means more than just a friendship.
When it's cold I think about her
An actor dreams about playing in a film with somebody from his past.
Raport despre un vis
A psychedelic, substance-infused party. There's a predator. And there's a victim.
Ass
The making-of director's Lucas Neagu second feature film - Nothing More and Nothing Different - with personal archive footage.