A little late....

In New York Times....

"CANNES, France, May 27 — The message from the Cannes Film Festival juries was clear: Romania rules.


....Additionally the jury for Un Certain Regard, a sidebar to the main competition, gave its highest honor to “California Dreamin,’ ” a first feature by Cristian Nemescu set in Romania during the Kosovo war of 1999. It was a poignant victory, because Mr. Nemescu died in an automobile accident last year at the age of 27."

So... why is this the first time I read about this?