Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsSXSW Film FestivalWomen's History MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Vlad Paunescu

  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
  • Additional Crew
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Trailer for The Dead Reborn
Play trailer1:21
Prison of the Dead (2000)
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
Vlad Paunescu was born on 12 April 1953 in Bucuresti, Romania. He is a producer and cinematographer, known for Live (2015), Pulse (2006) and The Ladder (2021).
BornApril 12, 1953
BornApril 12, 1953
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Live (2015)
    Live
    5.9
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2015
    Pulse (2006)
    Pulse
    4.7
    Movie
    • Producer(Romania)
    • 2006
    The Ladder (2021)
    The Ladder
    6.6
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Kiefer Sutherland and Adina Rapiteanu in Mirrors (2008)
    Mirrors
    6.1
    Movie
    • Producer(Castel Film)
    • 2008

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Producer

    • Document 56 (2024)
      Document 56
      9.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Primevals (2023)
      The Primevals
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Critters, Carnivores and Creatures (2023)
      Critters, Carnivores and Creatures
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Appalachia (2022)
      Appalachia
      6.7
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • The Ladder (2021)
      The Ladder
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Luke Goss, Michael Jai White, Randy Couture, and Madalina Anea in The Hard Way (2019)
      The Hard Way
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Girl Talk Confidential (2017)
      Girl Talk Confidential
      Video
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Live (2015)
      Live
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2015
    • The Blind Squad (2014)
      The Blind Squad
      8.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Nicolas Cage in Dying of the Light (2014)
      Dying of the Light
      4.5
      • associate producer
      • 2014
    • Kira Kiralina (2014)
      Kira Kiralina
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Richard E. Grant, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, and Miriam Rizea in Queen & Country (2014)
      Queen & Country
      6.2
      • co-producer
      • 2014
    • The Dead Reborn (2013)
      The Dead Reborn
      2.3
      Video
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Kyra Kyralina
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Catalina Mustata, Dan Nutu, and Adrian Titieni in Puzzle (2013)
      Puzzle
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2013

    Cinematographer

    • Drake Bell in Dragonworld: The Legend Continues (1999)
      Dragonworld: The Legend Continues
      3.5
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1999
    • Hideous! (1997)
      Hideous!
      4.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Im Süden meiner Seele
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994)
      Bloodlust: Subspecies III
      5.6
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994
    • Brian Cousins in Mandroid (1993)
      Mandroid
      4.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993)
      Bloodstone: Subspecies II
      5.9
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • Piata Universitatii - Romania
      9.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 1991
    • Anders Hove in Subspecies (1991)
      Subspecies
      5.5
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 1991
    • Stefan Iordache, Marcel Iures, and Adrian Pintea in Cei care platesc cu viata (1989)
      Cei care platesc cu viata
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989
    • Drumet în calea lupilor (1988)
      Drumet în calea lupilor
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1988
    • Mircea Albulescu, Claudiu Bleont, and Remus Margineanu in Flacari pe comori (1988)
      Flacari pe comori
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1988
    • Domnisoara Aurica (1986)
      Domnisoara Aurica
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 1986
    • Chained Justice (1984)
      Chained Justice
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1984
    • Faleze de nisip (1983)
      Faleze de nisip
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1983
    • Return from Hell (1983)
      Return from Hell
      6.8
      • Cinematographer (as Vlad Pâunescu)
      • 1983

    Additional Crew

    • Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Sagar, and Sam Palladio in The Princess Switch (2018)
      The Princess Switch
      6.1
      • production services: Castel Film Studios
      • 2018
    • Danica McKellar in Crown for Christmas (2015)
      Crown for Christmas
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • production services: Castel Films, Romania
      • 2015
    • Danny Trejo in Dead in Tombstone (2013)
      Dead in Tombstone
      4.8
      Video
      • executive in charge: Castel Film Studios
      • 2013
    • The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012)
      The Adventures of Huck Finn
      5.7
      • chief executive officer: at Castel
      • 2012
    • Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, and Ayelet Zurer in Adam Resurrected (2008)
      Adam Resurrected
      6.2
      • production services owner: Castel Film Studios, Romania
      • 2008
    • Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
      Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
      3.3
      • production services: Romania, Castel Film Studios
      • 2005
    • Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renée Zellweger in Cold Mountain (2003)
      Cold Mountain
      7.2
      • co-production executive: Castel Film
      • 2003

    Videos1

    The Dead Reborn
    Trailer 1:21
    The Dead Reborn

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Alternative name
      • Vlad Pâunescu
    • Born
      • April 12, 1953
      • Bucuresti, Romania

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Founder of Castel Films.

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.