Ramona Badescu

Ramona Badescu is a French-Romanian author of children’s literature, poet. Born in Romania, Badescu immigrated to France at the age of 10 after the fall of the dictatorship. After a period of studying theater and working as an actress, at the age of 22, she published her first book of children’s literature, and thus began a long career as an author. Ramona has since published more than 30 children’s books and poetry in French, garnering numerous accolades and press and have been translated into over 20 different languages. Also a photographer and translator, she has directed her second documentary film in collaboration with Jeff Silva, this being her first feature film, questioning her Romanian roots with her grandfather.