- In 1980 he emigrated as a student from Romania to France because of Nicolae Ceausescu's communist dictatorship.
- Worked as an editor, later as an assistant director, notably to Marco Ferreri in the 1980s.
- He was declared 'Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur' (13 July 2013) and 'Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres' (16 January 2014), two of the highest decorations in France.
- Speaks French, English and Romanian fluently.
- Graduated from the IDHEC.
- President of the jury at the Angers First Film Festival in 2006.
- He is the son of Ion Mihaileanu, a Romanian Jewish journalist, who co-wrote the screenplay for Lucian Pintilie's debut feature Sunday at Six (1966).
- Published his poems in a book named "Une vague en mal de mer" (1987).
- In Dec. 2005 he visited Argentina to promote Live and Become (2005).
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 42nd Deauville Film Festival in 2016.
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