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Contact:     adriantofei@yahoo.com / +40730410347
Location:   Romania

Height:       6′ 5½” (197 cm)
Hair:            long, receding, salt & pepper
Eyes:            brown

Born on:    July 20, 1987, in Rădăuți, Romania

Film Credits:

• Die Bully Die (feature film in development) – director / writer / starring
• Film Crazy (anthology series in development) – creator / starring
• Good Girl (feature film in development) – co-screenwriter / director / associate producer
• We Put the World to Sleep (2020 feature film) – director / producer / writer / starring
• Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015 feature film) – starring / director / producer / writer / editor / cinematographer – Best Actor at Nashville Film Festival & Hamilton Film Festival, Best Film at A Night of Horror Film Festival in Sydney & On Vous Ment! Film Festival in France, official selections in over 25 international film festivals such as Fantasporto, Transilvania, Anchorage, Other Worlds Austin, Nightmares, critically acclaimed by over 100 publications such as Blumhouse (“a new intelligent found footage film you need to see“), Austin Chronicle (“terrifying”), Dread Central (“top 5 best horror movies of 2016“), fresh score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes

Other Works:

• Author of the Top 100 International Film Festivals + Submission Tips (2016-2019)
• Author of the Top 100 Horror & Fantasy Film Festivals + Submission Tips (2015-2019)
• Consultant for festival submission strategies for various projects
• Jury Member at the 2015 Bosphorus International Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey
• Author of the Found Footage Manifesto (2013, updated in 2015)
• Coach for acting workshops and acting classes
• Liana Goes to Hell (one-woman-show, 2012-2015) – director / co-producer – various venues in Bucharest – Best Female Performance at Avanscena Festival
• Blood Alcohol (theatre play, 2012-2013) – director / producer – various venues in Bucharest
• The Monster (one-man-show, 2011-2013) – starring / director / producer / writer – various venues across Romania – official selections at multiple theatre festivals

Education:

• Master’s degree in Theatrical Art (Acting) at the Spiru Haret University in Bucharest, Romania, class of Prof. Ștefan Velniciuc, Lect. Florin Grigoraș and Prof. Adriana Popovici (2010-2012)
• Bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts (Acting, Ion Cojar‘s method) at the Lower Danube University in Galați, Romania, class of Prof. Mircea Gheorghiu and Assist. Florin Toma (2007-2010)
• Filmmaking course at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest (2006)

Areas of Expertise:
Acting (Ion Cojar‘s method), Improvisational Filmmaking (cinema verite, found footage, mockumentary), Actor Coaching/Training, Film Festival Consulting/Coaching, Theatre

Languages:
English (fluent), Romanian (native), French (limited)

Awards & Nominations:

• 2016 Nashville Film Festival in the US – Special Jury Prize for Best Actor (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2015 A Night of Horror Film International Festival in Sydney, Australia – Best Film Winner plus nominations for Best Director and Best Male Performance (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2016 Hamilton Film Festival in Canada – Best Actor Winner (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2015 Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal – Official Selection in competition for Best Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2018 Anchorage International Film Festival in Alaska, US – Official Selection in competition for Best Narrative Feature (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2015 Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj, Romania – Official Selection in competition for Best Romanian Feature Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2018 Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, US – nominations for Best Thriller Feature and Best Actor in a Feature Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2016 On Vous Ment! Mockumentary Film Festival in France – Grand Prize for Best Feature Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2018 Horror Cinema Awards for the finest achievements in 2017 horror films – Deep Cut Award Winner plus nomination for Best First Feature (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2015 Area de Contencao: Cartaxo International Fantastic & Horror Film Festival in Portugal – Out of the Box Jury Award & Audience Award (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2016 Fright Nights: The Ultimate Festival of Angst in Vienna, Austria – nomination for Best Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
• 2015 Dracula Film Festival in Romania – Special Mention Winner (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)