Resume/C.V.

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:

studio feature film project in development
We Put the World to Sleep (feature film in post-production) – director / producer / writer / starring
Lost Footage (2022 experimental short film) – director / producer / writer – official selection at Vienna Shorts (curated program) and Unnamed Footage Festival in San Francisco
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015 feature film) – starring / director / producer / writer / editor / cinematographer – Best Actor at Nashville Film Festival, Best Film at A Night of Horror in Sydney, official selections in over 25 international film festivals such as Fantasporto, Transilvania, Anchorage, Other Worlds Austin, critically acclaimed by over 100 publications such as Blumhouse (“a new intelligent found footage film“), Austin Chronicle (“terrifying”), Dread Central (“revolutionary & dangerous“), 88% on Rotten Tomatoes

Other Works:

Author of the Top 250 International Film Festivals + Submission Tips (2016-2021)
Author of the Top 150 Genre Film Festivals + Submission Tips (2015-2021)
Jury Member at the 2021 FilmQuest Film Festival (feature competition)
Jury Member at the 2021 Feratum Film Fest (international feature competition)
Judge at the World Monologue Games (2020) & World Monologue Film Festival (2021)
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
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 in 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), Filmmaking, Actor Training, Film Festival Consulting, Theatre

Languages:

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

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 in Sydney, Australia – Best Film Winner plus nominations for Best Director and Best Male Performance (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
2015 Fantasporto in Portugal – Official Selection in competition for Best Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
2015 Transilvania International Film Festival in Romania – Official Selection in competition for Best Romanian Feature Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
2016 Hamilton Film Festival in Canada – Best Actor Winner (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
2018 Anchorage International Film Festival in the US – Official Selection in competition for Best Narrative Feature (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
2018 Nightmares Film Festival in the 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)
2016 Fright Nights 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)