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Contact: adriantofei@yahoo.com / +40730410347
Location: Romania
Height: 6′ 5½” (197 cm)
Hair: medium, receding, salt & pepper
Eyes: brown
Born on: July 20, 1987, in Rădăuți, Romania
Film Credits:
- Pure (feature film project in development) – director / producer / writer
- We Put the World to Sleep (feature film in post-production) – starring / director / producer / writer / editor / cinematographer
- Lost Footage (2022 experimental short film) – director / producer / writer – official selection at Vienna Shorts (curated program)
- Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015 feature film) – starring / director / producer / writer / editor / cinematographer – “new intelligent found footage film” (Blumhouse), “hidden gem, nonstop nightmare, chilling character study and dazzling debut” (IndieWire), 88% on Rotten Tomatoes
Other Works:
- Author of the Top 250 International Film Festivals + Submission Tips (2016-2022)
- Author of the Top 150 Genre Film Festivals + Submission Tips (2015-2022)
- 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 film 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, Filmmaking, Improvisation, 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)
- 2016 On Vous Ment! Mockumentary Festival in France – Grand Prize for Best Feature Film (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)
- 2018 Anchorage International Film Festival in the US – Official Selection (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
- 2022 Vienna Shorts in Austria – Official Selection in Curated Program (Lost Footage)
- 2022 FilmQuest in the US – Official Selection (Lost Footage)