Contact: adriantofei@yahoo.com / +40730410347
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Height: 6′ 5½” (197 cm)
Hair: long, receding, salt & pepper
Eyes: brown
Born on: July 20, 1987, in Rădăuți, Romania
Film Projects:
- Film Crazy (anthology series in development) – creator / starring
- Good Girl (feature film in development) – co-screenwriter / director
- Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015 feature film) – starring / director / producer / writer / editor / cinematographer – Best Actor at the 2016 Nashville Film Festival & 2016 Hamilton Film Festival, Best Film at the 2015 A Night of Horror Film Festival in Sydney & 2016 On Vous Ment! Film Festival in France, Official Selections in over 20 more international film festivals (including Fantasporto, Transilvania, Anchorage, Other Worlds Austin, Nightmares), critically acclaimed by over 100 publications (including being called “terrifying” by Austin Chronicle, “potentially revolutionary & dangerous” by Dread Central and “a new intelligent found footage film you need to see” by Blumhouse)
Other Projects:
- 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)
- Author of the Found Footage Manifesto (2013, updated in 2015)
- Jury Member at the 2015 Bosphorus International Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey
- The Monster (one-man-show, 2011-2013) – starring / director / producer / writer – various venues across Romania – Official Selections at numerous theatre festivals
- Blood Alcohol (theatre play, 2012-2013) – director / producer – various venues in Bucharest
- Liana Goes to Hell (one-woman-show, 2012-2013) – director / co-producer – various venues in Bucharest – Best Female Performance at Avanscena Festival
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 at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest (2006)
Competences & Skills:
Acting (Ion Cojar‘s method), Filmmaking (cinema verite, found footage), Improvisation, Actor Coaching/Training, Film Festival Consulting/Coaching, Theatre, Swimming, Bicycle
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)
- 2016 On Vous Ment! – Lyon Mockumentary Film Festival in France – Grand Prize for Best Feature Film (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne)
- 2015 Fantasporto International Film Festival in Porto, Portugal – Official Selection for Be My Cat: A Film for Anne in competition for Best Film
- 2015 Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj, Romania – Official Selection for Be My Cat: A Film for Anne in competition for Best Romanian Feature Film
- 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)
- 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)
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