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Adrian Sitaru


  • Director, Screenwriter, Producer
  • Born: 04.11.1971 in Deva (Hunedoara)
He graduated the Media University in 2004. He began his career at the ProTV station as a TV filmmaker (The Lyer - 2006, I want to feel - 2006, The Revenge - 2006, The Second Chance - 2006). He made his big screen debut with the short film Waves, which won the Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow Award at the Locarno International Film Festival and then received other 27 national and international awards.
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Known for:

2015

2012

2011

2008

Festivals / Awards

  • 2007
Locarno Waves "Pardino d'oro" Award
  • 2008
Aspen Waves Jury Award
  • 2008
Imago Waves Young Director Award and "Onda Curta" Award
  • 2008
Salonic Hooked Special Award of the Jury
  • 2009
Ourense Hooked Grand Prize
  • 2009
Mons Hooked Best Screenplay
  • 2009
Palm Springs Hooked New Voices/ New Visions Grand Jury Prize
  • 2009
UCIN Hooked "Opera Prima" Award
  • 2010
Berlin The Cage DAAD Short Film Award
  • 2010
TIFF The Cage Best Short Film (Romanian Days section)
  • 2010
Varşovia The Cage Best Short Film
  • 2010
UCIN The Cage Best Short Film
  • 2011
Locarno Best Intentions Best Director
  • 2011
UCIN Best Intentions Special Award of the Jury
  • 2013
UCIN Domestic Best Director and Best Screenplay
  • 2013
Gopo Chefu' Best short film
  • 2014
UCIN Domestic Best Director (ex aequo) and Best Screenplay
  • 2014
Namur Artă Prix Format Court
  • 2014
Leeds Artă Louis Le Prince Award for Best Short film
  • 2015
Sarajevo Fixer The Post Republic Award
  • 2016
Berlin - secțiunea Forum Illegitimate C.I.C.A.E. Award
  • 2017
UCIN Fixeur UCIN Trophy & Best Film Award

Filmography

Director

The Final Audition

In the Same Garden (omnibus)

2016

Fixer

2015

Illegitimate

2015

Art

2014

Excursion

2013

Domestic

2012

House Party

2012

Best Intentions

2011

The Cage

2009

Lord

2009

Hooked

2007

Waves

2007

Screenwriter

In the Same Garden

2016

Fixer

2015

Illegitimate

co-writer

2015

Art

2014

Domestic

2012

Lord

2009

Best Intentions

2011

The Cage

2009

Hooked

2007

Waves

2007

Producer

In Between

executive producer

2020

Meda

2015

The Ditch

2012

The Cage

2009

Hooked

executive producer

2007

Music

Domestic

2012

Articles & Interviews

Adrian Sitaru a început filmările pentru „Fixeur”
Adrian Sitaru, ambasador onorific la FFE
„Fixeur”, de Adrian Sitaru - Dana Medar
Portrait of the director as a young man - Andrei Creţulescu
Premii la Sarajevo 2015 pentru cineaștii români
Scurtmetrajul „Artă”, în regia lui Adrian Sitaru, are portofoliu de Oscar
Scurtmetrajul „Artă”, în regia lui Adrian Sitaru, la Festivalul Internaţional de la Veneţia
Scurtmetrajul „Artă”, proiecţie Să film! la UNATC - Dana Medar
Scurtmetraje de Radu Jude, Adrian Sitaru & Daniel Sandu la festivalul vienez „dotdotdot”
„Ilegitim”, regizat de Adrian Sitaru, are premiera la Berlinale Forum
Letter from Adrian Sitaru’s German fans
Adrian Sitaru, 2 premieres in 2016: „Illegitimate” and „Fixeur”
”Illegitimate”, directed by Adrian Sitaru – Press Conference - Dana Medar
Interview of the week with Adrian Sitaru - Cristina Corciovescu
Cinepub – Adrian Sitaru, Radu Jude and Marian Crișan
Cinepub premiere: „Best Intentions”
Romanian films at IndieLisboa 2016
Nominations to 2017 UCIN Awards
Romanian Film Days at TIFF 2017
„Fixeur” se lansează în cinematografe pe 27 ianuarie
“Fixeur” premiered in Austria
”Fixer”, a film by Adrian Sitaru and Adrian Silișteanu - Dana Medar
Lives for sale: “Fixeur” – film review - Magda Mihăilescu
Concorto Film Festival 2017 – Focus România
The Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN) Awards Gala, for the Films of 2017
C.N.C.: Rezultatele concursului de proiecte din sesiunea II 2019
Romanian premieres, awarded films and online masterclasses at the Ceau,Cinema! Festival
13 filme românești, într-o secțiune specială dedicată României, la Festivalul de Film Opolskie Lamy
The online FILM+ Residency – five days of workshops and work sessions with Romanian filmmakers
”In Between”, a short film by Ana Pasti, online from December 20 to 30
FILM+ lansează apelul de proiecte pentru cineaști - ediția a VI-a