Adrian Sitaru
* 1971.
Adrian Sitaru studied computer science at the Technical University of Timisoara and film directing at the Bucharest Media University. He lives and works in Romania.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1138158/
FILMS directed by ADRIAN SITARU
Valuri (Waves)
Romania 2007, 17 min, language: Romanian, subtitles: English
A beach holiday in Romania, the sun blazes mercilessly, everyone lies huddled together like sardines. A tourist entrusts her son into a local’s care and goes into the water – bound to have a bitter ending.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2009, International competition 3
TV: Film frei!
Awards:
Heart of Sarajevo (Short Film), Sarajevo Film Festival 2007
Golden Bayard (Best Short Film), Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film 2007
Leopards of Tomorrow - Best Film, Locarno International Film Festival 2007
Best Short Film, Las Palmas Film Festival 2008
Onda Curta Prize + Young Director Award, Imago - International Young Film and Video Festival 2008
Best Short Film, Gopos Award 2008
Best Short Film, Dresden Film Festival 2008
BAFTA/LA Award for Excellence - Honorable Mention + Best Direction (Best Short Drama) + Best Cinematography, Aspen Shortsfest 2008
Other presentations (selection):
Sundance Film Festival 2008
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2008
OTHER FILMS:
Angling (80 min, 2007)
Medium length:
I want to Feel (47 min, 2006)
Sick of Love (47 min, 2006)
Wake Up (57 min, 2006)
The Liar (35 min, 2006)
The Second Chance (40 min, 2006)
The Revenge (57 min, 2006)
Too Late (42 min, 2006)
Simina's Choice (42 min, 2006)
The Mistake (47 min, 2006)
Shorts – fiction:
About Biju (12 min, 2004)
Death, My Girlfriend (5 min, 1999)
The Soap (3 min, 1999)
The Eclipse (4 min, 1999)
The Title of This Film Appears Later! (1 min, 2000)
My Little Pleasure (2 min, 2000)
f (3 min, 2000)
Biju (5 min, 2001)
Last Kiss (3 min, 2001)
Fun Fan (7 min, 2002)
Essay:
An Easter Day (5 min, 2000)
The Kitchen Bug (5 min, 2000)
Christmas’s Eve (12 min, 2001)
Experimental:
Tom Waits – Live in My Room (3 min, 1999)
A Very Bad Day (20 sec, 2004)
Printing – Job Description (20 sec, 2004)
Theodora’s Life (5 min, 2004)
The Tilte of this Film Appears Later (2)! (30 sec, 2004)
The Title of this Film Appears at the End (1 min, 2004)