C.V.
Education:
2010 – 2013: M.A. in Cinematography at the “I. L. Caragiale” National Theatre and Film University/Film School, Bucharest/Romania
2006 – 2010: B.A. in Cinematography from the “I. L. Caragiale” National Theatre and Film University/Film School, Bucharest/Romania
Special Training/Workshops:
2011: Kodak Showcase @ Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival
2011: Berlinale Talent Campus, Germany
2010: Istanbul Express Workshop, Europe (NISI MASA, European Network of Young Cinema)
2010: Aristoteles Documentary Workshop, Vama/Romania (Aristoteles Workshop Association AWA)
2008: KODAK Cinematography Workshop, Bucharest
2007: Workshop – 4K- Dedolight
Cinematographer:
Fiction
“Klaus & Barroso”, Feautre, 90 min, Comedy – Bogdan Theodor Olteanu
“Buffon” – Short, 20 min, Drama – Bogdan Theodor Olteanu
“Taximetristi” – Feautre, 90 min, Drama / Comedy – Bogdan Theodor Olteanu
“Sete” – Short, 20 min, Drama – Vlad Ghinea
“Conversații despre o fată înaltă” – Feature, 72 min, Drama – Bogdan Theodor Olteanu
“Thirty” – Short Fiction, Kodak 35mm, 30 min – Victor Dragomir
“Vampirismus” – Short Film, 10 min – Gabriele Saffioti & Massimiliano Nardulli
“Blana” – Short Fiction, Kodak Super 16mm, 8 min – Tudor Boezatu
“KM 73” – Short Fiction, 10 min – Radu Ghelbereu
“Love Locker” – Short Fiction, 10 min – Andreea Bortun
“Inchiriez Mansarda” – Short Fiction, Kodak S16mm, 16 min – Sorin Tanase
“About Love” – Short Fiction, 17 min – Roxana Andrei
“Speed dating” – Short Fiction, 6 min, – Lavinia Cioaca
“The Photograph” – Short Fiction, Super16mm, 17 min – Victor Dragomir
“Bogdan, Elena, etc.” – Short Fiction, 15 min – Romana Rydza (Slovakia)
“Draft 7” – Short Fiction, Super16mm, 24 min – Luiza Parvu
“Timi” – Short Fiction, b/w, Super 16mm, 11 min – Cristi Iftime
“Last Minute Shopping” – Short Fiction, b/w – Super16mm, 20 min – Victor Dragomir
“Close Encounters of the Third Reich” – Short Fiction, 35mm, 14 min – Victor Dragomir
“Nostalgia” – Short Fiction, b/w 35mm Kodak Double X, 4 min – Victor Dragomir
“The Storm” – Short Fiction, 26 min – Victor Dragomir
Commercials
Al Baraka Bank – Younes Medhat (Egypt), Rhino & Oxpecker Productions
Lion & Marmoush – Ahmed El Naggar (Egypt), Rhino & Oxpecker Productions
Jidvei Winery – Des Mullan (Ireland), Studioset Productions
MISR Italy – Ahmed Alaa El Deeb (Egypt), Kay-Oh Productions
CEC Bank “Christmas”- Tom Wilson, Abis Studio & Mitra Film
Vodafone Egypt 10 years – Mohamed Shaker Khodeir (Egypt), The Film Marshals
Vodafone “Mother”- Abis Studio, Mitra Film
Orange “Netflix” – Sam Washington (USA) / Abis Studio, Mitra Film
Orange – “Game of Thrones”- Sam Washington (USA) / Abis Studio, Mitra Film
Tang – Amy Jane Allais (South Africa) / Mitra Film, Abis Studio
Enel – Sam Washington (USA) / Abis Studio, Mitra Film
BitDefender – Mindru 4 TVC
Vodafone – Tameem Youness (Egypt)/ BigFoot Films / JWT
Tiger Cips – Mohamed El Zayat (Egypt) / Dreambbox Films (Beirut)
Perla Harghitei – Loops Production
El Abd – Said El Marouk (Lebanon) / Key-Film
Avon – Adrian Horobet / Jazz Comunication
Jumia – Mohamed El Zayat (Egypt) / Tayarah
Collective – Akash Reddy (India) / Ciclop Films: Fashion ad
Du Telecom Data – Tameem Youness (Egypt) / BigFoot Films
Juhayna Fruit Juice – Haissam Abu Samra / Tarek Nour Communication
Rexona – Ahmed Hussein (Egypt) / The Film Martials
IKEA – Mohsen Al Hashem (Kuwait) / Era Media
Orange – Tameem Youness (Egypt) / BigFoot Films
Chio Chips – Iulian Moga / Brands&Bears
Pepsi Algeria- Mohamed Shaker (Egypt) / Rhino Productions
Lipton – Mahmoud Hamdi (Egypt) / BigFoot Films
TIFF Promo: Anton Groves / Transilvania Film
Bank Al Ethiad – Mahmoud Hamdi (Egypt) / Tarek Nour Communication
KFC – Maged Nasser (Egypt) / Good People from Beirut
Danone – Mohamed El Zayat (Egypt) / Kairo / Film Clinic
Vodafone – Tameem Youness (Egypt) / Lighthouse
Vodafone – Tameem Youness (Egypt) / BigFoot Films
Detool – Handy (Egypt) / Key Film
Power UP – Ben Weinstein (USA) / Mecmac Ogilvy / Mitra Film
Orange – Tameem Youness (Egypt) / Lighthouse
Vitaele – Ben Weinstein (USA) / Mecmac Ogilvy/Mitra Film
Emag – Iulian Moga/Skyhauk / Abis Studio
Vodafone – Markus Bader (Germany) / Mccann / Abis Studio
Vodafone Wifi – Gabi Martin (Spain) / McCann
Zooba – Tameem Youness (Egypt) / BigFoot Films
Beautin – Barna Nemethi / DDB
Mega Image – Trevor Mc Mahan (USA) / McCann
Kiriazi Premiere – Mohamed El Zayat (Egypt) / Kairo / BigFoot Films
Vodafone – Markus Bader (Germany) / McCann / Studioset
Huawei Mobile: Maged Nasser (Egypt) / BigFoot Films
Eco de los Andres-Sillones – Martin Romanella (Argentina) / Argentina Cine
Coca – Cola, 100 years of contour – Abis Sgtudio & Mitra Film / Mecmac Ogilvy Dubai
Prestige Mall Kuwait – Adriana Ionica /Abis Studio & Mitra Film
Google – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film, Content Video
Emag – Marius Olteanu / Abis Studio & Mitra Film
Volkswagen – Victor Dragomir / Mecmac Ogilvy Dubai, 8 Sitcom Episodes
Vodafone – Daniel Garcia Castilla (Spain) / McCann
Vodafone – Ben Perry & Duncan Christie (UK) / McCann
Piraeus Bank – Jamie Muir (UK) / Publicis
Gillete Fusion – Bogdan Teodor Olteanu
Vodafone – Anton Groves / McCann
Lidl – Barna Nemeti / McCanmn
KFC – Anton Groves / Studioset / McCann
Fundatia Orange – Amin Soltani (Dubai)
Gillete Mach 3 – Bogdan Teodor Olteanu
Jacobs – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film
Ramadam Umanitar Campain – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film
Croco – Anton Groves / Studioset
Lidl – Anton Groves/McCann/Studioset
Julius Meinl Coffe – Seb Mihailescu / Studioset
L’Oreal – Seb Mihailescu / McCann
Siemens – Andrei Ghorghe
Coca Cola – Stop Phubbing Around – Sascha Kuntze (Dubai) / Ogilvy&Mather Dubai
Hepatrombin – Victor Dragomir / AdNote
CEC Bank, Brancusi – Victor Dragomir / Papaya
UTv Promos – Matei Mocanu / Kubis Interactive
Emag – Victor Dragomir / EMAG, Video Content
Politia Rutiera – Victor Dragomir / Saatchi & Saatchi
Rompetrol Efix – Victor Dragomir / Saatchi & Saatchi
Raiffeisen Bank – Marian Crisan / Tempo
MTV: Oamenii Mei – Matei Mocanu / Burn, TV Show
All Hallow, Malvina – Vlad Fenesan / deFilm
Intel – Sebastien Grousset (Spain)
Riyad Bank – Victor Dragomir / Y&R Riyad
Volksbank – Matei Mocanu / Jazz
Maggi – Victor Dragomir / Publicis
TeamNet – Matei Mocanu / McCann Erickson
Lexus RX – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film
Orange: Jerry / McCann Erickson, Corporate Video
Pegas – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film / Publicis
Knorr – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film / Oglivy
Lidl – Jerry / McCann Erickson, Corporate Video
Profilux – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film /KAP
Orange 4G – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film /Publicis
Carmol – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film / Next Advertising
Stalinskaya – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film, Pack Shot
Orange – Victor Dragomir / Publicis /Abis Studio & Mitra Film, Internet Video
European Business Ministry – Florin Serban / Abis Studio & Mitra Film / McCann Erickson
Animest – Ali Ali ( Egypt) / Abis Studio & Mitra Film / Ogilvy
Kober – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film / McCann Erickson
Bioflu – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film / Next Advertising
ABK Bank of Kuweit – Victor Dragomir / Abis Studio & Mitra Film
BGS – Catalin Saizescu
Documentaries
“A Mere Breath”- 65 min, Documentary Feature – Monica Lazurean Gorgan / HBO / 4Proof Film
“Elias Dream” – 15 min, HDV, (shot during Istanbul Express Workshop), Documentary – Luca Lucchesi (Italy/Germany)
“Summer With Mosquitoes” – 22 min, HD24P (shot during Aristotelles Workshop 2010), Documentary – Agnieszka Kowalczyk (Poland)
Music Videos
Zimbru – Little Creatures
Delia – “Da mama!” – Barna Nemethi/CAT Music
INNA – “Ruleta” – Barna Nemethi/Global Records
After What – “Super Bored” – Vladimir Dembinski
YellLow – “Word Around Town” – Barna Nemethi/DeFilm
Les Elephantes Bizzares – “Hello! Says the Devil” – Ismail Jamaldin (Malaysia)
Camera Operator
“Touch Me Not” – Feature Film, casting – Adina Pintilie
“Toto si surorile lui” – Documentary Feature, HBO / Strada Film – Alexander Nanau
“Cistiliste na Dusata” – TV Documentary – Ilija Piperkoski (Macedonia)
Aoste Fr – Sebastien Groussed / Mitra Film & Abis Studio
Doncafe – Sebastien Groussed / Mitra Film & Abis Studio
Bet 365 – Stefanita Manea / Art Of Magic
Micro Hidrocentrale, Putna – Stefanita Manea / Art Of Magic, Video Content
Gaffer
“Metrou” – Short Fiction, 35mm, 12 min – Raya Al Souliman
“Cocos Nucifera” – Short Fiction, Super16mm b/w Plus X, 15 min – Rodi Cotenescu
“Voodoo” – Short Fiction, 35mm, 12 min – Gabi Hirit
“Extrasezon” – Short Fiction, Super16mm b/w, 12 min- Raya Al Souliman
“Ela” – Short Fiction, Super16mm, 18 min – Tudor Jurgiu
“Vara asta” – Short Fiction, 50 mim – Roxana Leotescu
“Pools, Germany…” – Short Fiction, Super16mm, 20 min – Emanuel Vasiliu
“Un pahar de vin in plus” – Short Fiction, 35mm, 8 min – Ronella Popescu
“Vera vs Ursul de bibleoteca” – Short Fiction, 35mm, 9 min – Luiza Parvu
“Viteza ucide” – Short Fiction, 35mm, 8 min – Millo Simulov
Camera Assistant
“Itaker” – Feature, 100 min – Toni Trupia
“The crossing” – Short Fiction, Super16mm, 18min – Ples Cristian
“Veronique” – Short Fiction, 35mm – Ozana Nicolau / Costel Zaharia
“Teambuilding” – 35 mm, Short Fiction, 8 min – Luiza Parvu
“Fuga” – Short Fiction, 35mm, 6 min – Tudor Petremarin
Electrical Department
“Ipu: Convicted to Live” – feature movie, 35mm, 100 min – Bogdan Dreyer
Awards
Dubai Lynx 10’th Edition 2016. Bronze. With “100 Years of Contour”, Coca Cola
Winner of the KODAK Film School Competition (Europe-Africa-Middle East Region) with the movie
“Close Encounters of The Third Reich”
KODAK Prize for Best Cinematography of a Romanian Movie (within the Competition section at
“CineMAiubit” International Short Film Festival, Bucharest) with the movie “Close Encounters of The Third Reich”
Best Cinematography Award – Hyperion Student Film Festival, Bucharest for “Close Encounters of
The Third Reich”
Best Fiction Film Award – National Film Festival „7 ARTE”, Calarasi for “Close Encounters of The
Third Reich”
Special Mention – Aristotelles Workshop for “Summer With Mosquitoes”
Special Mention – Gijón International Film Festival, Spain, for “The Photograph”
Critics’ Award – “CineMAiubit” International Short Film Festival, Bucharest for “The Photograph”
Best Romanian Film – “Timishort” International Short Film Festival, for “The Photograph”
Best Cinematography – “Future Movie Film Festival”, for “Draft 7”
Award for Best Documentary in Competition – The Heart of Sarajevo – Sarajevo FF, Bosnia for “A Mere Breath”
Award for Best Romanian Documentary Film – Astra IDFF Romania for “A Mere Breath”
Award for best film in Documentary Competition – LET’S CEE, Austria for “A Mere Breath”
GOPO Award for Best Romanian Documentary of 2017 (Romanian National Awards) for “A Mere Breath”
