Adrian Sitaru graduated from the "I.L. Caragiale" Theatre and Cinema University in Bucharest with a BA in film and TV directing.
In 2001 he was Costa Gavras' assistant director for Amen. He directed several short films such as Valuri/ Waves (selected in over 150 international festivals including an official competition selection in Sundance 2008, winner of 27 international awards including the Pardino d'Oro in Locarno IFF 2007 and the Heart of Sarajevo in Sarajevo IFF 2007), Lord (selected in Worldwide Shortfilm Festival in Toronto), Colivia/The Cage (winner of the DAAD Scholarship Award in Berlin IFF 2010 and of several other international awards in festivals such as Valladolid IFF, the 18th edition of Curtas Vila do Conde, Warsaw IFF, Transylvania IFF or Uppsala International Short Film Festival).
His debut feature Pescuit sportiv/Hooked (which he directed, wrote, produced and edited) was selected in the Venice Days section of the Venice FF, in Toronto IFF, Pusan IFF, London BFI; the film won 8 international awards and was sold in over 12 territories.
In 2011, he finished his second feature Din dragoste cu cele mai bune intenții/Best Intentions.
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