Emanuel Pârvu (born 1979) is a
Romanian
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actor and filmmaker.
Career
Pârvu studied acting at the
I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film.
After working as a stage and screen actor, Pârvu made his directorial debut with the short film ''A Family'' in 2009. This was followed by in subsequent years by the short films ''Chicken, Fries, and Coke'', ''2'', ''Square One'', and ''Meda''.
Pârvu won the Best Director award at the 2017
Sarajevo Film Festival
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for his feature debut, ''
Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things
''Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things'' (Romanian: ''Meda sau Partea nu prea fericită a lucrurilor'') is a 2017 Romanian drama film directed and written by Emanuel Pârvu, and starring Șerban Pavlu and Ana Radu. The plot follows Doru (P ...
''. His second feature film, ''Mikado'', premiered at the
San Sebastián International Film Festival
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in 2021.
Pârvu's third feature, ''
Three Kilometres to the End of the World'', was selected to compete for the ''
Palme d'Or
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'' at the
2024 Cannes Film Festival, and won the Queer Palm award.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1979 births
People from Bucharest
Romanian actors
Romanian film directors
Living people