Emanuel Pârvu

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Emanuel Pârvu
Born1979 (age 44–45)[1]

Emanuel Pârvu (born 1979) is a Romanian actor and filmmaker.[1]

Career[edit]

Pârvu studied acting at the I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film.[1]

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.[1]

Pârvu won the Best Director award at the 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival for his feature debut, Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things. His second feature film, Mikado, premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2021.[2]

Pârvu's third feature, Three Kilometers to the End of the World, was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Actor Role Notes Ref.
2009 Tales from the Golden Age No No Yes The Party Inspector "The Legend of the Official Visit" segment [4]
A Family Yes Yes Yes Husband Short film [1]
2010 Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man No No Yes Cpt. Seciu [5]
2012 Chicken, Fries, and Coke Yes Yes No Short film [1]
2013 2 Yes Yes No Short film [1]
Square One Yes Yes Yes Short film [1]
2016 Meda Yes Yes No Short film [1]
Graduation No No Yes Prosecutor Ivascu [5]
The Fixer No No Yes Prosecutor Ivascu
2017 Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things Yes Yes No [1]
The Anniversary No No Yes Sandu [6]
2019 5 Minutes Too Late No No Yes Coman [7]
2020 9 povesti de dragoste si ura in izolare No No Yes [8]
Unidentified No No Yes Marius Preda [9]
2021 Mikado Yes Yes No [2]
The Ladder No No Yes Prezan
Miracle No No Yes Marius Preda [9]
2023 Familiar No No Yes Dragos Binder [10]
2024 Three Kilometers to the End of the World Yes Yes No [11]
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Actor Role Notes Ref.
2005 Catherine the Great No No Yes Alexei Orloff TV movie
2006 Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes No No Yes Oliver Allen TV movie [12]
2006–2007 La urgenta No No Yes Edi Leonte 7 episodes [13]
2009–2018 În Puii Mei! Yes Yes Yes Various 64 episodes [14]
2018 Hackerville No No Yes Tomi Damaschin 4 episodes [13]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Sarajevo Film Festival Best Director Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things Won [2]
2021 Gopo Awards Best Supporting Actor 5 Minutes Too Late Won [13]
2024 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Three Kilometres to the End of the World Pending [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Emanuel Pârvu". IFFR. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Balaga, Marta. "Romania's Emanuel Parvu Set to Follow San Sebastian-Bound 'Mikado' With 'Three Miles to the End of the World'". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Trei Kilometri Pana La Capatal Lumi". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Tales from the Golden Age". MUBI.
  5. ^ a b "Marocco/Mikado" (PDF). San Sebastian International Film Festival. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ "The Anniversary (2017)". MUBI. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ Blaga, Iulia. "Dan Chișu Questions Objectivity in 5 Minutes Too Late". Film New Europe. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Interviu Exclusiv: Dan Chisu a facut "9 povesti de ura si dragoste in IZOLARE", lungmetraj filmat in izolare. Cu: Adrian Titieni, Emanuel Parvu, Andrei Hutuleac". Urban.ro. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Neidentificat/Unidentified". Romanian Film Festival DC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Familiar". MUBI. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Goodfellas Boards Cannes Competition Title 'Three Kilometers To The End Of The World'". Deadline. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes". A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Emanuel Pârvu "I thank my mother for all the trust she gave me even when I didn't deserve it."". Urban.ro. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  14. ^ "În Puii Mei!". A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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