EDUCATION
2017 Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
post-MA, Critical Images: Dignity and Representation
Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY, USA
MFA in Film and Interdisciplinary Studies
2015 Babeș- Bolyai University, Theatre and Television Faculty, Cluj Napoca, Romania
MA in Documentary Filmmaking
2014 Tudor Jarda School of Arts, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Choreography, Contemporary Dance Department
2012 Babeș-Bolyai University, Theatre and Television Faculty, Cluj Napoca, Romania
BA in Image for Film and TV, Cinematography, Photography and Media Department
GRANTS/AWARDS
2018 Fine Acts Fellowship, Art+Tech Hackathon, Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 Urboteca Fellowship Programme, Bucharest, Romania
Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, NY
2016 Teaching Assistant Award, Syracuse University, NY
Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse, NY
2015 Teaching Assistant Award, Syracuse University, NY
League of Romanian Students Abroad, Nomination Special Award in the Arts
Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse, NY
2014 Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse, NY
Fulbright Junior Award Romania/USA
PROGRAMS/TRAININGS
2018
- Pride X Power Lab, Sofia Pride Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
2017
- Pustnik, Scriptwriters Residency, Dolj, Romania
- FEST Training Ground/Pitching Forum at FEST Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal
- InfiniTIFF Virtual Reality Workshop, Transylvania International Film Festival, Romania
2016
- Tatfoo Tan: Rituals for Transients, CanaryLab,Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- Designing Place-Conscious Courses Workshop by John E. Weaver (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
- International Filmmaking Academy,Bologna, Italy
- Summer Portfolio, Moscow, Russia
- Artists Village, WARP Contemporary Art Space and Frans Masereel Center, Antwerp, Belgium
2015
- Closing the Gap Professional Practices for Women in the Arts, Clayton Island, NY
- Fulbright Enrichment Seminar, Philadelphia, PA
- Future Professoriate Program, Certificate in University Teaching, Syracuse, NY
- Fulbright/Orange for Peace Retreat, Adirondacks, NY
2013
- VerzioDoc Lab, Human Rights Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary
- Inspiration Forum, Jihlava Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic
- Aristoteles Workshop, Suceava, Romania
- FEST Training Ground/Pitching Forum at FEST Film Festival, Portugal
- Transylvania Talent Lab, Transylvania Film Festival, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2012
- Pinhole Photography Workshop by Levend Kilic Anadolu University/Babeș- Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2010
- Spune pe scurt Talent Campus, Romania
2009
- Kodak, 35mm workshop with Iosif Demian, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania
- Masterclass Barmak Akram, Temps d’Image Festival, Cluj Napoca, Romania
EXHIBITIONS
solo shows
group shows
2017 RETROSPECTIVE Art Film Festival, Cannes, France
2016 VIOLENCE I WOMEN series, Michael Sickler Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2015 MY GYPSY RELATIVES, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
2018 REPRESENTATIONS, INTERRUPTED, Mejan Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 HIBERNACULUM, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
LET’S BE DRAGONS - MFA SHOW, Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY
- ArtHelix Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 SPARK PERFORMANCE VOL. 7 – Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
GIRL ON GIRL:SPACE zine – Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
2015 WHEN THE WORLD SLEEPS – Spark ContemporaryArt Space, Syracuse, NY
EATING IS A CULTURAL ACT: Notes of Rhizomes, Deserts and Ugly Fruit
– Canary Lab Project, Smith Hall,Syracuse, NY
GIRL ON GIRL: Generation XX - SparkContemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
Collaboration with SAYA WOOLFALK (artist in residence Urban Video Project, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY)
2018 - Studioset, Bucharest, Romania
2017-2018 Adenium Film, Bucharest, Romania
2012 Transylvania International Film Festival, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2011 European Alternatives, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2010 Trans-Europa Film Festival, Cluj Napoca, Romania
SCREENINGS/AWARDS
for collaborative projects
brick in the wall by Grzegorz Brzozowski
Best Documentary Award at Aristotels Workshop; 2013
International Documentary Film Amsterdam (internationalpremiere); 2013
Best Documentary Prize, Ffest; 2013
superman, spiderman or batman by Tudor Giurgiu
Aspen Shortfest: Bafta/LA Short Film Prize; Jury Award; 2012
European Film Award Prize; 2012
Grand Prize Manhattan Short Film Festival; 2012
Prix UIP Valladoid International Film Festival; 2011
Nominated Short Grand Prix; Warsaw International Film Festival; 2011
SKILLS & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Software Apple Final Cut Studio, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Logic X Pro, Cubase,
Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Office, Pages, Libre Office, XCL
Camera Arriflex BL 35mm, Sankyo Super LXL 250 super 8mm
Canon c300, Canon c500, Black Magic
Sony a7s, Sony NFX, Sony FX1, Sony F3, Panasonic 2
Canon 5D mark II, Canon 60D, Canon 7D, Nikon D810, Nikon D800
Canon EOS 1000F, 35mm still camera
Languages spoken romanian (native), english(professional),
spanish (advanced), french (intermediate), italian (beginner), arabic (basic)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
2015 - 2017 co-founder/executive member Visual and Performing Arts
Graduate Student Organization (VPAg), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2014 – 2016 co-founder B4Film
NGO for non-formal visual education, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
VOLUNTEER
2014 Helping Hounds, Dog Rescue, Syracuse, NY
2010 Habitat for Humanity, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2011 Temps d’Image Festival, Cluj Napoca,Romania
2009 Transylvania Film Festival, Cluj Napoca,Romania
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
2016-2017 co-captain Syracuse University Boxing Club, competitive fighter
2015-2016 officer Syracuse University Boxing Club, competitive fighter
3rd place USIBA, 2015 (Michigan), 2016 (L.A.)
2014-2015 performer Orange Pulse Dance Troupe, Syracuse University, NY
MEMBER
2017 - Group of the European Youth for Change, Romania
2014 - present Fulbright Association, USA
2014 - 2017 New York Women in Film and Television, NY, USA
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