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Adrian Tofei

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Adrian Tofei at an event for Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Tofei's trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
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Adrian Tofei is an acclaimed Romanian filmmaker and actor best known for his cult horror feature Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) and his upcoming feature We Put the World to Sleep.

IndieWire called Be My Cat a "hidden gem, nonstop nightmare, chilling character study and dazzling debut", Blumhouse said it's a "new intelligent found footage film you need to see", Vulture included it among "the 10 best found-footage horror movies", and Dread Central named it "revolutionary and dangerous". Adrian won Best Actor at Nashville Film Festival for his performance, as well as Best Film at A Night of Horror in Sydney. He directed, produced, wrote and starred in the movie, which premiered in 2015 at Fantasporto, traveled the festival circuit and received critical acclaim (88% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes). It was released by Terror Films in 2018, and has since attracted a cult following.

Adrian Tofei has been married to actress and writer Duru Yücel since 2017. Together they star in their upcoming feature We Put the World to Sleep - the second part of their spiritual trilogy.

He is also known for his Top 100 Genre Film Festivals and Top 250 International Film Festivals lists with submission tips, which he maintains on his website.
BornJuly 20, 1987
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BornJuly 20, 1987
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Known for

    Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
    Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 2015
    We Put the World to Sleep
    We Put the World to Sleep
    • Writer
      Lost Footage (2022)
      Lost Footage
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
      Pure
      Pure
      • Writer

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        Writer



        • Pure
          • written by
          • In Development
        • We Put the World to Sleep
          • written by
          • Post-production



        • Lost Footage (2022)
          Lost Footage
          6.3
          Short
          • written by
          • 2022
        • Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
          Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
          5.5
          • written by
          • 2015

        Director



        • Pure
          • Director
          • In Development
        • We Put the World to Sleep
          • Director
          • Post-production



        • Lost Footage (2022)
          Lost Footage
          6.3
          Short
          • Director
          • 2022
        • Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
          Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
          5.5
          • Director
          • 2015

        Sound Department



        • We Put the World to Sleep
          • sound, sound editor, sound mixer, sound recordist
          • Post-production



        • Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
          Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
          5.5
          • sound
          • 2015

        • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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        Viral TikTok reaction to Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
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        Viral TikTok reaction to Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
        Adrian Tofei in "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne" (2015)
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        Adrian Tofei in "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne" (2015)
        Adrian Tofei in "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne" (2015)
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        Adrian Tofei in "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne" (2015)
        Be My Cat: A Film for Anne - Official Trailer
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        Be My Cat: A Film for Anne - Official Trailer

        Personal details

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        • Height
          • 1.97 m
        • Born
          • July 20, 1987
          • Radauti, Romania
        • Spouse
          • Duru YücelJanuary 22, 2017 - present
        • Parents
          • Dorina Tofei
        • Other works
          Stage play: Blood Alcohol - director/producer - various venues in Bucharest, Romania

        Did you know

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        • Trivia
          Almost all of the scenes in Adrian Tofei's movies are first takes. He initially did multiple takes for his first movie, Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015), but then realized that the first ones are always the most natural and authentic ones and decided to include only first takes in the final cut.
        • Trademark
            Adrian Tofei's filmmaking method usually consists of working for months or even years on an alternative psychological reality for the actors including himself, partially living in character, so that when they start improvising, Adrian mainly needs to record the unfolding events and to make sure the improvisation goes in the right direction. The script mostly consists of plot points. Adrian Tofei shoots tens of hours of footage guerrilla style and then watches the footage like a documentary filmmaker would and creates the details of the story in post-production during the editing process.

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