DANIEL POPA
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EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS
National Film and Drama University- ACTING department - 1996 – 2000, Bucharest
Moving Academy for Performing Arts - Summer Academy - 2000,
Berlin
TOACA Foundation - Light
and Design Workshop - 2000, Bucharest
ODEON Theatre & LARK Play Development Center New York - American-Romanian Theatre Exchange - 2006, Bucharest
ODEON Theatre & LARK Play Development Center New York - American-Romanian Theatre Exchange - 2006, Bucharest
Rutger Hauer Film Factory - FILM Masterclass - 2008, Rotterdam
BAK - The Art of Re-enactment - 2008,
Utrecht
SAE Institute - Directing Workshop - 2008, Amsterdam
CREA Institute - Script
Development - 2008, Amsterdam
FILM
CLOSER TO THE MOON - Onlooker - dir. Nae Caranfil - 2011 Bucharest
KILLING TIME - The Doctor - dir. Florin Piersic Jr. - 2011 Bucharest
DIAZ - Medico - dir. Daniele Vicari - 2011 Bucharest
The Death of the Ceausescus - Ioan Boboc - dir. Radu Gabrea - 2011 Bucharest
WILLIAM & CATHERINE A Royal Romance - Paparazzo - dir. Linda Yellen - 2011 Bucharest
FORBIDDEN - Avi - dir. Roger Burton - 2010 London
4:18 - Andrej - dir. Cristian Georgescu - 2010 New York
WHEN’S LUNCH ? - Director - dir. Sarah-Rose Meredith - 2009 New York
1944 Mon Amour - DP - dir. Daniel Halsall - 2009 Rotterdam
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BECOME TODAY - Confucius - dir. Parisa Yousef Doust Rotterdam
155 SHEETS - Tim - dir.
Laetitia Aerts - 2008 Rotterdam
SPARK OF LIFE - Fred - dir. Bert de Vries - 2008 Rotterdam
SPARK OF LIFE - Fred - dir. Bert de Vries - 2008 Rotterdam
STRIGOI - Tudor - dir. Faye Jackson - 2007 Piatra Neamt
Fantastic
Planet Film Festival, Sidney, 2009 - Best Director AwardMaelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival, 2009 - Best Feature Award
South African Horror Fest, Cape Town, 2009 - Best Picture Award
Eerie Horror Film Festival, Pennsylvania, 2009 - Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography Award -
Toronto After Dark Festival, 2009 - Gold Medal Vision Award -Best Independent Film
KRAFFT EBING - The Convict - dir. Mihai Sibianu - 2005 Bucharest
CineMAiubit International Film Festival 2006 - Best Cinematography Award
CINEMASCOP - Him - dir. Dorin Stana - 2004 Bucharest
CADERE LIBERA - The Religious Man - dir. Dorin
Stana - 2000 Bucharest
CineMaIubit International Film Festival – Bucharest, 2000
- Best Sound Effects Award,
Public’s Choice Award
Cinestud International Student Film Festival – Amsterdam 2000
Brno International Short Film Festival – 2001 - Best Film School Program Award
Dresda International Film Festival – 2001
Potsdam International Student Film Festival – 2001
Munchen International Film Schools Festival – 2001 - Best Film School Award
Karlovy Vari International Film Festival – 2001 - Best Film School Program Award
VISUL/The Dream - The Man - dir.
Andrei Enache - 1999 BucharestCinestud International Student Film Festival – Amsterdam 2000
Brno International Short Film Festival – 2001 - Best Film School Program Award
Dresda International Film Festival – 2001
Potsdam International Student Film Festival – 2001
Munchen International Film Schools Festival – 2001 - Best Film School Award
Karlovy Vari International Film Festival – 2001 - Best Film School Program Award
CineMAiubit International Film Festival – Bucharest 1999
Cinestud International Student Film Festival – Amsterdam 2000
Corrida Audiovisuelle¨ Cultural Program – Toulouse 2000
GOLEM - Golem - dir. Anatol Reghintovschi - 1999 Bucharest
DAC-AIR - Mr Simionescu - dir.
Dorin Stana - 1999 Bucharest
CineMaIubit International Film Festival – Bucharest 1999 - Best
Male Interpretation Award, Critics Award
Festival International Cinema Mediterraneen Montpellier, 2001
New York International Student Film Festival, 2001
Tel Aviv International Festival of Film Schools, 2000
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2000
Bologna European Film Schools Festival, 2000
DOI - Him - dir.
Ioana Uricariu - 1998 BucharestFestival International Cinema Mediterraneen Montpellier, 2001
New York International Student Film Festival, 2001
Tel Aviv International Festival of Film Schools, 2000
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2000
Bologna European Film Schools Festival, 2000
SERIALE TV
LAS FIERBINTI - Biker 2 - Dir. Adrian Buliga - 2012 Bucharest
IUBIRI NELEGIUTE - Iacob Nicolau - dir. Elena Vancica - 2011 Bucharest
CASA DE PIATRA - Tudor - dir. Florin Costache - 2011 Bucharest
THEATRE
THE HUMMINGBIRDS - Two - dir. Florin Piersic Jr. - a Doctor's Studio Production
YES WE CAN'T- Sorin O - dir. Daniel Popa - Monday Theatre @ Green Hours Bucharest
THE POSITION - MAN 6 - dir. Daniel Popa - Godot Cafe Teatru Bucharest
THE NEW LATIN - Alexandru - dir. Nicoline Van Harskamp - 4th Bucharest Biennale Bucharest
THE
PRIZEWINNER - Young Boy - dir. Peter Cook - Dixon Place, New York
WIRE AND ACROBATS by Peca Stefan - Emil, Pin - dir. Ana Margineanu - hotINK International Festival New York
SELLING ROMANIA by Peca Stefan - Emil - dir. Ana Margineanu - Laguardia Performing Art Center, NY
A NIGHT IN THE KREMLIN - Roskovsky - dir. Cosmin Chivu - June Havoc Theatre, New
York
STRANGERS - Stefan - dir. Shoshona Courier - Ontological-Hysteric Incubator New YorkBUCHAREST CALLING
New York Fringe Festival – 2007
Dusseldorf Tour – 2007
Warsow Academia Teatralna & Romanian Cultural Institute Exchange – 2007
Basel CultureEscapes Festival - 2007
Timisoara International Festival of Romanian Drama – 2007 - Best Actor Nomination
THE SUNSHINE PLAY by Peca Stefan - Dan - Dir. Ana Margineanu - Monday Theatre @ Green Hours Bucharest
New York Fringe Festival – 2007
Basel CultureEscapes Festival - 2007
Prague Apostrof Festival – 2007
Vienna Sampling Bucharest – 2007
Blagoevgrad International Theatre Festival – 2007
Buzau VeDeTeatru Festival – 2007 - Critics Award
New York – Reenactment of Monday Theatre in NY – 2006
Sibiu International Theatre Festival – 2006
Arad International Underground Theatre – 2006
Sank Petersburg Rainbow International Theatre Festival – 2006
Dublin Fringe Festival - Project Cube – 2005 - Best Play Relationship Drama Award
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE - Agis - Dir. Alexandru Darie - Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
Madrid – Teatro de Abadia – 2007
Bogotá Ibero-Americano Theatre Festival – 2006
Bucharest National Theatre Festival – 2005
Rome European Theatres Union Festival – 2005
Milan Piccolo Teatro Theatre Festival – 2006
YOU CAN’T FEEL IT HERE - Him - Dir. Alexandru Dabija - Monday Theatre @ Green Hours Bucharest
Basel CultureEscapes Festival - 2007
Vienna Sampling Bucharest – 2007
ESB Dublin Fringe Festival – 2004 - Project Fringe Award
Sibiu International Theatre Festival – 2004
Braila Days and Nights International Theatre Festival – 2004
Arad International Underground Theatre – 2004
Marseille Romanian Days Festival – 2004
LENIN’S SHOE by Saviana Stanescu - Alex - Dir. Gordon Edelstein - ODEON Theatre , Bucharest
HELGE’S LIFE - Helge - Dir. Teodora Herghelegiu - ACT Theatre, Bucharest
TITUS. ANATOMY. FALL OF ROME - Lucius - Dir.
Alexandru Darie - Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
Palermo Teatro Garibaldi – 2004
Sank Petersburg European Theatres Union Festival – 2003
Budapest International Theatre Festival – 2004
Bogotá Ibero-Americano Theatre Festival – 2004
Milan European Theatres Union Festival – 2004
BENT - Rudy - Dir. Elie Malka - Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
THE IMP. OF BEING EARNEST - Algernon - Dir. Razvan Dinca - Gh.Ciprian Theatre, Buzau
THOMAS A BECKET - Page - Dir. Adrian Pintea - Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
THE IMMIGRANTS - XX - Dir. Andreea Valean - Casandra Theatre, Bucharest
Timisoara StudentFest – 2000
UBERGANG - Stuntman - Dir.
Paola Aguillera - Moving Academy for Performing Arts,
BerlinPalermo Teatro Garibaldi – 2004
Sank Petersburg European Theatres Union Festival – 2003
Budapest International Theatre Festival – 2004
Bogotá Ibero-Americano Theatre Festival – 2004
Milan European Theatres Union Festival – 2004
BENT - Rudy - Dir. Elie Malka - Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
THE IMP. OF BEING EARNEST - Algernon - Dir. Razvan Dinca - Gh.Ciprian Theatre, Buzau
THOMAS A BECKET
THE IMMIGRANTS - XX - Dir. Andreea Valean - Casandra Theatre, Bucharest
Timisoara StudentFest – 2000
MAPA KARAVAN TOUR - Berlin, Utrecht, Wien, Brno, Bratislava, Debrecen, Groningen
THE LAST HOUR - Voicu - dir. Adriana Popovici - Casandra Theatre, Bucharest
DANCE
JAMES - Choreography Silvia Mihai-Calin & Andreea Duta - National Dance Center, Bucharest
Lublin International Dance Theatres Festival – 2007
Bitom Slaski Teatr Tanca – 2007
TONIGHT AT 19:00 - Choreography by Ioana Macarie - MAD Center, Bucharest
Iasi International Dance Festival
London AeroWaves Dance Festival
Amsterdam JuliDance Festival - BEST CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD
NO FLASH - Choreography Roxana Colceag - Nottara Theatre, Bucharest
Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival – 2001
ORPHEUS - Choreography Vava Stefanescu - Bucharest Days Festival
J. LIVINGSTONE SEAGULL - Choreography Ema Ciobanu - Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival – 1998
AWARDS
BEST MALE INTERPRETATION AWARD - Dac-Air - Bucharest CineMaIubit Film Festival
BEST PLAY
RELATIONSHIP DRAMA AWARD - The Sunshine Play by Peca Stefan - London Fringe Report
PROJECT FRINGE AWARD
- You Can’t Feel It Here - Dublin Fringe Festival
BEST PRODUCTION
AWARD 3rd PRIZE - Scent
of a Woman - Graz Blog The Theatre Festival
OTHER
Director - YES WE CAN'T - Monday Theatre @ Green Hours BucharestOTHER
Director - THE POSITION by Kevin Doyle - Godot Cafe Teatru Bucharest
Director Public Reading - YES WE CAN'T - Teatru pe Limba Ta Bucharest
Director Public Reading - The Euro Club - Teatru pe Limba
Ta Bucharest
Founder and Host - D’Actor Studio (Teatru pe Limba Ta) - Guest House - Bucharest
Local Project Manager - Blog The Theatre - European
Project
Director - Scent of a Woman by Marius Pescaru - Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
Graz Blog the Theatre Festival – 2008 – 3rd Best Production Award
Timisoara International Festival of Romanian Drama – 2008
Director - The Garbage Man by Mimi Branescu - Joint Theatre, BrasovGraz Blog the Theatre Festival – 2008 – 3rd Best Production Award
Timisoara International Festival of Romanian Drama – 2008
Director - You Can’t Feel It Here by Lia
Bugnar - Joint Theatre, Brasov
Founder & Artistic
Director - The Joint Theatre - Brasov
Assistant Director - New York Fuckin’ City by Peca Stefan - Monday Theatre @ Green Hours
Assistant Director - Showdown Reloaded by Peca Stefan - Monday Theatre @ Green Hours
Playwright - Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than AppearAssistant Director - Showdown Reloaded by Peca Stefan - Monday Theatre @ Green Hours
The Euro Club
Yes We Can't
Translator - THE POSITION by Kevin Doyle
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
fluent
FRENCH advanced
ITALIAN / SPANISH basic
ROMANIAN native
FRENCH advanced
ITALIAN / SPANISH basic
ROMANIAN native