Chers Amis
In the staff room of a school, a few adults are discussing "important" issues. At the same time, outside, in the cold, a child is waiting for his mom and a pending "verdict”.
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Valeriu AndriutaDirector
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Valeriu AndriutaWriter
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Valeriu AndriutaProducer
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Ion GrosuKey Cast"The principal"
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Vitale BantasKey Cast"PE Teacher:"
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Ecaterina LadinKey Cast"School Manager"
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Mariana LiurcaKey Cast"Geography Teacher"
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Victoria AgacheKey Cast"Art Teacher"
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Project Title (Original Language):Chers Amis
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:20 minutes
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Completion Date:February 28, 2017
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Production Budget:0 EUR
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Country of Origin:Romania
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Country of Filming:Romania
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Language:Romanian, Russian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.90:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Transilvania International Film FestivalCluj
World Premiere
OFficial Selection -
Bucharest International Film FestivalBucharest International Film Festival | BIFF
Romania
July 2, 2017
Bucharest Premiere (National Screening)
Best Short Winner -
Anonimul Independent Film Festival Official SelectionStantul Gheorghe
Romania
August 12, 2017
National Screening -
Black Sea Film FestivalVama Veche
Romania
August 19, 2017
National Screening
Best Screenplay Winner -
Balkan Film & Food Festival
Albania
July 19, 2017 -
Helsinki International Film Festival Love & AnarchyHelsinki
Sweden -
he International Short Film Festival of CyprusLarnaca
Cyprus -
Kyrgayzstan International Short Film Festival
Kazakhstan -
Bucharest Short Film Festival 2017bucharest
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International Short Film Week RegensburgRegensburg
Germany
Special Program -
Dakino International Film FestivalBucharest
Romania
Official Selection -
Buzz Film FestivalBuzau
Romania -
Chitila Short Film FestChitila
Romania -
CineVil Ramnicu Valcea Film FestivalRamnicu Valcea
Romania -
Portobello Independent Short Film Fest LondonLondon
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Festivalul Indie al Producatorilor de Film IndependentiConstanta
Romania -
ransivanya International Film FestivalSibiu
Romania
Best Debut -
National Romanian Film Academy AwardsBucharest
Romania
Best Short Nomination
Valeriu Andriuță is a Romanian director, actor and scriptwriter. He graduated from Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University and the University of Theatre and Film, Bucharest, Romania. This is where he met and subsequently worked with Cristian Mungiu. As an actor, Valeriu is best known for his part as the Priest in Mungiu’s feature Beyond the Hills.
He had numerous roles and appearances in film and TV Productions and collaborated with directors such as Sergei Loznitsa, Florin Șerban, Ercan Kesal, Pavel Lungin, Marian Crișan, Daniel Sandu and Bogdan George Apetri.
In 2017, Valeriu embarked on his directorial project, a trilogy of shorts inspired by Moldova, his birthplace. His directorial debut was "Chers Amis" in 2017, a short selected for a large number of festivals and won numerous awards including ADAMI Media Prize. The second part of his trilogy, "Salix Caprea" won Best Screenplay and Best Director award at La Cabina Valencia International Medium Length Film Festival and Best Short at Moldavian Filmmakers Union Awards. "I am Dorin", his latest project, premiered at the 42th Moscow International Film Festival and bringing his trilogy project to a close, and along with "Chers Amis", was nominated for Best Short Film at GOPO 2022 Awards Romania.