Titus & Mirabella
A romantic comedy about the first date between two quirky people who have never had a romantic relationship before but who desperately want one. A movie about fear and love.
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Melania CrisanDirector
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Melania CrisanWriter
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Melania CrisanProducer
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Axel MoustacheKey Cast"Titus"Cocosul decapitat, Soko 5113, Getrieben, Miracolul din Tekir
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Melania CrisanKey Cast"Mirabella"Overcoming Mars, Guest, Waldsterben, Schicksale
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Nicolas BachKey Cast"The waiter"
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Benjamin StrobelDOP
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Malina IllenbergerLine Producer
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Comedy, Romance
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Runtime:21 minutes 31 seconds
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Completion Date:April 10, 2020
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:Germany
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Lady Filmmakers FestivalBeverly Hills
United States
September 25, 2020
American Premiere
Best Romance Short Award -
Lady Filmmakers Film FestivalBeverly Hills
United States
September 25, 2020
American Premiere
Nomination for Best Actor in a Short Film -
Short Film FactoryBucharest
Romania
March 1, 2021
Winner -
Austin Comedy Short Film FestivalAustin, Texas
United States
April 11, 2021
Nomination for Best International Film -
European Cinematography AwardsAmsterdam
Netherlands
Finalist -
Oniros Film AwardsSaint-Vincent
Italy
Best Comedy Film Award -
Oniros Film AwardsSaint-Vincent
Italy
Nomination for Best Acting Duo -
Portland Comedy Film FestivalPortland
United States
October 21, 2020
Nomination for Best Romantic Comedy -
Bucharest Film AwardsBucharest
Romania
September 24, 2020
Romanian Premiere
Official Selection -
LA Femme Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
October 17, 2020
Official Selection -
Psychoanalysis and Film FestivalIasi
Romania
November 8, 2020
Official Selection -
Cyrus International Film FestivalToronto
Canada
December 14, 2020
Best Actress in Short Award and Nomination for Best Comedy Short -
Spotlight Shorts Film AwardsAtlanta, Georgia
United States
December 31, 2020
Silver Award Winner -
Hollywood International Golden Age Film FestivalNew York
United States
December 11, 2020
Nomination for Best Comedy Short and Nomination for Best Actress -
Lit Laughs International Comedy Film FestivalHarrogate
United Kingdom
December 28, 2020
Finalist -
Utah Film FestivalVineyard, UT
United States
April 9, 2021
Utah Premiere
Nomination for Budget under $ 50,000 -
The Laugh or Die Comedy FestDekalb
United States
April 16, 2021
Official Selection -
Harrogate Film FestivalHarrogate
United Kingdom
April 23, 2021
Best Film and Best Romance Awards -
Breck Film FestBreckenridge
United States
September 18, 2021
Colorado
Best Comedy Short
I was born in Reghin, Mures, Transylvania on the 28th of March 1990. In 2013 I graduated from the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca with a Bachelor in acting and shortly after I pursued another further study in acting for two years at the Athanor Academy, in Germany.
I have been working as an actor since graduating. I've been in various short films and TV projects in Germany and the UK such as "Waldsterben", that won a prize for the Best Mid-Length Film in the Selb film festival or the German SAT 1 series "Schicksale".
In 2016 I shot my first romantic comedy "Titus & Mirabella", as a lead actress, scriptwriter and a director. Due to the lack of funds the post-production was put on hold for three years to be resumed in 2019 and finished in 2020.
I wanted to explore with this film the dynamic between two people who like one another, who want to be together but who have to overcome huge obstacles within themselves and within the outside world in order to pluck up the courage to enter a relationship. The funny and absurd side of such an encounter is what I was interested in, as well as the question: "How come there are people in their 30's or maybe even 40's who've never had a relationship, who want a relationship, but who can't seem to find a way of reaching their goal, even though they don't have a palpable obstacle impeding them from getting what they want?"