Dumitru Grosei
Filmaker
Dumitru Grosei
Filmaker
Dumitru GROSEI was born in Marinici, R. Moldova in 1969. Between 1992-94, he studied Law at Iasi University and in 1994 he started studying Film Directing at UNATC Bucharest, which he graduated in 1999. In 1995 it was assistant director of famous French director Bertrand Tavernier, CAPITAINE CONAN movie. Currently Dumitru Grosei lives in Chisinau and is the founder president of the Association of Independent Filmmakers of Moldova. Between 2016 and 2017 he held the position of Director of the National Film Archive of the Republic of Moldova. He speaks fluently Romanian, Russian, Italian, French, but English and Ukrainian languages, medium level.
Filmography
  • Producer (15 Credits)
    THE BOOK2024
    Experimental, Short
    LETTER FROM THE EASTERN FRONT2023
    Experimental, Short
    THE BOOK2023
    Experimental, Short
    TIME TRAVEL - FROM BONN TO SPEIA2023
    Documentary, Feature
    DANTE CAFÉ2020
    Experimental, Short
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN2019
    Documentary
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN 2019
    Documentary
    THE RETURN2019
    Documentary, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST2019
    Experimental, Short
    DANTE CAFÉ2018
    Experimental, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST official trailer2018
    Short, Other
    A SFX ADVENTURE TO CHIȘINĂU2017
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
    THE GIFT2016
    Short
    ECHOES2015
    Experimental, Short
    THE GIFT2015
    Short
  • Writer (15 Credits)
    IONEL AND MARICICA
    Short Script
    THE BOOK2024
    Experimental, Short
    LETTER FROM THE EASTERN FRONT2023
    Experimental, Short
    THE BOOK2023
    Experimental, Short
    TIME TRAVEL - FROM BONN TO SPEIA2023
    Documentary, Feature
    DANTE CAFÉ2020
    Experimental, Short
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN2019
    Documentary
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN 2019
    Documentary
    THE RETURN2019
    Documentary, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST2019
    Experimental, Short
    DANTE CAFÉ2018
    Experimental, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST official trailer2018
    Short, Other
    THE GIFT2016
    Short
    ECHOES2015
    Experimental, Short
    THE GIFT2015
    Short
  • Director (14 Credits)
    THE BOOK2024
    Experimental, Short
    LETTER FROM THE EASTERN FRONT2023
    Experimental, Short
    THE BOOK2023
    Experimental, Short
    TIME TRAVEL - FROM BONN TO SPEIA2023
    Documentary, Feature
    DANTE CAFÉ2020
    Experimental, Short
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN2019
    Documentary
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN 2019
    Documentary
    THE RETURN2019
    Documentary, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST2019
    Experimental, Short
    DANTE CAFÉ2018
    Experimental, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST official trailer2018
    Short, Other
    THE GIFT2016
    Short
    ECHOES2015
    Experimental, Short
    THE GIFT2015
    Short
  • Director of Photography (5 Credits)
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN 2019
    Documentary
    THE RETURN2019
    Documentary, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST2019
    Experimental, Short
    DANTE CAFÉ2018
    Experimental, Short
    ECHOES2015
    Experimental, Short
  • Editor (5 Credits)
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN 2019
    Documentary
    THE RETURN2019
    Documentary, Short
    TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST2019
    Experimental, Short
    A SFX ADVENTURE TO CHIȘINĂU2017
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
    ECHOES2015
    Experimental, Short
  • Photographer (2 Credits)
    THE RETURN Poster
    FILM POSTERS2018
  • Poster Design (1 Credit)
    THE RETURN Poster
  • Sound Design (1 Credit)
    THE RETURN2019
    Documentary, Short
  • Scenography (1 Credit)
    CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN 2019
    Documentary
71 Awards & Selections
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival
Dhaka
2020
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Sinevizyon International Short Film Festival
Nicosia
2019
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
MoziMotion
Hilversum
2019
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Festival AZYL – International Online Festival of short films
Bratislava
2019
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Cefalù Film Festival
Palermo
2019
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Voka Smartfilm
Minsk
2019
Oficial Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival
Portland, Oregon
2019
Official Selection
THE RETURN
International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE
Khanty-Mansiysk
2019
Official Selection
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
Cronograf - International Documentary Film Festival
Chisinau
2019
Official Selection
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
Music Shorts Film Festival
Missoula, Montana
2019
Official Selection
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
DADASAHEB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Mumbai
2019
Official Selecton
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
Culture Of Life Film Festival
Memphis
2019
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
velcom Smartfilm
Minsk
2019
Oficial Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival
Portland
2019
Semi-Finalist
THE GIFT
SENSUS International Film Festival
Saint Petersburg
2019
Official Selection
THE GIFT
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
London
2019
Official Selection
THE GIFT
DADASAHEB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Mumbai
2019
Official Selection
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
Music Shorts Film Festival
Missoula, Montana
2019
Official Selection
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
Festival International du Film d’Aubagne (FIFA)
Aubagne
2019
Official Selection
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival
Mumbai
2019
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Inshort Film Festival
Lagos
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
African Smartphone International Film Festival
Lekki, Lagos
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Retro Avant Garde Film Festival
Venezia
2018
Semi-Finalist
DANTE CAFÉ
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Constanta International Film Festival
Constanta
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
China International Contest of Popular Science Works
Beijing
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
CortoNero_noir short film competition
Naples
2018
Best Poster
FILM POSTERS
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2018
Official Selection
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
Independent Producers Indie Film Festival
Bucharest
2018
The best film of history and heritage
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
Amorgos Tourism Film Festival
Amorgos
2018
Best Documentary Film
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
Constanța International Film Festival
Constanța
2018
Best Ethnographic Film
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
Zlatna International Ethnographic Film Festival
Zlatna
2018
Winner in the category "Ethnoecology (nature and indigenous people)"
CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN
International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE
Khanty-Mansiysk
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Inshort Film Festival
Lagos
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
African Smartphone International Film Festival
Lekki, Lagos
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Retro Avant Garde Film Festival
Venezia
2018
Semi-Finalist
DANTE CAFÉ
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
Constanta International Film Festival
Constanta
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
China International Contest of Popular Science Works
Beijing
2018
Official Selection
DANTE CAFÉ
CortoNero_noir short film competition
Naples
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Inshort Film Festival
Lagos
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Switzerland International Film Festival
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
The Lift-Off Sessions
London
2018
Finalist - Nominated for Best Film and Best Actor
THE GIFT
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2018
Best Costume Award
THE GIFT
International Short Film Festival Pune India
Pune
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Constanta International Film Festival
Constanta
2018
Semi-Finalist
THE GIFT
Indie Best Films Festival
Santa Monica
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Nebrodi FilmFest
Mesina
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Hong Kong Film Art International Film Festival
Hong Kong
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE
Hanti Mansijsk
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF
Beirut
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
BUZZ CEE - International Film Festival
Buzau
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
The Unprecedented Cinema International Festival of Short Film
Tallin
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Green Valley International Film Festival
Istanbul
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
FUICLA – International Cine-Letter Film Festival
Agadir
2018
Official Selection
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
The Lift-Off Sessions
London
2018
Finalist and Best Supporting Actor Nomination - Stefan Koch
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards
Taichung
2018
Official Selection
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
Curtas Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro
2018
Official Selection
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
RAVAC International Film Festival
Chisinau
2018
Official Selection
TODAY ARTIST, TONIGHT TAXIST
Independent Producers Indie Film Festival
Bucharest
2018
Official Selection
THE GIFT
VII Festival-Workshop of Young Filmmakers CIS countries
Batumi
2017
Official Selection
THE GIFT
International Television and Independent Producers Film Festival
Târgu Mureș
2017
IIIrd Prize
THE GIFT
Balkan New Film Festival
Stockholm
2016
IIIrd Prize
THE GIFT
Balkan New Film Festival
Stockholm
2016
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Busho Vision 12 - Budapest Short International Film Festival
Budapest
2016
Official Selection
THE GIFT
VI Festival-Workshop of Young Filmmakers CIS countries
Tbilisi
2016
Grand Prix
ECHOES
Human Rights Film Festival
Chisinau
2016
Public Choice Award
ECHOES
European Film Festival
Bucharest
2016
Official Selection
THE GIFT
Open Film Festival KINOSHOK
Anapa
2015
Official Selection
THE GIFT
European Film Festival
Bucharest
2015
Screening
THE GIFT
Short Film Corner Cannes Film Festival
Cannes
2014
Show All Awards
Education
High School
UNATC Bucharest
Personal Details
Birth Date
November 8, 1969
Nickname
Dumitru
Birth City
Nisporeni
Current City
Chisinau
Hometown
Chisinau
Height
1,72
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Moldovan/Romanian
Eye Color
Green
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Trivia
I like the noir movie.
Quotes
Omnia mea mecum porto (Latin: "All that is mine I carry with me“) is a quote that Cicero ascribes to Bias of Priene.
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