Directing
Adrian Țofei
Born 1987-07-20 · Rădăuți, Romania
Adrian Țofei (pronounced Tsofei) is a Romanian filmmaker and actor best known for his cult horror feature Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and the upcoming movies We Put the World to Sleep and Bucharest Horror Show. 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 (89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes). It was released by Terror Films in 2018, and has since attracted a cult following. Adrian Țofei has been married to actress and writer Duru Yücel since 2017. Together they star in their new features We Put the World to Sleep (winner of Best Midnight Feature and Best Supporting Performance for Duru at Nightmares Film Festival) and Bucharest Horror Show. Adrian 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, as well as putting together Dread Central’s Top 90 Best Genre Film Festivals on Earth with the contribution of 30 industry experts.
Acting credits
10.0Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel’s spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and Pure.
We Put the World to Sleep
2025
6.2An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
2015
NROn March 9, 2026, two American filmmakers disappeared in Romania while attending a horror festival. On May 14, journalists began receiving footage of the missing women from an anonymous source. This film presents the raw, unedited version.
Bucharest Horror Show
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Behind the camera
10.0Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel’s spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and Pure.
We Put the World to Sleep
2025
10.0Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel’s spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and Pure.
We Put the World to Sleep
2025
10.0Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel’s spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and Pure.
We Put the World to Sleep
2025
NRPlot TBA. Final entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel's spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and We Put the World to Sleep.
Pure
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NRPlot TBA. Final entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel's spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and We Put the World to Sleep.
Pure
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NRPlot TBA. Final entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel's spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and We Put the World to Sleep.
Pure
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6.2An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
2015
6.2An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
2015
6.2An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
2015
NROn March 9, 2026, two American filmmakers disappeared in Romania while attending a horror festival. On May 14, journalists began receiving footage of the missing women from an anonymous source. This film presents the raw, unedited version.
Bucharest Horror Show
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NROn March 9, 2026, two American filmmakers disappeared in Romania while attending a horror festival. On May 14, journalists began receiving footage of the missing women from an anonymous source. This film presents the raw, unedited version.
Bucharest Horror Show
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NROn March 9, 2026, two American filmmakers disappeared in Romania while attending a horror festival. On May 14, journalists began receiving footage of the missing women from an anonymous source. This film presents the raw, unedited version.
Bucharest Horror Show
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6.0How would a found footage film look if the footage was never found? This conceptual art experiment questions the very nature of film and cinema while serving as an ironic tribute to the found footage horror pop culture. The found footage format provides the narrative justification for such a film to exist: the non-existence exists because the footage existed yet it was lost and never found.
Lost Footage
2022
6.0How would a found footage film look if the footage was never found? This conceptual art experiment questions the very nature of film and cinema while serving as an ironic tribute to the found footage horror pop culture. The found footage format provides the narrative justification for such a film to exist: the non-existence exists because the footage existed yet it was lost and never found.
Lost Footage
2022