
Acting
Horia Bazavan
Bucharest, Romania
Horia Bazavan is an award-winning Romanian-born actor, director, and producer based in the United Kingdom. He began training in theatre at the age of nine and has worked professionally for over a decade, including early recognition touring Romania with two original one-man shows. His screen credits include Wednesday, Soul, Bound, The Seventh Circle, and Rusalia showcasing a range across both commercial and independent projects. Alongside acting, he develops his own work as a filmmaker, with a focus on visually driven, atmospheric storytelling influenced by mythology and psychological themes. In 2025, he wrote, directed, and produced Rusalia, an experimental short inspired by Romanian folklore. The film achieved international festival success, earning multiple awards including Best Arthouse Film (Absurd Film Festival, Milan), Best Director and Best Indie Short (World Class Film Awards), and Best Short Film (Grand Laurel International Film Festival, Florence), alongside numerous nominations across festivals in the UK, USA, Italy, Portugal, Poland, and Japan. Bazavan is also a certified musician and is fluent in multiple languages, bringing a versatile and multidisciplinary approach to his work across performance and film.
Acting credits
NRIn a quiet Carpathian village, the forest hides many secrets. On the night of Rusalii, loan feels himself drawn toward something ancient, seductive, and impossible to resist.
Murmur
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NROn the night of Rusalii, a man is overtaken by Rusalia, a seductive spirit drawn from Romanian myth. What begins as a fleeting encounter turns into a trance-like possession, pulling him into a world where desire, fear, and folklore blur. As she moves through him—mind, body, and memory—he becomes both witness and vessel, swept into an ecstatic, perilous ritual that he may not return from.
Rusalia
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NRA university student moves into new accommodation only to discover that his housemates may be hiding a bloodsucking secret.
My Vampyre Housemates: A Tale of the Twisted, True & Macabre
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NRJoin true crime author Jackson for three tales of the twisted, but wait... not everything is as it seems…
Tales of the Twisted, True & Macabre
2024
NRA family documentary that encapsulates the strengths of a strong family.
Bazafam
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NRVIS is a visually driven short film that unfolds like a living dream. Blending surreal imagery with poetic storytelling, the film drifts between memory and imagination, guiding viewers through a sensory experience where reality blurs and the subconscious takes form.
VIS
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6.0What if one morning you woke up not being able to feel anything? How would you try to fill up the emptiness that lives inside vou? At what lengths would you go to? I AM DEAD is a confessional monologue that explores the way of dealing with the feeling of not feeling.
I Am Dead
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Behind the camera
NRIn a quiet Carpathian village, the forest hides many secrets. On the night of Rusalii, loan feels himself drawn toward something ancient, seductive, and impossible to resist.
Murmur
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NROn the night of Rusalii, a man is overtaken by Rusalia, a seductive spirit drawn from Romanian myth. What begins as a fleeting encounter turns into a trance-like possession, pulling him into a world where desire, fear, and folklore blur. As she moves through him—mind, body, and memory—he becomes both witness and vessel, swept into an ecstatic, perilous ritual that he may not return from.
Rusalia
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NROn the night of Rusalii, a man is overtaken by Rusalia, a seductive spirit drawn from Romanian myth. What begins as a fleeting encounter turns into a trance-like possession, pulling him into a world where desire, fear, and folklore blur. As she moves through him—mind, body, and memory—he becomes both witness and vessel, swept into an ecstatic, perilous ritual that he may not return from.
Rusalia
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NROn the night of Rusalii, a man is overtaken by Rusalia, a seductive spirit drawn from Romanian myth. What begins as a fleeting encounter turns into a trance-like possession, pulling him into a world where desire, fear, and folklore blur. As she moves through him—mind, body, and memory—he becomes both witness and vessel, swept into an ecstatic, perilous ritual that he may not return from.
Rusalia
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NRA family documentary that encapsulates the strengths of a strong family.
Bazafam
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NRA family documentary that encapsulates the strengths of a strong family.
Bazafam
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NRA family documentary that encapsulates the strengths of a strong family.
Bazafam
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NRVIS is a visually driven short film that unfolds like a living dream. Blending surreal imagery with poetic storytelling, the film drifts between memory and imagination, guiding viewers through a sensory experience where reality blurs and the subconscious takes form.
VIS
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NRVIS is a visually driven short film that unfolds like a living dream. Blending surreal imagery with poetic storytelling, the film drifts between memory and imagination, guiding viewers through a sensory experience where reality blurs and the subconscious takes form.
VIS
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NRVIS is a visually driven short film that unfolds like a living dream. Blending surreal imagery with poetic storytelling, the film drifts between memory and imagination, guiding viewers through a sensory experience where reality blurs and the subconscious takes form.
VIS
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