NexT International Film Festival
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GABRIEL SPAHIU Gabriel Spahiu is one of the best known actors of the Romanian New Wave. In 1992 he graduated from the University of Bucharest, in Mathematics. Following his passion, he took up acting classes at the National Film School in Bucharest, where he had Olga Tudorache, one of the greatest Romanian actresses, and Adrian Pintea as his teachers. He graduated in 1996. He played in more than eighty shorts as well as feature films, some of them awarded at international festivals such as Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, Tampere, IndieLisboa: The Death of Mr Lazarescu (by Cristi Puiu, 2005), The Tube With A Hat (by Radu Jude, 2006), Marilena from P7 (by Cristian Nemescu, 2006), Home (by Paul Negoescu, 2007), California Dreamin’ (endless) (by Cristian Nemescu, 2007), A Film for Friends (by Radu
Jude, 2011), Adalbert’s Dream (by Gabriel Achim, 2011), Everybody in Our Family (by Radu Jude, 2011). Gabriel Spahiu este unul dintre cei mai cunoscuţi actori ai noului cinema românesc. A absolvit Facultatea de Matematică din cadrul Universităţii Bucureşti în 1992 şi Facultatea de Teatru, la clasa Olgăi Tudorache şi a lui Adrian Pintea, în 1996. A jucat în peste optzeci de filme, de lung sau scurt metraj, dintre care unele au fost premiate la importante festivaluri de film, precum Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, Tampere, Lisabona. Dintre filmele importante în care a jucat Gabriel Spahiu pot fi menţionate: Moartea domnului Lăzărescu (regia Cristi Puiu, 2005), Lampa cu căciulă (regia Radu Jude, 2006), Marilena de la P7 (regia Cristian Nemescu, 2006), Acasă (regia Paul Negoescu, 2007), California Dreamin’ (regia Cristian Nemescu, 2007), Film pentru prieteni (regia Radu Jude, 2011), Visul lui Adalbert (regia Gabriel Achim, 2011), Toata lumea din familia noastră (regia Radu Jude, 2011).