Emanuel Pârvu (born 1979) is a Romanian actor and filmmaker.
Career Pârvu studied acting at the I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film.
After working as a stage and screen actor, Pârvu made his directorial debut with the short film A Family in 2009. This was followed by in subsequent years by the short films Chicken, Fries, and Coke, 2, Square One, and Meda.
Pârvu won the Best Director award at the 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival for his feature debut, Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things. His second feature film, Mikado, premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2021.
Pârvu's third feature, Three Kilometres to the End of the World, was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and won the Queer Palm award.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Actor Role Notes Ref. 2009 Tales from the Golden Age The Party Inspector "The Legend of the Official Visit" segment A Family Husband Short film 2010 Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man Cpt. Seciu 2012 Chicken, Fries, and Coke Short film 2013 2 Short film Square One Short film 2016 Meda Short film Graduation Prosecutor Ivascu The Fixer Prosecutor Ivascu 2017 Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things The Anniversary Sandu 2019 5 Minutes Too Late Coman 2020 9 povesti de dragoste si ura in izolare Unidentified Marius Preda 2021 Mikado The Ladder Prezan Miracle Marius Preda 2023 Familiar Dragos Binder 2024 Three Kilometres to the End of the World
Television Year Title Director Writer Actor Role Notes Ref. 2005 Catherine the Great Alexei Orloff TV movie 2006 Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes Oliver Allen TV movie 2006–2007 La urgenta Edi Leonte 7 episodes 2009–2018 În Puii Mei! Various 64 episodes 2018 Hackerville Tomi Damaschin 4 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival Best Director Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things 2021 Gopo Awards Best Supporting Actor 5 Minutes Too Late 2024 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Three Kilometres to the End of the World Queer Palm
Honours 2025 – Pârvu was appointed the jury member at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival for Competition Programme – Feature Film.
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