Emanuel Pârvu
Emanuel Pârvu 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.
Awards and nominations
Honours
- 2025 – Pârvu was appointed the jury member at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival for Competition Programme – Feature Film.