Silviu Purcărete

Silviu Purcărete (b. 1950, Bucharest) is one of Romania´s top theater directors. During a career that spans more than 30 years, he has been awarded numerous prizes and his work has been lauded in countries around the world. He has celebrated success with both dramas (e.g. his acclaimed staging of Faust was all the rage at the 2009 Edinburgh International Festival) and operas (La Bohème and Parsifal, among many others). He has worked with the National Theater of Craiova for many years, and he recently began directing for the National Theater of Sibiu. His film debut, Somewhere in Palilula, brings together major names from Romanian theater and film.

47. MFF Karlovy Vary