Adrian Țofei

Adrian Țofei (pronounced Tsofei) is an acclaimed Romanian filmmaker and actor best known for his cult horror feature Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and his upcoming feature We Put the World to Sleep.

IndieWire called Be My Cat: A Film for Anne a “hidden gem, nonstop nightmare, chilling character study and dazzling debut”, Blumhouse said it’s a “new intelligent found footage film you need to see”, Vulture put it among "the 10 best found footage horror movies" and Dread Central named it “revolutionary and dangerous”. Adrian won Best Actor at Nashville Film Festival for his performance in Be My Cat, as well as Best Film at A Night of Horror in Sydney. He directed, produced, wrote and starred in the movie, which premiered in 2015 at Fantasporto, traveled the festival circuit and received critical acclaim (currently 88% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), being ultimately released by Terror Films in 2018, and has since attracted a cult following.

Adrian Țofei has been married to actress and writer Duru Yücel since 2017, and they have also become partners onscreen in their upcoming feature We Put the World to Sleep, an independent production 9 years in the making and the second part of their trilogy.