Ioan-Alexandru Sîrbu graduated in 2023 from the Film Directing department of the Theatre and Film Faculty at Babeș-Bolyai University. He directed four short films during his time at school. Additionally, he worked on twelve other student short films in various roles within the production, directing, and camera departments. Alexandru collaborated with the theater department on numerous video and photo projects.
During his time in film-school, he also worked on the feature projects of his professors, Radu Jude and Adrian Sitaru, as an extra and camera assistant.
One of the films he directed, titled “Circ,” was selected at the Early-Bird Student Film Festival in Bulgaria and in the Local Competition at TIFF, Cluj Napoca.
Another short film on which he worked as a director of photography, “The Antichamber”, was selected for the Local Competition at TIFF, Cluj Napoca, and CinemaIubit, Bucharest.
Currently, he is working on his next short film, titled “Rattus norvegicus.”