SYNOPSIS

The short animation film, “Chororo – music of Europe beyond prejudice” develops the story of a Roma boy, who, during the Second World War, is traveling from Bucharest to Paris through a war-torn Europe, hoping to find his idol: renowned jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt. The journey will change his life, and others, forever…

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PHOTOS

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CAST

Mădălin Mandin - Zavaidoc

Cristina-Mariana Paraschiv - Maria/Melanie (French)

Monica Odagiu - Melanie (Romanian)

Aurel Sandu - Zavaidoc’s father

Șerban Petre Pavlu  - German officer

Ovidiu Marius Cojocaru  - Michel (French)

Mihai Mititescu  - Michel (Romanian)

Adrian Dima  - Ion / Matron / English pilots

Adrina-Evdochia Piteșteanu - Countess

Lucian Mihai Ionescu  - SS officer / Soldiers / Russians

Dana-Maria Marineci  - Aunt Mathilde

Ion Kivu - Old Jew

Cosmin-Teodor Pană  - Agent / Musician / The presenter / Young man dressed in smoking

CREW

Directing: Valentin Urziceanu
Writing: Mihai Mănescu
Producer: George Lambru
Music: Stian Vågen Nielsen, KMP 2000 Studio SRL
Musicians / Fiddlers: Stian Vågen Nielsen
Natalia Sfetcu
Robert Marin Pîrcălăbescu
Vasilică Bordianu
Marian Bogdan Bordianu
Radu Captari
Music producer: Andrei Nicolescu
Sound Design, Sound Mix: Studioul DoYouHearMe
Art director, Character design, Storyboarding: Barbu Harşan
3D modeling: Alin Sfetcu, Cătălin Otelea
Layout: Alin Sfetcu
Animation: Alexandru Buzea, Ștefan Buzea, Adrian Cojocaru
Render, Visual Effects, Workflow Design: Alin Sfetcu
President /Project Manager: Valentin Urziceanu
Project Manager: Tonel Ionescu
Representative Partners Communication: Alexandru Focșa
Online communication Expert: George Culda
Project Assistant: Cristian Paul Schneider
Director of photography making-of: Marius Badea
Procurement Expert: Mircea Dina
Communities Expert: Marian Matinca
Financial Expert: Carmen Mihaela Mihalache
Documentation Expert: Daniel Cozma
Monitoring and Evaluation Expert: Valentin Mihai Dina

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

o 3rd Arkadia ShortFest, Sep 2016, Băicoi, Romania

Writers

Mihai Mănescu

Status

In theaters

Production

ABI Fundație (RO)

Production country

Romania, Norway

Language

Romanian, French