Adrian Èšofei

Adrian Èšofei (pronounced Tsofei) is an acclaimed Romanian filmmaker and actor best known for his debut horror feature Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and his upcoming apocalyptic feature We Put the World to Sleep. Be My Cat: A Film for Anne was named a 'new intelligent found footage film you need to see' by Blumhouse, 'revolutionary & dangerous' by Dread Central and 'terrifying' by Austin Chronicle.

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 acquired and released by Terror Films in 2018.

It attracted a cult following and has been given a special limited DVD release by cult distributor TetroVideo. Adrian Țofei has been married to actress Duru Yücel-Țofei since January 22, 2017, and they have also become partners on-screen in We Put the World to Sleep.