It happens in 1970 in the city of Chisinau. A young aristocrat named, Toma Novac, struggles to learn the truth about the meaning of life. One day, at a restaurant, he meets a young woman and her husband. Toma falls in love with her, but this union is doomed…
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Key CREW
Producer & Director Iulia Puica
Director of Photography John Donica
1St AD Natalia Shaufert
STARRING
Gheorghe Postoronca
Ioana Tepes
Andrei Angheluta
“Ioana” is based on the novel Adam & Eva by Liviu Rebreanu.
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“IOANA is Iulia’s graduation project. We created a team and galloped together in Moldovan movie industry, until we split on two different continents. Hopefully, our fate is to meet and work together again.”
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Film Festivals and awards
2015 – Nominated – Montecatini International Short Film Festival (MISFF) Montecatini, Italy;
2014 – Nominated – A Monstra Internacional de Filmes de Escolas de Cinema (MIFEC) Porto, Portugal;
2013 – Out of Competition – Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
2013 – Nominated – “Toamna de Aur” International Short Film Festival. Chisinau, Moldova;
2013 – People’s Choice Award – Naoussa International Film Festival (NIFF) Greece;
2012 – In Distribution for 2 years by “EUROCHANNEL Inc.”;
2012 – Best Director Award – Union of Cinematographers in Moldova;
2012 – Nominated – South West International Film Festival (SWIFF) London, UK.
Natalia Shaufert 