Mariana Preda (born 23 January 1994) is a Romanian pan flute musician,
actress and film director. She came into prominence after starring in
the multi awarded short film Doina. As a musician, she is known for
her album Sunrise published by the label MAP in Italy in 2013 and for
having many concerts around the world.Mariana Preda was born in 1994
and raised in Dragodana, Romania. She studied music at the 'Balasa
Doamna High School in Târgoviște and in 2013 she moved to Amsterdam
to continue her studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in
classical and contemporary music. Among her teachers Gheorghe Zamfir,
Damian Drăghici and Matthijs Koene. She is a native Romanian speaker
and is fluent in English and French.In 2010 Mariana played the main
role in a short film called Doina directed by Italian filmmaker
Nikolas Grasso. She played along renown Romanian actresses such as
Maria Dinulescu and Carmen Ungureanu. For her performance, she
received two awards: Best Actress at the Monaco International Film
Festival in 2010 and Best Actress at the Festival du Cinema de Paris
in 2011.In 2014 Mariana directed her first short film named "Life".
The short won the Independent Spirit Award at the Monaco International
Film Festival in december 2014. Life was also screened in New York at
the Long Island International Film Expo.
actress and film director. She came into prominence after starring in
the multi awarded short film Doina. As a musician, she is known for
her album Sunrise published by the label MAP in Italy in 2013 and for
having many concerts around the world.Mariana Preda was born in 1994
and raised in Dragodana, Romania. She studied music at the 'Balasa
Doamna High School in Târgoviște and in 2013 she moved to Amsterdam
to continue her studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in
classical and contemporary music. Among her teachers Gheorghe Zamfir,
Damian Drăghici and Matthijs Koene. She is a native Romanian speaker
and is fluent in English and French.In 2010 Mariana played the main
role in a short film called Doina directed by Italian filmmaker
Nikolas Grasso. She played along renown Romanian actresses such as
Maria Dinulescu and Carmen Ungureanu. For her performance, she
received two awards: Best Actress at the Monaco International Film
Festival in 2010 and Best Actress at the Festival du Cinema de Paris
in 2011.In 2014 Mariana directed her first short film named "Life".
The short won the Independent Spirit Award at the Monaco International
Film Festival in december 2014. Life was also screened in New York at
the Long Island International Film Expo.
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