Biography

More About Alexandra Savu

Since entering the entertainment industry about a decade ago, Alexandra has been freelancing her own productions, working in post (color correction/grading, sound mixing, after effects, and editing), directing crews, conducting cinematography for various film genres, and producing short films. Alexandra has created an original style of filmmaking, emphasizing the complexity of human emotions and people's unconventional reactions facing life's plot twists.

Alexandra also has experience in the industry, having worked as a contractor, assistant editor/sound mixer, and graphics designer at different post houses in Dallas, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. She has also worked at NBCUniversal within the cable entertainment and creative marketing department for BRAVO and E!.

"I love illustrating my ideas and stories through different genres, editing styles, post workflows, and visual creative decisions made within a collaborative environment. I am absorbed by how passion and persistence can bring together creative people in post rooms and on film/TV sets, where they find a safe space to create art that inspires.

Why do I create? It’s the only thing that fully absorbs me and keeps my world moving at all times."

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Awards and Recognition

Love in the Evening/Morning

Award Winner: Best Editing - Hawaii International Film Awards, 2024

Award Winner: Best Poster, Best Short Drama - Everest Movies Film Festival, 2024

Award Winner: Best Editing - VIP International Film Festival, 2024

Award Winner: Best Female Director - Los Angeles Filmmakers Fest, 2023

Award Winner: Best Editor, Best Director - Pertosa-Auletta Grotte Soulplace Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romantic Film - Cineplay International Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Female Director, Best Female Writer, Best Key Cast (Brett Butler), Best Key Cast (Matt Victory), Best Director of Photography (Cullen Blanchfield), Best Producer (Brianna Flores) - Lens Fame International Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Actress (Brett Butler), Best Narrative Short, Best Director - LA Independent Film Channel Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Cinematography - Latitude Film Awards, 2023

Award Winner: Best Cinematography - New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA), 2023

Award Winner: Best Director - Berlin Women Cinema Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance - Indiefare International Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Narrative Short Film, Best Director - LA Sun Film Fest, 2023

Award Winner: Best Short Narrative Film - LA Indies, 2023

Award Winner: Best Female Director, Best Editing, Best Short Drama - NYC Independent Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance - Big Screen Blast Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Female Director - Cult Movies International Film Festival (12th Season), 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance, Best Female Director - Seattle Independent Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance - Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance Short - Big Sur Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Love Film - Mabig Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Editing, Best Short Drama - Red Moon Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Editing, Best Female Director, Best Short Film, Best Women's Short, Jury's Special Award - Triloka International Filmfare Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance - Swedish International Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Short Drama, Best Editing - Medusa Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Short Drama, Best Female Director - Hollywood Bldv. Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Short Drama, Best Female Director - Magic Silver Screen Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance - Indobali International Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Romance - 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Dramatic Short - Dreamachine International Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Crime Drama, Best Duo, Best Student Film - World Premiere Film Awards, 2023

Finalist: Best Narrative Short Film - Cannes World Film Festival, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Drama/Romance - FilmHaus Film Festival, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Editing, Best Trailer - BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival, 2024

Semi-Finalist: Best Short Editor - Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Narrative Short - Boston Indie Film Festival, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Narrative Short - Cannes Arts Fest, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Long Short Film - PlanetCinema Film Festival, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Editor - San Diego Independent Cinema Awards, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Narrative Short - Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Narrative Short - Berlin International Art Film Festival, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Short Film - Philadelphia Film Awards, 2023

Quarter-Finalist: Best Short - Anatolia International Film Festival, 2024

Quarter-Finalist: Best Editor - Winter Leopard International Film Festival, 2023

Honorable Mention: Best Editing - Cinematic European Film Festival, 2023

Nominee: Best Narrative Short - Tokyo International Cinema Awards, 2023

Nominee: Best Narrative Short - Vegas Shorts, 2023

Nominee: Best Romance - Beyond the Flow International Film Festival, 2023

Nominee: Best Editor - California Indies Film Festival, 2023

Nominee: Best Narrative Short - T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards, 2023

Official Selection - Elegant International Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Tokyo International Short Film Festival, 2023

Official Selection - Europe Independent Movie Festival, 2023

Official Selection - New York Arthouse Film Fest, 2023

Official Selection - Chicago Women Film Fest, 2023

Official Selection - International New York Film Festival, 2023

Official Selection - Rome World Cinema Fest, 2023

Official Selection - New York Tri-State International Film Festival, 2023

Official Selection - Red Dirt Film Festival, 2023

Official Selection - Belgrade International Film Festival, 2023

Official Selection - Roma Short Film Festival, 2023

Annual Selection - RED Movie Awards, 2023

Leftovers

Official Selection - Real East Texas Film Festival, 2022

Official Selection - Elderhall Texas Film Festival, 2022

Official Selection - Kansas City International Film Festival, 2022

Official Selection - North Texas University Film Festival, 2022

Rescuers

Award Winner: Best Editing - Green International Film Festival, 2024

Award Winner: Best Drama - Geneva International Film Festival, 2024

Award Winner: Best Drama - VIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2024

Award Winner: Best Short Thriller - LION KING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2024

Award Winner: Best Editing - Prague Int Film Festival, 2024

Award Winner: Best Director, Best Sound Design - International Motion Picture Awards, 2024

Award Winner: Best Editing, Best Director - Eastern Europe Film Festival, 2023

Finalist – Cinema Studio +, 2021

Semi-Finalist – Los Angeles Filmmakers Fest, 2024

Semi-Finalist – Serbest International Film Festival, 2022

Semi-Finalist – New York City Film & Television Festival, 2021

Honorable Mention – Macoproject Film Festival, 2021

Nominee: Best Student Short – Hollywood Verge Film Awards, 2023

Official Selection – New York Flash Film Festival, 2021

Official Selection – Cinematic European Film Festival, 2021

Official Selection – Woodengate Film Festival, 2022

Official Selection – International Motion Picture Awards, 2023

Official Selection – Best International Film Festival, 2023

Mystique No. 4

Award Winner: Best Editing - LION KING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2024

Award Winner: Best Editing - International Motion Picture Awards, 2024

Award Winner: Best Editing - Eastern Europe Film Festival, 2023

Award Winner: Best Editing - Cinematic European Film Festival, 2023

Semi-Finalist: Best Editing - Big Fridge International Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Japan International Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Iconic Images Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Castiellë Soulplace Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Israel Brief Encounters - International Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Symbiotic Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Bucharest Film Awards, 2023

Official Selection - Symbiotic Film Festival, 2023

Official Selection - Best International Film Festival, 2023

Trailer for Mystique No. 4

Award Winner: Best Trailer - SHORT to the Point, 2024

Award Winner: Best Trailer - Green Intenational Film Festival, 2024

Award Winner: Best Trailer - Madonie Film Festival, Region of Sicily, 2023

Award Winner: Best Trailer - Creation International Film Festival, 2023

Finalist - VIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2024

Official Selection - Japan International Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Iconic Images Film Festival, 2024

Official Selection - Best International Film Festival, 2023

Official Selection - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest, 2022

Buzen Suites

Nominee: Best Cinematography - The Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival: Thriller Picture Show, 2022

Official Selection - Best International Film Festival, 2023

Tears in the Sky

Semi-Finalist - Eurasia International Film Festival, 2020

Honorable Mention – Screen Power Film Festival, 2020

Official Selection – First-Time Filmmaker Session, 2020

Official Selection - Sydney Lift-Off, 2020

Other awards

Most Original Film – awarded at Excelsior International Film Festival for “Confusion” 2018

Best Technical Director – awarded for best cinematography and technical quality for the documentary on the high school's musical theater, 2018

Public's Choice – Best film selected at the 2019 Vienna EYP video contest, 2019







Directing Reel

Cinematography Reel







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