Elvira Lupșa Development Associate | MakingWaves

Elvira Lupșa
Development Associate

Elvira Lupșa joined Film ETC. since its launch in 2012. She conceived the first successful crowd-funding campaign for a major Romanian project: MAKING WAVES 2012, the Romanian Film Festival at Lincoln Center, which was entirely privately funded. She also coordinated the second successful fundraising effort in 2013 that included a Kickstarter campaign and a live auction gala. She coordinated the Making Waves website development.

She lived and studied in France and then obtained her bachelor of art history, philosophy and film in New York.

Photo by Sorin Lupșa

The Team

Corina Șuteu
Festival President

Corina Șuteu is the initiator and president of the Romanian Film Festival in New York since 2006. An international cultural consultant, she was Romania's Minister of Culture.

Oana Radu
Festival Manager

Oana Radu is a cultural manager and cultural policy consultant. Co-founder of Film ETC Association and manager of Making Waves.

Mihai Chirilov
Artistic Director

Co-founder of the Romanian Film Initiative, Mihai Chirilov has been the Artistic Director of the Romanian Film Festival in NYC since its founding in 2006.

Andi Vasluianu
Co-Founder & MW Ambassador

Andi Vasluianu is one of the most prolific and talented actors of his generation. A co-founder of Film ETC. Association and Making Waves Ambassador.

Elvira Lupșa
Development Associate

Elvira Lupșa joined Film ETC. since its launch in 2012. She conceived the first successful crowdfunding campaign for a major Romanian project - the independent 2012 Making Waves Festival.

Elena Coman
Social media coordinator

Our new team member, Elena Coman is a theater critic, cultural events planner and publicist.