His first feature is “Elevator”, a micro-budget production based on an award-winning stage play written by Gabriel Pintilei won numerous awards: “Best Romanian Debut” at Transilvania International Film Festival (Romania), “Best Romanian Debut” from Romanian Film Critics Association (Romania), “Fresh Generation Award” at Fresh Film Fest (Czech Republic), “Audience Feature Choice Award” at Auburn Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth (Australia), “Best Editing” from Romanian Filmmakers Association – UCIN (Romania), “Young Hope” at GOPO Awards (Romania), “Audience Choice Award” and “Best First Film” at South-East European Film Festival (U.S.A.)