Director Alex Rotaru
Alex Rotaru was born in Bucharest, Romania, to playwright Eugen Rotaru and actress Maria Rotaru. After an early career as a child actor, Alex got a degree in Physics from MIT, followed by MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He worked as cinematographer, editor and producer for PBS, HBO, Discovery, and the BBC and received in 2006 Christopher Award for co-producing, shooting and editing the PBS “P.O.V.” one-hour special The Hobart Shakespeareans. He produced and directed Autistic Kids With Cameras, a documentary about creative genius in children with Asperger’s Syndrome; and directed award-winning feature documentary, They Came To Play, about the Van Cliburn Amateur Piano Competition.

His screenplay The End of Rain won first prize from the Center for National Cinema in Romania in 2006, and is slated for production in the summer of 2009. Alex is currently directing Shakespeare High, a feature documentary about the DTASC High School Shakespeare Competition. Alex spends his time between Los Angeles, Paris, and Bucharest.