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Name: CĂLIN VRABIE

Documentary Maker: TV / Film & Video production including:
DIRECTOR / WRITER / PHOTOGRAPHER / EDITOR / PRODUCER

Skills:
Film & Video Production: Master of Art (U.K.): documentary
Management: Mass media
Marketing: Mass media
Engineering: Master of Science: Automotive Industry

Experience:
From 2003 National Geographic Channel Romania / 2007 Nat Geo Wild Ro Position: Head of On Air Promotion / Director-Producer for Local Production

From 1997 “Adventure Film” – independent film & video production house; genres: documentary, sport, commercial, promotion, presentation and special events as election campaign, outdoors expedition

From 1992 to 1997 Employer - PRO TV – the leader on Romanian Broadcast market, several production and executive positions, including:

• Head of Sports
• Manager of local “PRO TV Sinaia” station
• Head of Self Promotion (Marketing Manager Marsha Greenberg)
• Director – Producer: “Sport Extrem”: 30 min weekly program
• Director – Producer: “Club Aventura”: 30 min weekly program

Others:

• 91-05 writer / editor for “Auto Pro”, “Auto Motor si Sport” Magazines
• photographer: The One, UNICEF, P&G, “Auto Pro, Auto Motor si Sport, Nat Geo Ch
• writer: Andreea Marin: Pretuieste Viata, chapter

Main productions
A. Documetary

• 2010: Coco – 47 min: a teenager for the Seven Summits world record
• 2009: Nicu and Gabi – 5:30 short: Unified Football – Special Olympics
• 2009: Pampers-UNICEF Cote D'Ivoire – 14 min doc – client Procter & Gamble
• 2008: Pampers-UNICEF Central African Re – 20 min doc – client Procter & Gamble
• 2008: “Niger” – UNICEF mission - TVR show
• 2008: “Making of” – Andreea Marin Fashion Photo Session, Tanzania - short
• 2008: “Anamaria Marinca” – 30 min, Deutschland, for Realitatea TV, Ro
• 2006: “Traian Vuia” a National Geographic short film
• 2004 to 2005: “Iraq 812 Battalion Carpathian Hawks” – 90 min social doc – on TVR 1
• 2004: “Secret Cuba” – 80 min social doc – on TVR 1
• 2004: “Thailand, The Tourism Academy” – 40 min travel doc – on TVR 1
• 2003: “The Merry Cemetery” – 26 min social-ethno doc
• 2003: “Everest” – Ro expedition: producer, director, dop: live and edited with satellite broadcast: 7 weeks, 3 programmes per week – on Pro TV
• 2002: "Andreea live from Hollywood" - 12 x 30 min series – photographer – on TVR 1
• 2002: "Dracula" - a Nat Geo Ch production, 50 min – prod. assistant
• 2001: “Kilimanjaro 2001” - expedition to Kenya and Tanzania - 50 min doc – on TVR 1
• 1999, 2000: "Through the desert in slippers": off-road exp. Bucharest-Paris-Dakar: 2 x 50 min TV programs: satire & adventure – on TVR 1
• 1998: "Africa 98": adventure exp to Kenya and Tanzania: Kilimanjaro, Mt.Kenya, Massai Mara, Nakuru: 50 min TV doc. – on TVR 1
• 1998: "Dialog Balloons: 30 min -on Pro TV
• 1998: "Bulldog Rally": Ro. Ford KA team in UK Rally: 30 min TV - on Pro TV
• 1996 to 2000: "Carpat Trophy Adventure Raid" & "Carpat Express Rally-Raid" 40 min TV programs - European off-road competitions - on TVR1, Pro TV

B. Sport

• 2010: Strongman Essen: 50 min for Eurosport, Director, DOP
• 2009: The Invincibles – International extreme sports competition, 30 min
• 2008: Rally Show Cluj – 30 min – Antena 1
• 2008: Romanian Extreme Adventure – 57 min – 7 Days off road intl. competition
• 2007: “Efgheni Plushenco” (Olympic and World Champ.): 15 min - Eurosport
• 2006: “Strongest Man” – Finland Event – 50 min – on Eurosport
• 2006: “Special Olympics European Youth Games” – Rome: producer for Ro. del.
• 2001: "Galaxia Sportivilor": Romanian Sport Awards: 150 min live show TVR1
• 2001: "The Olympic Stars" - A series of shows with Romanian Gymnastic Team, Olympic and World Champion - video show & TV director
• 2000: “Strongest Man" Romanian Grand Prix - 2000: on Eurosport
• 2000: "Master Rally 2000" (World Cup Rally-Raid) - Ro stage
• 1998 to 2000: "Romanian Rally Championship" and "Romanian Speed Championship" exclusive rights: 25 min TV programs & news
• 1994: “Swiss 4000” – mountaineering 4 x 25 min program on Rimpfishhorn, Breithhorn, Monte Rosa and Matterhorn peaks
• 1993 to1995: “Romanian Mountaineering and Climbing Championships” – on Pro TV
• 1994: “Nanga Parbat” Expedition to Himalayas (Karakorum) – ev. co-producer

C. Promotion

• 2008: National Geographic Channel – “Improvisation” – 4 min promotion, RO
• 2006: National Geographic Channel Viewers Club Romania – TV / Radio campaign
• 2006: Air Crash Links – host: Andreea Marin: 31 intro/extro for Nat Geo Ch Ro

D. Presentation

• 2010: CitiBank – Values, 15 min corporate
• 2009: Motivation Romania – 14 min
• 2008: ICR Istanbul – Romanian Cultural Institute - short
• 2007: Impact – Motivation Romania – 8 min for USA partners
• 2006: Social Partners – a Motivation Ro prod for The European Union and Phare
• 2005: Special Olympics Romania
• 2003, 2004: Motivation Romania: 4 presentations on Phare and E. U. projects
• 2003 to 2005: Connex Mansion – Raising the largest Romanian building
• 2001: BRD-Societe Generale Bank: video presentation

E. Advertising

• 1996-2007: more than 35 commercials for leading brands as National Geographic, Richter Gedeon, Berlin Chemie, Timken, Ford, Nissan, Ursus, Alutus, Grup As, Telemobil, BRD - Societe Generale, Ines, Romanian Tourism Department, Aldis, Corint Publishing

F. Election Campaign

• 2000: Romania: for President Mugur Isarescu – awarded as the best TV campaign
• 2000: Bucharest: for Mayor Calin Catalin Chirita

G. Photography

• to '05: Auto Pro / Auto Motor si Sport - outdoors
• 2008: Fashion: Andreea Marin – Tanzania – The One Magazine
• 2008: UNICEF, P&G
• 2009: National Geographic Channel: Crina Coco Popescu project

H. Journalism

• ’91-’05 Auto Motor & Sport – Off Road section – writer, photographer

Education

• 2003 Middlesex University, London, UK: Master of Art in Video Documentary
• 1996 BBC – School of Journalism and Television – for Pro TV
• 1995 Editing & post-production – PRO TV courses with BBC
• 1995 Camera & Directing – PRO TV courses with BBC
• 1993 Directing & Producing & Announcing – PRO TV courses
• 1991 Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Master of Science: Mechanics, Automotive

Additional
English (with TOEFL 2002), French, German (with Goethe Inst. degree 1992)

Calin Vrabie Nov 2010