Strigoi is a 2009 British/Romanian comedy horror

Comedy horror

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 based on the Romanian mythology. The film is directed by Faye Jackson and stars Constantin Bărbulescu, Camelia Maxim, and Rudi Rosenfeld. The film involves vampire

Vampire

Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...

s in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, which are referred to as "strigoi

Strigoi

In Romanian mythology, strigoi are the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certain magical properties. Some of the properties of the strigoi include: the ability to transform into an animal, invisibility, and the propensity to drain the vitality...

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Cast

• Constantin Bărbulescu as Constantin Tirescu
• Adrian Donea as Mara's Husband
• Zane Jarcu as Stefan (The Mayor)
• Vlad Jipa as Octav (The Policeman)
• Camelia Maxim as Mara Tomsa
• Cătălin Paraschiv as Vlad Cozma
• Dan Popa as Tudor (The Priest)
• Rudi Rosenfeld as Nicolae Cozma (Vlad's Grandfather)

Release

Strigoi debuted on 17 August 2009 at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a showcase of horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema held annually in Toronto, Canada at the Bloor Cinema. The festival premieres a diverse selection of feature-length and short-films from around the world including new works from Asia, Europe and North...

 and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.

Region	Release date	Festival
Canada		Toronto After Dark Film Festival Toronto After Dark Film Festival Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a showcase of horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema held annually in Toronto, Canada at the Bloor Cinema. The festival premieres a diverse selection of feature-length and short-films from around the world including new works from Asia, Europe and North...
United States		Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival , is a three day international genre film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington. MIFFF is the premiere Pacific northwest event devoted to action, animation, fantasy, horror, and science fiction cinema from across the globe...
United States		Idaho International Film Festival
Canada		Edmonton International Film Festival Edmonton International Film Festival The Edmonton International Film Festival is a nine-day film festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted at Empire Theatres at Edmonton City Centre....
United States		Eerie Horror Film Festival
United States		Austin Film Festival Austin Film Festival The Austin Film Festival was started in 1994 in Austin, Texas and is claimed to be "the first organization of its kind to focus on the writer’s unique creative contribution to the film and television industries"...
Australia		Fantastic Planet Film Festival
South Africa		South African HORRORFEST
Greece		International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival
Switzerland		Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
United States		Another Hole in the Head

Accolades

Strigoi earned various awards in categories ranging from recognition of the film itself to its screenplay, direction and editing, to the performance of the lead actors.

Year	Festival	Award	Recipients
2010	Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival	Best European Feature Film (Silver Méliès)	Faye Jackson
2009	Fantastic Planet Film Festival	Best Director	Faye Jackson
2009	Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival , is a three day international genre film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington. MIFFF is the premiere Pacific northwest event devoted to action, animation, fantasy, horror, and science fiction cinema from across the globe...	Best Feature	Faye Jackson
2009	South African HORRORFEST	Best Picture	Faye Jackson
2009	Toronto After Dark Film Festival Toronto After Dark Film Festival Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a showcase of horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema held annually in Toronto, Canada at the Bloor Cinema. The festival premieres a diverse selection of feature-length and short-films from around the world including new works from Asia, Europe and North...	Best Independent Feature Film (Gold Vision Award)	Faye Jackson