Vlad Ioviță

Vlad Ioviţă (December 25, 1935 - June 23, 1983) was a film director from Moldova also known as a writer and publicist.

Biography
Vlad Ioviţă was born on December 25, 1935, in Cocieri. He received his training at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (1954), and then followed the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (1962-1964), then worked for Moldova-Film.

Also, Vlad Ioviţă fulfilled the function of secretary of the Union of Filmmakers of Moldova (1981-1983). He was awarded the State Prize and the honorary title of Merited Artist (1982). He died on June 23, 1983, in Chisinau municipality, being buried in his native village.

Action movies

 * Nuntă la palat (1969)
 * Dimitrie Cantemir (în colaborare cu Vitalie Calaşnicov, 1973)
 * Calul, puşca şi nevasta (1975)
 * La porţile satanei (1980)

Documentary movies

 * Fântâna (1966)
 * Unde joacă moldovenii (1967)
 * Malanca, carnavalul de iarnă (1968)
 * Trăiască Victoria! (1971)
 * Dansul toamnelor noastre (1983)

Screenplay

 * Se caută un paznic (1967)
 * Vica, eu şi foiletonul (s/m, 1972)
 * Dimitrie Cantemir (1973)
 * Durata zilei (în colaborare cu Valeriu Gagiu, 1974)
 * Calul, puşca şi nevasta (în colaborare cu Nicolae Esinencu, 1975)
 * Povestea lui Făt-Frumos (în colaborare cu Nicolae Esinencu, 1977)
 * La porţile satanei (în colaborare cu Nicolae Esinencu, 1980)

Works

 * Dincolo de ploaie (1970; 1979)
 * Trei proze (1971)
 * Dimitrie-Vodă Cantemir (1973)
 * Făt-Frumos. Nuvelă cinematografică (Ed. Literatura artistică, Chişinău, 1981)
 * Un hectar de umbră pentru Sahara (1984)
 * Friguri (1988)
 * Un hectar de umbră pentru Sahara. Antologie, tabel cronologic şi referinţe istorico-literare de Viorica Zaharia-Stamati (Ed. Litera internaţional, Chişinău, 2004)