Valentin Todercan

Valentin Todercan (born May 13, 1961) is a Moldovan screen and stage actor, producer, screenwriter and director. Between April 10, 2007, and December 30, 2009, he served as president of TeleRadio-Moldova. In 2008, he was awarded the Order of Work Merit for his efforts in the development of the Moldovan public television. In 2011, he was elected councilor as part of the Municipal Council of Chişinău, and has been actively involved in the cultural development of the city.

Education and career Todercan was born in Corlăteni, Moldova on May 13, 1961. He was part of the first Moldovan generation of graduates from Moscow's Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1985, and performed at Luceafărul Theater as part of its permanent group until 1988. In 1991, Todercan along with his Shchukin classmates founds The Eugène Ionesco Theater in Chișinău. He contributed to the organization of the first edition of Moldova's BITEI International Theater Festival between 1994 and 1997. With The Eugène Ionesco Theater, Todercan participates in a number of international theater festivals, including in Egypt, Japan, France, Great Britain, Poland, and others. On June 5, 2011, he was elected as councilor in Chișinău's Municipal Council, where he is due to serve until 2015. Moldova, 2004 "A 12-a Toamnă", Russia, 2003 "Bucharest Express", USA, 2002 "Patul lui Procust",

Film director "Un cartuş pentru porumbel," (also known as Vînătoarea), Moldova, 2007.

Awards Order of Work Merit ("Gloria Muncii"), 2008. Order of the Moldovan Orthodox Church "Binecredinciosul Voievod Stefan Cel Mare si Sfint," gr. II, 2009.

Festivals International Theater Festival "BITEI" ed. 1994, 1997, Moldova Belarus Film Festival "Zilele filmului belorus în R. M.", Moldova Russian Film Festival "Zilele filmului rus în R. M.", Moldova Cinematography Manifestation "Christian Documentary", Moldova Scientific Conference "Cantemir and the Screen", Moldova National Film Festival "Săptămânile Filmului Naţional", ed. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Moldova