Biography
Ionut Trandafirescu is an entrepreneur and cultural manager, publisher and editor, festival director, traveler, photographer and author based in Bucharest (RO) and Reykjavik (IS).
He is the founder and director of the international photography festival Bucharest Photofest and co-founder of Photographer of the Year Awards in Romania. In 2019, he founded in Romania the Center for Alternative Music & Arts, a multidisciplinary cultural platform focusing on music, literature, travel, photography, arts and cinematography. Tourist guide and founder of the filos · travelers initiative, traveler in more than 50 countries. Filos Publishing House also plays a major role in its cultural activity where he initiated a few book collections and edited dozens of books. Also, former president of the Palestinian Cultural Center in Romania, former director of Palestinian Film Festival in Romania, and former vice president and co-founder of Center for Studies in Contemporary History in Romania. Art and Creative Director, graphic designer.