Born in Iași, Romania, Theodor Ioniță grew up studying art history, encouraged by his parents, both university professors. He joined Bucharest’s UNATC “I. L. Caragiale” in 2018, writing and directing several short films during his studies.

Working across Bucharest, London and Dubai, his films have received recognition from the Sarajevo, Transilvania and Anonimul international film festivals and the Gopo Film Awards. At Anonimul in 2021, he received the “Ovidiu Bose Paștină” award for short film.

His musical education began at five. After ten years of classical piano training, he spent four years playing drums in the indie band The Crunch. His music projects span film scores, commercial soundtracks and the development of an R&B pop album.