16th of October
TEDxBucharest 2009

Catalin Stefanescu

Producer and host of Garantat 100%, TVR 1

For the past 10 years, Catalin "guarantees" through his show Garantat 100%: culture, good taste, true values and Romanian spirit.

Catalin Stefanescu's show is one of the longest and appreciated cultural programs in Romania. His devotion towards value was transposed into an outstanding TV show which succeeds in bringing remarkable guests, superlatives in culture, but also in other fields. Issues of concern related to film, theatre, music, art or politics are debated together with impressive personalities.

Over the years, Garantat 100% was host for famous figures: actress Vanessa Redgrave, the soprano Sarah Brightman, the writer-philosopher Pascal Bruckner, the branding's "guru" Wally Olins, the film director Andrei Serban or Swedish choreographer Mats Ek, Coordinator of Cullberg Ballet.

Catalin's work received numerous awards for reports and documentaries: in 2002- Award for best documentary Romanian - Penitentiary, Grand Prix in TELEVEST Festival and CNA( Audiovisual National Center) Award for best local TV program- Garantat100%. Between 2003-2006, Catalin Stefanescu received also the APTR (The Association of Television Professionals in Romania ) Award for Best Cultural Program.