[1] Pârvu studied acting at the I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film.
[1] After working as a stage and screen actor, Pârvu made his directorial debut with the short film A Family in 2009.
This was followed by in subsequent years by the short films Chicken, Fries, and Coke, 2, Square One, and Meda.
[1] Pârvu won the Best Director award at the 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival for his feature debut, Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things.
[2] Pârvu's third feature, Three Kilometres to the End of the World, was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and won the Queer Palm award.