Ioana [EE W AH N AH] Șelaru is a Romanian composer, violinist and string arranger based in London. Her compositions are a mix of classical styles and vocal textures combined with experimental processing techniques.

She recently scored the psychological horror Down The Length (dir. Milo Edwards), starring Joseph Quinn. She composed additional music for Patrick Jonsson and Richard Collins on A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough, and has collaborated closely with Sion Trefor across multiple projects, including FX’s Say Nothing, Waiting For The Out and Love Me, Hold Me, Always.

Her other film credits include the BAFTA-nominated Magid/Zafar (dir. Luís Hindman), winner of the BIFA Award for Best Short Film, and Seventeen (dir. Ajuan Isaac-George), a WePresent production.

Alongside her screen work, Ioana has composed for campaigns with Beyond Gravity, Instagram, Adidas, DAZED & Converse, and Amazon Books, and created string arrangements for artists including Eejebee & FKJ, Henny Herz, and Cari. She also released Intarsia with Visible Cloaks on RVNG Intl.

Ioana is a Bronze British Arrows and Young British Arrows winner, and a nominee for the Music+Sound Awards’ Composer Rising Star Award. 

She has been mentored by Max Richter.