Corneliu Porumboiu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Corneliu Porumboiu

film director

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1975

Place of Birth: Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Corneliu Porumboiu (Romanian pronunciation: [kor'nelju porum'boju]; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.
His 2006 feature 12:08 East of Bucharest won him the Caméra d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
He is the son of football referee Adrian Porumboiu.
His 2015 film The Treasure was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix Un Certain Talent prize..
His 2019 film The Whistlers (La Gomera) was shown in the main competition of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was chosen as the Romanian submission for Best International Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.