
Corneliu Porumboiu
Directing
Biography
Corneliu Porumboiu, born in 1975, Vaslui, Romania, became known in 2006 for his first feature, 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST, which won the Camera d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival where it was shown in Directors' Fortnight. His subsequent films confirmed his talent as a storyteller and director.
Known For

A Romanian police officer, determined to free from prison a crooked businessman who knows where a mobster's money is hidden, must learn the difficult ancestral whistling language (Silbo Gomero) used on the island of Gomera.
The Whistlers

A director with two weeks left on his latest production fakes an ulcer to pursue a romance with his lead actress.
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

Costi is a family man whose cash-strapped neighbor makes him an intriguing proposition: help him find the fortune reportedly buried somewhere on the grounds of his family’s country home in Romania and split the profits.
The Treasure

It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"
12:08 East of Bucharest

A cop named Cristi must go undercover to trail teen Victor who is suspected of selling pot in the north-eastern city of Vaslui.
Police, Adjective

A documentary about the New Romanian Cinema. "Cinemaguerilla" brings together over 30 interviews with directors, producers, actors, film historians and critics about what unites and what separates the New Wave of Romanian films.
Cinemaguerilla

“Last autumn, a good childhood friend of mine, Florin, told me that his brother, Laurentiu, invented a new sport by changing the rules of football. One month later I went to Vaslui, my hometown, with a small film crew in order to learn more about this new sport...”
Infinite Football

A deceptively simple set-up: the director and his father watch a 1988 football match which the father refereed, their commentary accompanying the original television images in real time. A Bucharest derby between the country’s leading teams, Dinamo and Steaua, taking place in heavy snow, one year before the revolution that toppled Ceaușescu.
The Second Game

A strange dream forgotten in the morning and an unaccountable feeling cause Liviu to look with resignation upon the world he's living in. His awakening to reality may coincide with the birth of his child ...
Liviu's Dream

A meticulous ambulance driver working in poverty-stricken Bucharest, who takes part in an armed robbery together with three men he barely knows. As the robbery ends in disaster, Bogdan starts a thorough, almost compulsive investigation to dig up the true identities of his accomplices, but the more he discovers, the deeper he sinks into a spiral of fear and paranoia.
Boss
Described by the director as “an adventure,” and will be “quite different to what I did before,” although the plot remains under wraps.
The Costume

Nineteen-year-old Viorel lives with his mother in a remote Moldovan town. He has no great ambitions nor any illusions about life. He and his pal Goos earn a little cash through illegal activities, and Viorel is helping him fulfill his dream of flying. His mother tries to convince him to find a decent job. Eventually, Viorel begins taking control of his life.
The Unsaved
Short film by Romanian director.
Telephone Number Temporarily Suspended

A young man's attempt to flee the misery of his alcoholic villagers.
Gone with the Wine

A shy teacher and a versatile driver from a small vilage are gonig to town send by the mayor to bring a computer for the Mayoralty and a lavatory for the mayor, but things don't end like they suposed to.
A Trip to the City
Short film by Romanian director.
Graffiti
This slow-burning mysterious thriller follows Angela, a single mother of three daughters whose seemingly perfect life is turned upside down by a late-night arrival of an old family friend, Carmen. What does Carmen want and why has she come after all these years? This thriller "with an arthouse twist" was produced by renowned Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu and directed by British director Tom Wilson.
Dark Ages
Short film by Romanian director