Born in Vaslui in 1975, Corneliu Porumboiu studied in Bucharest and is a key figure of the Romanian New Wave, with deadpan comedies about language and bureaucracy. 12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?, 2006), in which a TV host asks whether the Romanian revolution occurred in his town before or after noon, won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. Police, Adjective (2009) won the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, and The Treasure (2015) won Un Certain Regard. The Whistlers (2019) was in competition at Cannes.
Filmography
- 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
- Police, Adjective (2009)
- Metabolism (2013)
- The Second Game (2014)
- The Treasure (2015)
- Infinite Football (2018)
- The Whistlers (2019)