Corneliu Porumboiu (Romanian: [korˈnelju porumˈboju]; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.

Life and education

Corneliu Porumboiu was born in Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania. He is the son of a former Romanian language teacher and a former football referee Adrian Porumboiu, currently a businessman.

Between 1994 and 1998 he attended the faculty of Management at ASE University Bucharest.

In 1999, he started studying film directing at the National University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Bucharest which he graduates in 2003. With his graduation short movie, A trip to the city, he gets prize II in the Cinefondation section at Cannes International Film Festival.

In October 2021 he was under investigation fo…Read more on Wikipedia