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Corneliu Porumboiu

Awards

Corneliu Porumboiu

30 wins & 54 nominations

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

  • Diana Avramut in When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013)
    2013 Nominee Golden Orange
    • International Feature Film Competition
    • When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards

  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2008 Nominee Silver Condor
    • Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest
    Romania.

Bratislava International Film Festival

  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2006 Nominee Grand Prix
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2010 Winner Best Director
    • International Official Selection
    • Police, Adjective
  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2010 Nominee Best Film
    • Police, Adjective

Cairo International Film Festival

  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Nominee Golden Pyramid
    • Best Film
    • The Treasure
  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Winner Best Screenplay
    • International Film Competition
    • The Treasure

Cannes Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • The Whistlers
  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Winner Un Certain Regard - A Certain Talent Prize
    • The Treasure
    for the masterful narration.
  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • The Treasure
  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Un Certain Regard
    • Police, Adjective
  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Winner Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
    • Police, Adjective

Chicago International Film Festival

  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • The Treasure
  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • New Directors Competition
    • Police, Adjective
  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2006 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest

Cinéma du Réel

  • Infinite Football (2018)
    2018 Nominee Cinéma du Réel Award
    • International Competition
    • Infinite Football

FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC)

  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2006 Nominee Grand Prize
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest

Entrevues Film Festival

  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Winner Grand Prix
    • Best Film
    • Police, Adjective

European Film Awards

  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2007 Nominee EFA People's Choice Award
    • Best European Film
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest
  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2006 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Screenwriter
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest

Hamburg Film Festival

  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Nominee Critics Award
    • The Treasure
  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Winner Foreign Press Award
    • Police, Adjective

Hong Kong International Film Festival

  • Adrian Porumboiu in The Second Game (2014)
    2014 Nominee Golden Firebird Award
    • Documentary
    • The Second Game

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2007 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Foreign Film
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest
    Romania.

Montréal Festival of New Cinema

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Temps Ø People's Choice Award
    • The Whistlers

Jerusalem Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Gabriel Sherover Foundation Award
    • Best International Film
    • The Whistlers
  • Infinite Football (2018)
    2018 Winner In Spirit for Freedom Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Infinite Football
    "For an original cinematic vision, full of absurd and intelligent humor. A homage to the infinite liberty of human contemplation."

Ljubljana International Film Festival

  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Winner Special Mention
    • Kingfisher Award
    • Police, Adjective

Locarno Film Festival

  • Diana Avramut in When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013)
    2013 Nominee Golden Leopard
    • When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

Munich Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee CineCoPro Award
    • The Whistlers

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2020 Nominee FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • The Whistlers

Philadelphia Film Festival

  • Infinite Football (2018)
    2018 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Infinite Football
  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Nominee Narrative Award
    • Grand Jury Prize
    • The Treasure

Sarajevo Film Festival

  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Nominee Heart of Sarajevo
    • Best Film
    • The Treasure
  • Diana Avramut in When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013)
    2013 Nominee Heart of Sarajevo
    • Best Film
    • When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

Copenhagen International Film Festival

  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2006 Winner Golden Swan
    • Best Film
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest
  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
    2006 Winner Golden Swan
    • Best Screenplay
    • 12:08 East of Bucharest

Karlovy Vary Fresh Films Fest

  • Constantin Dita and Ion Sapdaru in A Trip to the City (2003)
    2004 Nominee Best Film
    • A Trip to the City

Athens Panorama of European Cinema

  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Film
    • The Treasure
    For the detailed and profound look, through a parable, at a post-communist society, skillfully interspersed with irony and humor.

Transilvania International Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Romanian Days Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Whistlers
  • Infinite Football (2018)
    2018 Nominee Romanian Days Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Infinite Football
  • The Treasure (2015)
    2015 Winner Best Romanian Film
    • Best Romanian Feature Film
    • The Treasure
  • Adrian Porumboiu in The Second Game (2014)
    2014 Winner Best Romanian Film
    • Best Romanian Feature Film
    • The Second Game
  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Winner Transilvania Trophy
    • Police, Adjective

Gopo Awards, Romania

  • Laurentiu Bãnescu in Boss (2023)
    2024 Nominee Gopo Award
    • Best Feature Film (Cel mai bun film de lung metraj)
    • Boss
  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2020 Winner Gopo Award
    • Best Directing (Cea mai buna regie)
    • The Whistlers
  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2020 Winner Gopo Award
    • Best Screenplay (Cel mai bun scenariu)
    • The Whistlers
  • Infinite Football (2018)
    2019 Nominee Gopo Award
    • Best Documentary Film (Cel mai bun film documentar)
    • Infinite Football
    Shared with: Marcela Ursu
  • The Treasure (2015)
    2016 Nominee Gopo Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Treasure
    Shared with: Marcela Ursu

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina

  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2010 Nominee Award of the Argentinean Academy
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • Police, Adjective
    Romania.

Lisbon Film Festival (LEFFEST)

  • Diana Avramut in When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013)
    2013 Nominee Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award
    • Best Film
    • When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

Seville European Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Golden Giraldillo
    • Best Film
    • The Whistlers
  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Winner Best Screenplay
    • The Whistlers

Anonimul International Independent Film Festival

  • Constantin Dita and Ion Sapdaru in A Trip to the City (2003)
    2004 Winner Best International Short Film
    • Best Director
    • A Trip to the City

Astra Film Festival Sibiu

  • Adrian Porumboiu in The Second Game (2014)
    2014 Winner Festival Prize
    • Special Jury Mention - International Competition
    • The Second Game
    To an author that reminds us that filmmaking is above all daring to explore new paths.

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • Police, Adjective (2009)
    2009 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Police, Adjective
    5th place. Tied with Duplicity (2009).

Pancevo Film Festival

  • Adrian Porumboiu in The Second Game (2014)
    2014 Nominee Lighthouse Award
    • The Second Game

Vukovar Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Golden Barge
    • Best Film
    • The Whistlers

Film Festival Cologne

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Hollywood Reporter Award
    • The Whistlers

Lucca Film Festival

  • Infinite Football (2018)
    2018 Nominee International Feature Film Contest
    • Best Film
    • Infinite Football

Hainan International Film Festival

  • The Whistlers (2019)
    2019 Nominee Golden Coconut
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Whistlers

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