Corneliu Porumboiu

Actress Luminita Gheorghiu, known for a rich filmography that includes the films "Morometii" (The Moromete Family), "Moartea domnului Lazarescu " (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu), "4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile," (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) has died at the age of 71. "One of the greatest actresses we had, Luminita Gheorghiu, has died.

"Arest" directed by Andrei Cohn, "La Gomera" directed by Corneliu Porumboiu and "Monsters" directed by Marius Olteanu are among the movies to be screened on Friday evening in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, within the White Night of the Romanian Films, a release of the organisers sent to AGERPRES informs. The event takes place in nine places of Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

The film "La Gomera," directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania's submission for the US Academy award for best international feature film 2020, will have its North-American debut at the "Masters" section of the 44th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, which will take place September 5-15.

Corneliu Porumboiu's 'La Gomera' is Romania's entry for the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars, having received the majority of the votes at the meeting of the Romanian Film Selection Committee, a RollerCoaster release informs on Monday.

The first film selected, 'Comoara' ('The Treasure') is directed by director Corneliu Porumboiu, who in 2006 won Cannes' Golden Camera prize for best first film with his '12:08 East of Bucharest' feature.

The movie stars both professional and amateur actors, focusing on two men who have surprising adventures as they attempt to find treasure.