- The first draft of his short film "El Norte" was written while coming back from filming in Mexico City.
- "Preciosa" was his second consecutive short film selected for the Cannes Short Film Corner.
- He became a US citizen in 2007.
- He speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish and Romanian.
- In 2002 he was awarded a full scholarship for UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
- His first short film "I Hope" made the Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Science's Short List for the 2002 Oscars (Short Film Live Action Category).
- Changed his name when he became a US Citizen.
- Witness (2019) is his fourth film selected in Cannes Film Festival.
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