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Gábor Reisz

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Gábor Reisz
Reisz at 2015 Voices Festival
Born19 January 1980 (1980-01-19) (age 44)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationFilm director

Gábor Reisz (born 19 January 1980) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

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Born in Budapest, Reisz majored in film theory and film history from the Eötvös Loránd University.[1] His university graduation film For Some Inexplicable Reason premiered at the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[2] It received critical acclaim and was awarded the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Turin Film Festival, and the Best Director Award at the Sofia International Film Festival.[1][3][4]

Reisz's second feature film Bad Poems premiered at the 2018 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5] It won four Hungarian Film Awards [hu] including the prizes for best film and best director,[6] was awarded best film at the MonteCarlo Film Fest[7] and received the jury's special mention prize at the 2018 Turin Film Festival.[8]

In 2023, Reisz's Explanation for Everything premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Horizons competition.[9][10] It was later awarded the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.[11]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Csákvári, Géza (24 December 2018). "Reisz Gábor: "Nem hiúságból lettem én a főszereplő"". Népszava (in Hungarian). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (9 July 2014). "Hungary's Movie Renaissance Continues as Pix Win Laurels, Incentives Rise, and Hungarian Film Week Returns". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (1 December 2014). "For Some Inexplicable Reason, a true revelation". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Bulgarian-Greek Drama 'The Lesson' Grabs 4 Awards at 19th Sofia International Film Festival - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". Novinite. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ Petković, Vladan (9 October 2018). "Tallinn Black Nights reveals first batch of competition titles". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "The Winners of the Hungarian Film Awards". National Film Institute. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ Fiorelli, Paolo (9 March 2019). "A Monte-Carlo Greggio e Kusturica incoronano Verdone... King of Comedy". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  8. ^ Anderson, Ariston (1 December 2018). "Paul Dano's 'Wildlife' Wins Best Film in Turin". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  9. ^ Leitner, Attila (11 September 2023). "Reisz's 'Explanation for Everything' wins Venice Horizons gong". The Budapest Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  10. ^ Dams, Tim (26 July 2023). "Films Boutique takes on sales for Gábor Reisz's Venice Horizons film 'Explanation For Everything'". Screen International. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  11. ^ Phillips, Michael (20 October 2023). "Chicago International Film Fest winners are announced, and there's an explanation for everything". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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