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

Life and career

Born in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, Reisz majored in film theory and film history from the

Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University (, ELTE, also known as ''University of Budapest'') is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in ...

. His university graduation film '' For Some Inexplicable Reason'' premiered at the

49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2014. The Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival), Crystal Globe was won by ''Corn Island (film), Corn Island'', a Georgian drama film directed by Giorgi ...

. It received critical acclaim and was awarded the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the

Turin Film Festival The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It was f ...

, and the Best Director Award at the

Sofia International Film Festival Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: ''Международен София Филм Фест, София Филм Фест''), also known as Sofia Film Fest, is an annual film festival in Sofia, capital city of ...

. Reisz's second feature film ''Bad Poems'' premiered at the 2018

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (BNFF), or PÖFF (Pimedate Ööde filmifestival), is an annual film festival held since 1997 in Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. PÖFF is one of the largest film festivals in Northern Europe. In 2014, it was ...

. It won four including the prizes for best film and best director, was awarded best film at the MonteCarlo Film Fest and received the jury's special mention prize at the 2018

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

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

Filmography

* '' For Some Inexplicable Reason '' (2014) * '' Bad Poems'' (2018) * '' Explanation for Everything'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reisz, Gabor 1980 births Living people Hungarian film directors Hungarian screenwriters Mass media people from Budapest Eötvös Loránd University alumni