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Ildikó Enyedi (; born 15 November 1955) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing ''
On Body and Soul ''On Body and Soul'' () is a 2017 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. The story revolves around the CFO of a slaughterhouse and the newly appointed meat quality inspector who discover they can communicate with each othe ...
'', which won the top prize at the
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among other awards, and was nominated for a Foreign Language
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.


Early life and education

Enyedi was born in Budapest in 1955. Her father, György Enyedi, was a geographer and economist who played a major role in the long-term development of regional science. She completed a B.A. in economics, studied film studies at the
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starting in 1980, and also studied film in
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. In the beginning, Enyedi created conceptual art and was a part of Balázs Béla Studio and the Indigo group.


Career

Enyedi won the Golden Camera award for ''
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'' at the
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. She began teaching at
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(now known as the
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) that same year. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the
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. Her 1994 film ''
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'' was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the
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. In 2007, she was a member of the jury at the
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. She received her
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from the
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in 2011. In 2012 Enyedi was hired by
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to direct the Hungarian show ''Terápia'', an adaptation of the Israeli show ''
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'' about a therapist who spends his week helping others before getting his own psychological help. Enyedi described the project as "healing" after years of projects stuck in
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. In total Enyedi directed 39 episodes over three seasons from 2012 to 2017. Enyedi's 2017 film ''
On Body and Soul ''On Body and Soul'' () is a 2017 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. The story revolves around the CFO of a slaughterhouse and the newly appointed meat quality inspector who discover they can communicate with each othe ...
'' premiered at the
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, where it won the
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. The film was nominated for the
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, representing Hungary. In 2018, she announced her next film would be an adaptation of ''The Story of My Wife'', about a man who makes a bet with his friend to marry the next woman who walks into the café where they are eating. The film was adapted from a novel by
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of the same name. She was previously the president of the Hungarian Directors' Guild. In April 2023, Ildikó Enyedi was announced as the president of Short Film and La Cinef jury at the 76th Festival de Cannes. In 2024, Enyedi was appointed Jury member at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival for its section 'International competition'.


Personal life

Enyedi is married to author Wilhelm Droste, has two children, and lives in Budapest and Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany. In 2002 she was awarded with the Officer's Cross of the
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.


Filmography

Short film * ''The Spectator'' (1981) * ''Rózsalovag'' (1984) * ''New Books'' (1985) * ''Mole'' (1985) * ''Invasion'' (1986) * ''Goblins'' (1988) Feature film * ''
My 20th Century ''My 20th Century'' aka ''My Twentieth Century'' () is a 1989 Hungarian comedy-drama science fiction film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Festival of Festivals. Enyedi won t ...
'' (1989) * ''
Magic Hunter ''Magic Hunter'' (, ) is a 1994 Hungarian-Swiss-French fantasy film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi and loosely inspired by the opera Der Freischütz. The film was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film F ...
'' (1994) * ''A Gyar'' (1995) * '' Tamas and Juli'' (1997) * '' Simon, the Magician'' (1999) * ''Európából Európába'' (2004) * ''Első Szerelem'' (2008) * ''
On Body and Soul ''On Body and Soul'' () is a 2017 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. The story revolves around the CFO of a slaughterhouse and the newly appointed meat quality inspector who discover they can communicate with each othe ...
'' (2017) * '' The Story of My Wife'' (2021) * ''Silent Friend'' (2025) - Post-production References:


Awards and nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enyedi, Ildiko 1955 births Living people Hungarian film directors Hungarian women film directors Hungarian women screenwriters Writers from Budapest Directors of Caméra d'Or winners Directors of Golden Bear winners 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters 20th-century Hungarian women writers 21st-century Hungarian screenwriters 21st-century Hungarian women writers