Árpád Sopsits | |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1952 |
Birth Place: | Szeged |
Nationality: | Hungarian |
Alma Mater: | University of Debrecen Academy of Drama and Film in Buadapest Institute of Philosophy at Semmelweis University |
Occupation: | film director, screenwriter |
Awards: | Bergamo Film Meeting (1990, 2002) Chicago International Film Festival, Gold Hugo (1990, 2001) Montréal World Film Festival, Grand Prix des Amériques (2001) Montréal World Film Festival, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (2001) Prix Europa, Prix Europa Special (2001) |
Árpád Sopsits (Szeged, born 2 May 1952) Béla Balázs Prize-winning (1994) theatre and film director, screenwriter.
He started his studies at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen, Cours of Folk Culture and Library. Between 1975 and 1979 he studied directing at the Academy of Drama and Film in Buadapest the class of Károly Makk. From 1974 he worked at the Institute of Philosophy at Semmelweis University, and later as a scriptwriter for Mafilm. In 1994 he was awarded the Béla Balázs Prize.[1] [2]
He has worked at the Budapesti Kamaraszínház (2001–2004, 2008, 2011), the Gyulai Várszínház (2002, 2010), the Új Színház (2003), the Szabadkai Népszínház (2005), the National Theatre (2006, 2009), the Merlin Theatre (2011), the Vígszínház (2012) and at the Szekszárdi Német Színház (2013).
Number of performances registered in the Színházi Adattár; as author: 5, as actor: 2, as director: 19 ; as set designer: 9; as costume designer: 2.[3] [4]
Designer means: scenographer (s) or/and costume designer (cd)
1991 | WinnerSpecial Mention | Céllövölde (1990) |
2002 | WinnerSilver Rosa Camuna | Abandoned / Torzók (2001) | |
1990 | WinnerBronze Rosa Camuna | Céllövölde (1990) Tied with Warten in der Dämmerung (1989) and _Gorod Zero (1988)_. |
2002 | WinnerCamério | Best FilmTorzók (2001) |
Best ScreenplayTorzók (2001) | ||
WinnerC.I.F.E.J. Award | Torzók (2001) |
2002 | WinnerEnvironment and Health Award | Torzók (2001) |
2001 | NomineeGold Hugo | Best FeatureTorzók (2001) | |
1990 | NomineeGold Hugo | Best FeatureCéllövölde (1990) |
2002 | WinnerFilm Critics Award | Best DirectorTorzók (2001) |
2017 | Winner Best Visual Design | Best Production Design A martfüi rém (2016) Shared with: Rita Dévényi | |
Winner Best Director | Long Feature Competition A martfüi rém (2016) | ||
Long Feature Competition A martfüi rém (2016) ((feature film)) | |||
Winner Best Production Design | Best Production Design A martfüi rém (2016) Shared with: Rita Dévényi (production designer) | ||
2001 | Winner Best Director | Torzók (2001) |
1992 | NomineeGolden Leopard | Video Blues (1992) |
WinnerGrand Prix des Amériques | Torzók (2001) Tied with Baran (2001). | |
WinnerPrize of the Ecumenical Jury | Torzók (2001) |
2017 | WinnerSilver Violet (Violetta dArgento) | Best FilmA martfüi rém (2016) |
2001 | Winner Prix Europa Special | TV Fiction Torzók (2001) Shared with: László Kántor Péter Szatmári |
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