Gábor Reisz Explained

Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Occupation:Film director

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

Life and career

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.[3] [4]

Reisz's second feature film Bad Poems premiered at the 2018 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5] It won four 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

Notes and References

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

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