Judit Elek
Judit Elek (born 10 November 1937; Budapest) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She graduated in 1961 from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (now the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest), and joined Mafilm as an assistant director. She is one of the founders of the Béla Balász Studio for young filmmakers. Between 1962 and 2011, she made multiple short films, documentaries and features. The renowned film Mária-nap (1984) screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She was also one of the participants in the IFFR jubilee project 25 Encounters. Elek’s films are the subject of a focus programme at IFFR 2023, featuring titles such as Találkozás (1963), Kastélyok lakói (1966) and Istenmezején, 1972-73-ban (1974).
Encounter
(Director)
The Lady from Constantinople
(Director)
Nobody's Daughter
(Writer)
The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins
(Director)
Maria's Day
(Director)
How Long Does Man Live?
(Director)
A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch
(Director)
After All the Dead Sing Again...
(Director)
Tamás Cseh: The First Photo
(Director)
Inhabitants of Castles in Hungary in 1966
(Director)
Retrace
(Director)
We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light
(Director)
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
(Director)
Encounter
(Screenplay)
Awakening
(Director)
Awakening
(Screenplay)
Awakening
(Editor)
Memories of a River
(Director)
Memories of a River
(Writer)
On the Field of God in 1972-73
(Director)
A Commonplace Story
(Director)
The Eighth Day of the Week
(Director)
The Eighth Day of the Week
(Writer)
The Eighth Day of the Week
(Producer)
Maybe Tomorrow
(Director)
The Lady from Constantinople
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