Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2008) Winner
Judit Elek
ユディト・エレク
Yudito Erekku
Aliases:
Elek Judit
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1937-11-10 （Budapest, Hungary）
- Died
- 2025-10-01 （Unknown） age 87
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian, English, French
- Residence History
- Budapest
Career
- Occupations
- Film director, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1962-2018
- Affiliations
- Balázs Béla Studio (founding member)
- Influenced By
- Félix Máriássy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest | — | Class of film director Félix Máriássy | — | 1956-1961 | Hungary |
University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest
Class of film director Félix Máriássy
Period:
1956-1961
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
Hungary
Classmates included Pál Gábor, Imre Gyöngyössy, Zoltán Huszárik, Ferenc Kardos, Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács, János Rózsa, Éva Singer and István Szabó.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Grand prize of the city of Miskolc | — | — | City of Miskolc | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Special Prize of the Locarno Festival | How Long Does Man Live? I-II. | — | Locarno International Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Critics CIDALC Award | — | — | Venice Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1975 | FIPRESCI award | On the Field of God in 1972-73 | — | International Federation of Film Critics | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | French government | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Béla Balázs Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Montreal World Film Festival Jury Prize | Memories of a River | — | Montreal World Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Grand Prix of the Créteil International Women's Film Festival | Memories of a River | — | Créteil International Women's Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Grand Prix of the Salerno Film Festival | — | — | Salerno Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary | — | — | Republic of Hungary | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Film Review Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Hungarian Master of Motion Picture Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Grand prize of the city of Miskolc
1968
Organization:
City of Miskolc
Result:
受賞
Special Prize of the Locarno Festival
1968
Work:
How Long Does Man Live? I-II.
Organization:
Locarno International Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Critics CIDALC Award
1970
Organization:
Venice Film Festival
Result:
受賞
FIPRESCI award
1975
Work:
On the Field of God in 1972-73
Organization:
International Federation of Film Critics
Result:
受賞
Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1986
Organization:
French government
Result:
受賞
Béla Balázs Award
1987
Result:
受賞
Montreal World Film Festival Jury Prize
1989
Work:
Memories of a River
Organization:
Montreal World Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix of the Créteil International Women's Film Festival
1990
Work:
Memories of a River
Organization:
Créteil International Women's Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix of the Salerno Film Festival
1996
Organization:
Salerno Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
2006
Organization:
Republic of Hungary
Result:
受賞
Film Review Award
2007
Result:
受賞
Kossuth Prize
2008
Result:
受賞
Hungarian Master of Motion Picture Award
2009
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Lady from Constantinople
1969 Feature film 76 pagesElek's feature film debut.
Social depiction
The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins
1980 Historical film 127 pagesHistorical film about the trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins.
HistoryRevolution
Maria's Day
1984 Feature film 120 pagesScreened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.
Memories of a River
1990 Feature film 147 pagesFilm with Jewish theme.
JewishHolocaust
Bibliography
- Supermarket
- Encounter
- Inhabitants of Castles in Hungary in 1966
- How Long Does Man Live? I-II.
- The Lady from Constantinople
- We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light
- A Commonplace Story
- Tamás Cseh: The First Photo
- On the Field of God in 1972-73
- Nobody's Daughter
- The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Maria's Day
- Memories of a River
- Awakening
- To Speak the Unspeakable: The Message of Elie Wiesel
- A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch
- The Eighth Day of the Week
- Retrace
- After All the Dead Sing Again...
- Vizsgálat Martinovics Ignác szászvári apát és társai ügyében : filmforgatókönyv, eredeti iratok
- Tutajosok : filmforgatókönyv
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Documentary styleHistorical drama
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish themesHolocaustWar experiences
Health
-
Holocaust survivor1944-11 - 1945-01Survived the Second World War as a child first in a sheltered house on Pozsonyi Street, Budapest, and then in the Budapest Ghetto (November 1944 – January 1945).
Legacy
Prominent Hungarian female film director. Won awards at multiple international film festivals and national awards like the Kossuth Prize. Known for works dealing with Jewish themes and history.
Trivia
- Married to Hungarian film director Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács. Son is cinematographer and producer Eli Laszlo Berger (László Berger).
- Controversy for spreading 14 sheep with a flammable substance and burning them alive for the film Tutajosok.