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Zsófia Zurbó – Studied Film Studies at ELTE University, Budapest, and graduated in 2013. She also studied at Charles University, and FAMU, Prague in 2012. After the university, she started to work for a communication agency as a project manager and tender writer. She joined Éclipse Film in 2015 as production manager and assistant producer, where she became junior producer. Meantime, she was also, working on different projects such as the TV-documentary series Taboos Without Taboos as a scriptwriter and head of research in AMC Network, or several documentaries in Focusfox Studio as script writer and assistant director. She is the Hungarian coordinator of KineDok from 2016 where they are distributing creative documentaries in alternative venues. She was the coordinator of the industry program of Verzió International Human Rights Film Festival in 2018. She is also part of the organizing team of DunaDOCK workshop and MasterClass series.

Studies

ELTE Liberal Arts BA
ELTE Film Studies MA
Charles University and FAMU Pargue – Erasmus Scholarship

Language skills

Hungarian, English

Filmography

Above the Line

Above the Line – documentary – 71 min – 2019 – Éclipse Film – associate producer

Above the Line is a documentary which follows the fight of two swimmer sisters for the Olympic medal through which they hope to accomplish their mother’s dream.

producer: Ugrin Julianna
társproducer/associate producer: Zurbó Zsófia
rendező/director: Nagy Anikó Mária
forgatókönyvíró/screenplay: Nagy Anikó Mária
operatőr/DOP: Bartos Bence
hangmérnök/sound design: Várhegyi Rudolf
vágó/edirot: Bartos Bence
zeneszerző/composer: Sperling Andor

Taboos Without Taboos VI-XII.

Taboos Without Taboos VI-XII. – documentary series – 7×55 min – 2019 – AMC Networks, ACG Reklámügynökség – researcher

episodes:
Bűnösök és vezeklők
Fogyatékosság
Mentális betegségek
Meddőség – ha nem lehet gyerek
Zaklatás
Öngyilkosság

rendező/director: Pálinkás Norbert
producer: Mentes Endre, Radnai Péter
szerkesztők/research: Zurbó Zsófia, Vogyerák Anikó, Tóth Zsófia, Simon Ádám, Tóth Anna, Beszterczey Judit, Horváth Kata
operator/DOP: Vízkelety Márton
hangmérnök/soundman: Bányay Gábor
vágó/editor: Pálfalvi Réka
zeneszerző/composer: Hegyi Dávid

Taboos Without Taboos I-VI. – documentary series – 2017 – 6x52 min – AMC Networks, ACG

In modern society there are still topics that are not talked about, publicly seen, and generally avoided; we call them Taboos. This evocative docuseries puts a spotlight on six of these issues and explores them with profiles of people living through them-Death, Grief, Addictions, Concealed Sins, and Atypical Families.

Mexico International Film Festival – Best Documentary Award – 2018
Jahorina Film Festival – Best Interantional TV documentary Award – 2018

rendező/director: Pálinkás Norbert
producer: Mentes Endre, Radnai Péter
szerkesztők/research: Zurbó Zsófia, Mega Sára, Simon Ádám, Tóth Anna
operator/DOP: Csepeli Eszter
hangmérnök/soundman: Bányay Gábor
vágó/editor: Pálfalvi Réka

The Next Guardian

The Next Guardian – documentary – 75 min – 2017 – Éclipse Film – production manager

In a remote village in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, Gyembo (16) and his sister Tashi(15)aimlessly roam while their father meticulously polishes the ancient relics inside the altar of their private monastery. This family has been taking care of the temple from one generation to the next for thousands of years. Unlike their father whose life revolves around the monastery, Gyembo and Tashi have grown up with desires that go beyond the confines of this sacred place. While Gyembo wants to become a football player he is also the only confidante for Tashi who identifies herself as a transgender. Following tradition, the father wants Gyemboto carry on the family heritage. He genuinely believes that the only way for Gyembo to accumulate good Karma is to leave school and dedicate his life towards religion and becoming the next guardian. This film explores the irony of two generations with contrasting dreams living alongside each other. The outcome of the generation gap is a bittersweet story of a family caught in a time clash.

IDFA – first appearance competition 2017
True False – Main Competition 2018

producer: Ugrin Julianna
rendező/director: Dorottya Zurbó and Arun Bhattarai
operatőr/DOP: Arun Bhattarai
vágó/editor: Szalai Károly
hangmérnök/sound design: Várhegyi Rudolf
gyártásvezető: Zurbó Zsófia

József Antall the Unknown

József Antall the Unknown – documentary – 52 min – 2016 – Focusfox – scriptwriter, assitant director
Focusfox

Retreat and Wait for It – documentary – 52 min – 2016 – Focusfox – scriptwriter, assitant director
Focusfox

Antall József 1315 napja / The 1315 Day of József Antall – documentary – 52 min – 2018 – Focusfox – scriptwriter, assitant director