Attila Kékesi

Studies

2019 Dr. Habil. degree – University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest
2010 DLA degree – University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest
(Thesis: The documentary director’s ethical responsibility)
2001-2004 University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest – DLA course
1999 Director Diploma – University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest
1996 Cinematographer Diploma – University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest
1993, 1995 European Masterclass for cinematographer students – Budapest, Hungary (Professors: Dean Candy, Billy Williams, Zsigmond Vilmos)
1993-1996 Short and Documentary Films Specialty – University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest
1992-1993 Tamás Féner photograpy school
1986-1989 „Kandó Kálmán” Technical College of Electricity
Computer Programmer and Systems Analyst Diploma

Language skills

English

CV

Attila Kékesi was born in 1967 in Budapest. He received his first diploma as a computer programmer and systems analyst. He studied at Tamás Féner photography school from 1992 to 1993. Its impact he applied to the University of Theatre and Film Arts where he received cinematographer diploma in 1996 and director diploma in 1999. From 1996 he worked as editor in documentaries, edited appr. 20-25 films. He teaches from 2001 at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, from 2010 as an assistant professor, from 2015 as an associate professor. He got his DLA degree in 2010 and took his habilitation in 2019. Together with Tamás Almási he is the founder of the documentary film directing master course at the University of Theatre and Film Arts where he teaches from its accreditation in 2012 as co-head of the course. With Tamás Almási and Erika Winkler he established the international Joint Master Course in documentary film directing called DocNomads, which has European international accreditation by now with joint diploma. The European Union gave this course a prestigious recognition in 2019 with the label of “success story”. Attila Kékesi is the member of the Academic Board of DocNomads Joint Master from the beginning, he is co-course director from 2012 to 2017 and course director from 2018.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

 

Tandori (1996) cinematographer – documentary (director: Gábor Zsigmond Papp)
28th Hungarian Film Week – select competitor
Famalicao (Portugal) – jury’s award

Trapé (1996) cinematographer – documentary (director: Diana Groó)
5th Filmfestival – Trencsény-Teplice (Slovakia) – 1st Award
Mediawave ’97 – Győr (Hungary) – 1st award in junior category.
29th Hungarian Film Week – award in documentary category .

Ottavio (1997) co-director, cinematographer, editor – documentary
(co-director: Diana Groó)
1st Motovum Filmfestival – main award in documentary category.

The Spirit of the Age (A kor szelleme, 1998)
director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary
30th Hungarian Film Week – select competitor

Supper with Péter Esterházy (Esterházy-vacsora, 1999)
co-director, cinematographer, producer – documentary (director: Gábor Zsigmond Papp)
31st Hungarian Film Week – select competitor
Sepsiszentgyörgy Filmfestival – main award in documentary category.

The Luck of the Shoemaker (A cipész szerencséje, 2000-2001)
director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary

Left out (Kimaradtak, 2001)
director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary

Detour (Vargabetű, 2001-2002)
director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary

The End of the Road (Az út vége, 2003)
editor – documentary (director: Tamás Almási)
34th Hungarian Film Week – best documentary award

Peace be with you (Béke poraikra, 2003-2004)
director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary

The Face of the Revolution (A forradalom arca – Egy pesti lány nyomában, 2001-2006)
director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary
(co-producer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
38th Hungarian Film Week – special mention
4th Film.dok Documentary Festival (Romania) – best director award
MADE festival – best hungarian documentary of the year award
Kamera Hungaria Festival – best documentary award

Puskás, Hungary (2010)
pre-editor in chief – documentary (director: Tamás Almási)
41st Hungarian Film Week – best documentary award
International Film Festival, Valladolid – best documentary award

MOTALKO – The Chronicle of a Petrol Station (MOTALKO – Egy benzinkút krónikája, 2011)
director, co-producer, editor – documentary
42nd Hungarian Film Week – select competitor

View from the Prison (A börtön ablakában, 2012)
director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary
43rd Hungarian Film Week – select competitor
Hungarian Online Film Festival – most viewed film award

Rajk 40 (2013) director, cinematographer, producer, editor – documentary

Close to Capa (Közel Capához, 2014)
director, cinematographer, editor – documentary

tititá (2015)
cinematographer – documentary (director: Tamás Almási)
Sarajevo Film Festival – Special Jury Prize

The Virtuoso (A virtuóz, 2016)
director – documentary

Kodály Belongs To All Of Us – International Adaptations Of The Kodály Method) (Kodály mindenkié – a Kodály-módszer nemzetközi adaptációi, 2018)
co-director, cinematographer – documentary (co-director: Gábor Zsigmond Papp)