Director of
FÖLDSZINT (GROUND FLOOR)
Gábor Reisz, Hungarian filmmaker, attended ELTE Film History and Theory from 2004, and graduated film directing from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in 2013. His debut feature, VAN VALAMI FURCSA ÉS MEGMAGYARÁZHATATLAN (FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON) (2014), an unconventional coming of age story, became a cult film in Hungary and was a big success at the box office as well as on the international festival circuit. In 2015, he was invited to the Cannes Film Festival's residence program, where he developed his second feature ROSSZ VERSEK (BAD POEMS) (2018). The film went on to win 16 awards, including Best Hungarian film of 2018. MAGYARÁZAT MINDENRE (EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING), his last film, won the Best Film Prize at the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival in 2023. FÖLDSZINT (GROUND FLOOR) is his 4th feature film.
Films (selection): VALAKINEK A VALAMIJE (SOMEBODY’S SOMETHING) (2009), KÜLALAK (ON A LOWER LEVEL) (2011), VAN VALAMI FURCSA ÉS MEGMAGYARÁZHATATLAN (FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON) (2014), ROSSZ VERSEK (BAD POEMS) (2018), MAGYARÁZAT MINDENRE (EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING (2023), FÖLDSZINT (GROUND FLOOR) (2026)