About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1937-11-10
Place of birth:
Budapest, Hungary
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Judit Elek

Overview

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).

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Acting
2010 Negative history of Hungarian cinema Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2018 After All the Dead Sing Again... Directing Director N/A
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2011 Retrace Directing Director N/A
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2006 The Eighth Day of the Week Directing Director 58
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1997 Elie Wiesel Goes Home Directing Director N/A
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1996 A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch Directing Director N/A
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1995 Awakening Directing Director N/A
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1990 Memories of a River Directing Director 58
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1984 Maria's Day Directing Director 58
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1980 Maybe Tomorrow Directing Director 58
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1980 The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins Directing Director N/A
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1976 A Commonplace Story Directing Director N/A
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1974 On the Field of God in 1972-73 Directing Director N/A
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1974 Tamás Cseh: The First Photo Directing Director N/A
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1970 We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Lady from Constantinople Directing Director 59
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1967 How Long Does Man Live? Directing Director N/A
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1967 Inhabitants of Castles in Hungary in 1966 Directing Director N/A
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1963 Encounter Directing Director 58
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Writing
2006 The Eighth Day of the Week Writing Writer 58
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1995 Awakening Writing Screenplay N/A
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1990 Memories of a River Writing Writer 58
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1976 Nobody's Daughter Writing Writer 58
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1969 The Lady from Constantinople Writing Idea 59
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1963 Encounter Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
2006 The Eighth Day of the Week Production Producer 58
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1997 Elie Wiesel Goes Home Production Producer N/A
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Editing
1997 Elie Wiesel Goes Home Editing Editor N/A
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1995 Awakening Editing Editor N/A
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