János Szász

Born in Budapest in 1958. Graduated from the University of Theatre and Film Art Budapest as a script-editor in 1982, and as a director in 1986. Also worked regularly for television and for theatre as a stage director.
Member of the European Film Academy, member of the Directors Guild of America.
Director of the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard, Cambridge, MA (2001-2003). Faculty member of the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard, Cambridge, MA.
Lecturer at the University of Theatre and Film Art, Budapest in film direction; also tutor at the acting masterclass.
Selected filmography:
2017
The Butcher, the Whore and the One-eyed Man / A hentes, a kurva és a félszemű – feature
2013
The Notebook / Le Grand Cahier / A nagy füzet – feature
- Academy Awards Shortlisted – US Distributor: Sony Pictures Classic
- Karlovy Vary IFF: Grand Prix – Crystal Globe, Europa Cinemas Label
- Chicago IFF: Jury Special Mention (Piroska Molnár)
- Les Arcs European Film Festival: Young Jury Prize
- Haiga Film Festival: Special Mention
- Hungarian Film Festival in Los Angeles: Best Film, Best Actress (Piroska Molnár), Best Actors (András Gyémánt and László Gyémánt)
2007
Opium – Diary of a Madwoman / Ópium – Egy elmebeteg nő naplója – feature
- Hungarian Film Week: Best Director, Best Cinematography (Tibor Máthé), Best Sound Prize, Foreign Critics’ Gene Moskowitz Prize
- Moscow IFF: Best Female Interpretation: Kirsti Stuboe
- Fantasporto: Best Feature Film's Manoel de Oliveira Award, Best Actress: Kirsti Stubo
2002
Eyes of the Holocaust (part of Broken Silence series) – documentary
Producer: James Mall, Executive producer: Steven Spielberg
1998
The Funeral / Temetés – short
- Kraków Film Festival: Special Prize of the Jury
- Antalya IFF: Golden Orange for Best Short
1997
The Witman Boys / Witman fiúk – feature
- Hungarian Film Week: Best Cinematography (Tibor Máthé), Foreign Critics’ Gene Moskowitz Prize
- Cannes Official Selection „Un Certain Regard”
- Hungarian Entry for the Academy Awards
- Moscow IFF: Best Director, FIPRESCI Prize
- Ghent Film Festival: Grand Prix, Brussels L’Age d’Or
- Chicago IFF: Silver Hugo
- Tromso Film Festival: Main Prize, Audience Prize
1994
Woyzeck– feature
- European Film Academy: Felix Prize - Best Young European Film
- Hungarian Entry for the Academy Awards
- Hungarian Film Week: Grand Prix, Best Cinematography (Tibor Máthé), Best Actor (Lajos Kovács), Foreign Critics’ Gene Moskowitz Prize
- Independent Producers’ Prize
- Chicago IFF: Golden Plaque
- Strassbourg Film Festival: Grand Prix
- Thessaloniki IFF: Best Director, Best Actor (Lajos Kovács)
- Bergamo: Silver Rose
- Sotchi: FIPRESCI Prize
- Valladolid IFF: Best Cinematography
- Camerimage Festival: Golden Frog to Tibor Máthé
1990
Don’t Disturb! – feature
- Moscow IFF: Certificate of Merit
- Bogotá IFF: Best Director
- Bratislava IFF: Best Foreign Film
Films
Hungarian ID | Cast |
Opium - Diary of a Madwoman | Screenplay |
Opium - Diary of a Madwoman | Director |
Don't Disturb! | Director |
Don't Disturb! | Screenplay |
Don't Disturb! | Writer |
Funeral | Screenplay |
Funeral | Director |
The Witman Boys | Director |
The Witman Boys | Screenplay |
Woyzeck | Director |
Woyzeck | Screenplay |
Le Grand Cahier | Director |
Le Grand Cahier | Screenplay |
The Butcher, The Whore And The One Eyed Man | Director |
The Butcher, The Whore And The One Eyed Man | Screenplay |
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