Judit Elek

Judit Elek

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).

The Eighth Day of the Week - PulpMovies
Awakening - PulpMovies
Elie Wiesel Goes Home - PulpMovies
Maria's Day - PulpMovies
The Lady from Constantinople - PulpMovies
The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins - PulpMovies
How Long Does a Man Live? - PulpMovies
Maybe Tomorrow - PulpMovies
Memories of a River - PulpMovies
Tamás Cseh: The First Photo - PulpMovies
Encounter - PulpMovies
Retrace - PulpMovies
After All the Dead Sing Again... - PulpMovies
A Commonplace Story - PulpMovies
Inhabitants of Castles in Hungary in 1966 - PulpMovies
A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch - PulpMovies
On the Field of God in 1972-73 - PulpMovies
We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light - PulpMovies
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