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Judit Elek

Judit Elek

Director, Writer, Producer

Born November 10, 1937 in Budapest, Hungary

Died October 1, 2025

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Biography

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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7 wins and 2 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

Negatív magyar filmtörténet Poster

Negatív magyar filmtörténet Documentary2010Self

Az a nap a mienk Feature Film2002

Cinéastes de notre temps Poster

Cinéastes de notre temps TV Series1964Self

Director

20

Type

Year

After All the Dead Sing Again... Feature Film2023

We Will Meet in 1972 - In Dark and in Light Poster

We Will Meet in 1972 - In Dark and in Light Feature Film2023

Retrace Feature Film2011

A hét nyolcadik napja Poster

A hét nyolcadik napja Feature Film2006

A Free Man: The Life of Erno Fisch Poster

A Free Man: The Life of Erno Fisch Feature Film1998

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Poster

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Documentary1996

Awakening Poster

Awakening Feature Film1995

A legnagyobb TV Movie1992

Memories of a River Poster

Memories of a River Feature Film1989

Maria's Day Poster

Maria's Day Feature Film1984

Maybe Tomorrow Poster

Maybe Tomorrow Feature Film1980

Vizsgálat Martinovics Ignác szászvári apát és társainak ügyében Poster

Vizsgálat Martinovics Ignác szászvári apát és társainak ügyében TV Movie1980

A Commonplace Story Poster

A Commonplace Story Documentary1976

Istenmezején 1972-73-ban Poster

Istenmezején 1972-73-ban Documentary1974

Sziget a szárazföldön Poster

Sziget a szárazföldön Feature Film1969

How Long Does a Man Live? Poster

How Long Does a Man Live? Documentary1968

Kastélyok lakói Poster

Kastélyok lakói Short Film1967

Supermarket Feature Film1963

Találkozás Poster

Találkozás Short Film1963

Találkozás-Apróhirdetés Feature Film1963

Writer

11

Type

Year

Retrace Feature Film2011

A hét nyolcadik napja Poster

A hét nyolcadik napja Feature Film2006

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Poster

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Documentary1996

Awakening Poster

Awakening Feature Film1995

Memories of a River Poster

Memories of a River Feature Film1989

A Commonplace Story Poster

A Commonplace Story Documentary1976

Nobody's Daughter Poster

Nobody's Daughter Feature Film1976

Istenmezején 1972-73-ban Poster

Istenmezején 1972-73-ban Documentary1974

Sziget a szárazföldön Poster

Sziget a szárazföldön Feature Film1969

Kastélyok lakói Poster

Kastélyok lakói Short Film1967

Találkozás Poster

Találkozás Short Film1963

Producer

4

Type

Year

After All the Dead Sing Again... Feature Film2023

Retrace Feature Film2011

A hét nyolcadik napja Poster

A hét nyolcadik napja Feature Film2006

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Poster

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Documentary1996

Editor

3

Type

Year

A Free Man: The Life of Erno Fisch Poster

A Free Man: The Life of Erno Fisch Feature Film1998

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Poster

Elie Wiesel Goes Home Documentary1996

Awakening Poster

Awakening Feature Film1995

Other Crew

2

Miracle in Cracow Poster

Miracle in Cracow Feature Film2004

My Way Home Poster

My Way Home Feature Film1965

Script and Continuity Department

2

Az életbe táncoltatott leány Poster

Az életbe táncoltatott leány Feature Film1964

Asszony a telepen Poster

Asszony a telepen Feature Film1963

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