György Pálfi
Hungarian filmmaker (born 1974)
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György Pálfi (born 11 April 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian filmmaker. His film Taxidermia was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
György Pálfi | |
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György Pálfi in Karlovy Vary (2009) | |
| Born | 11 April 1974 |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Pálfi's films have received numerous awards and nominations. At the 2002 European Film Awards, he won the European Discovery/Fassbinder Award for his début film Hukkle.[2] At Les Arcs Film Festival in 2014, Pálfi won the first annual ARTE International Prize for the best project in development, The Voice, about a son searching for his father, a scientist who went missing 30 years ago.[3][4]
Two of Pálfi's films have been Hungary's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: Hukkle and Taxidermia.[5][6]
He was a TorinoFilmLab Script&Pitch participant with his project The Voice.[7]
Perpetuity, his latest movie was in the official selection of PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in 2021.[8]
The world premiere of Pálfi's film Hen was held at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2025 as part of the Platform Prize program.[9][10]
Filmography
Feature films
- Hukkle - 2002
- Taxidermia - 2006
- I Am Not Your Friend (Nem vagyok a barátod) - 2009
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim) - 2012
- Free Fall (Szabadesés) - 2014
- His Master's Voice (Az Úr hangja) - 2018
- Perpetuity (Mindörökké) - 2021
- Hen (Kota) - 2025
Short films
- A hal (1997)
- Jött egy busz... (2003) segment "Táltosember"
- Nem leszek a barátod (documentary short, 2009)
- Magyarország 2011 / Hungary 2011 (2011) segment
Television series
- Valaki kopog (television series, 2000) 1 episode
- Született lúzer (television series, 2008) 2 episodes
Awards
Personal life
Pálfi's wife is the screenwriter Zsófia Ruttkay, with whom he regularly collaborates on his films.[11]
