Dávid Géczy

Dávid Géczy (born 6 June 1981) is a Hungarian Chicago Silver Hugo prize, Cannes Silver Dolphin and Berlin Red Dot winner film director and screenwriter.

The native form of this personal name is Géczy Dávid. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dávid Géczy
Dávid Géczy (Foto: Bálint Császár, 2014)
Born (1981-06-06) 6 June 1981
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationFilm director
Years active2006−present

Life

Géczy Dávid was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. His interest in movies began when he was young. He worked in video stores, cinemas and for Film Magazines.[1]

He graduated from Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where he studied Aesthetics and Communication Studies (Film, TV specialization) in 2006.[1][2]

His father, Géczy Bálint is a film and TV producer, PR expert, Deputy Head of Directorate-General of the Hungarian Press and Communication. His grandfather Géczy József was a writer and poet. [3]

Career

After graduating from university, he directed TV shows, advertisements and commercials for the internet and around 60 television channels. In 2007 his first short movie, Hangár was shot. He was the co-director of the play Hamlet-illúziók (Hamlet-illusions)[4] which was a unique combination of theater and movie tools.

He has directed national and international videoclips and also an authentically reconstructed documentary: Csepeli kettős gyilkosság (Double murder in Csepel), based on a crime in 2009 (similar to the investigative documentaries produced by BBC Crime).

Since 2013 he has been involved in more image spots of Liszt Academy of Music. The first image clip of Academy, called Lisztérium - Ahol él a zene (Lisztery - where the music lives), was directed by Dávid in 2015. This clip was presented by Mezzo TV and BBC and won the following Awards in that year:

Silver Hugo Award in 51st Chicago International Film Festival, Red Dot Award in 60th Red Dot Design Award, 12. Golden Eye Cinematographer Festival's Award in Advertisement Category,[5][6] organised by Hungarian Society of Cinematographers.

This short movie has also contributed Liszt Academy of Music to receive Design Management Award of Hungarian Design Council.[7][8][9]

In 2012 his third short movie, Vér és tűsarok (Blood and High Heels) was part of the Short Film Corner Programme at the Cannes Film Festival.

He had got government financial support[10] for shooting A győztes (The winner) short movie in 2013. The movie was selected in Odense International Film Festival Programme in 2015 and also was selected in BestOFF15 selection of the Festival organiser Danish Film Institute, among the best 11 movies.[11] The film was one of the four Hungarian films that were selected into the Special Screening section as the focus of the 12th Akbank Short Film Festival (2016) in Turkey. Géczy Dávid were invited to take part in the roundtable-discussion called Experiences as well as Elma Tataragic (curator of Sarajevo Film Festival), Carter Pilcher (CEO and funder of ShortsTV International) and Gábor Hörcher (Hungarian director).[12]

His first full-length feature Game Over Club, a black comedy movie debuts in 2018.[13][14]

Filmography
Year Title Country Genre/type Director Screenwriter Other
2019[15] Game Over Club[13] Hungary Feature film Yes Yes
2018 Mano (Mano Botond Raduly) – The Sound of Freedom[16] Hungary Music video Yes
2017 Mindig karácsony (Kiscsillag)[17] Hungary Music video Yes cinematographer
2018 Hunting Partners (orig. Vadásztársak)[18] Hungary Documentary film Yes
2017 Gyújts egy gyertyát a Földért (Bella Bagdi and the choir of Sing from the Bakáts Square Musical Primary School)[19] Hungary Music video Yes
2017 Tenyeremből el (Kiscsillag)[20] Hungary Music video Yes
2017 Take Me For A Ride (Adam Jona)[21][22] Hungary Music video Yes
2016 Mi lett veled? (Heni Dér)[23][24] Hungary Music video Yes
2015 Bújócska (Kiscsillag)[25][26] Hungary Music video Yes
2015 Bucket List (Márton Vojnits)[27] Hungary Music video Yes
2015 A csepeli kettős gyilkosság – hatalmat mindenáron Hungary Documentary film Yes
2015 Dr. Alban – Hurricane[28] Sweden Music video Yes
2015 Kullai Tímea – Szíveddel suttogsz[29] Hungary Music video Yes
2014 The Winner Hungary Short Yes Yes
2013 Tolvai Reny – Playdate[30] Hungary Music video Yes
2013 Humánus Alapítványi Általános Iskola[31][32] Hungary Short (beneficence) Yes
2012 Blood and High Heels Hungary Short Yes Yes
2011 Stenk – Hangover Disco[33] Hungary Music video Yes
2010 Animal Cannibals – Szájkarate[34] Hungary Music video Yes
2010 Stricik Hungary Short Yes Yes
2007 Hangár Hungary Short Yes Yes
2006 Eastern Hungary Short western movie Yes
2006 Horog Hungary exam film Yes
2005 Családi Kötelék Hungary exam film Yes
2005 Szekszárdi Örökség Hungary Short Yes
2004 Őrültek Hungary Feature demo Yes
2003 Falu Skizó Hungary Short Yes
2002 Részegségek és tobzódások Hungary Short Yes

Television
Year Title Country Genre/type Director Other
2020 Concerto Budapest & Kremerata Baltica France[35] Concert film for Mezzo TV director of Photography[36]
2018 True Musicians (orig. Született muzsikusok[37]) Hungary „doku-reality” miniseries Yes
2017 Szabó Zoltán, egy csodálatos elme[38] Hungary educational series Yes
2017 A két gróf Andrássy Gyula[39] Hungary educational series Yes
2016 Kurtág 90 - Concerto Budapest[40][41] Hungary television coverage (life concert) Yes
2014 Ég, föld, férfi, nő[42] Hungary educational series Yes
2013 Életművész Hungary reality show Yes
2010 Lakkoz, Keres Hungary TV film adaptation of Szilárd Podmaniczky novel Szép magyar szó-kép-tár Yes Screenwriter
? „Ezek megőrültek” Hungary TV2 reality show Assistant director
2008-2009 „...hol élsz Te” Hungary series program (m2) Yes
2006–2008 „Vigyázz, kész, rajt!” Hungary portrait series show Yes
2007 Akik a lángot őrzik[43] Hungary documentary film reports cinematographer

Advertising Films
Year Title / customer
2018 Reptéri történetek (Airport stories) miniseries (Budapest Airport)[44]
2016 Bartók World Competition & Festival image spot (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music)[45]
2016 Pázmány, a Te egyetemed! image film (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)[46][47]
2015 "Lisztery; Music Here Lives" image film (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music)[48]
2013 ’Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music’ October 22 st 2013 opening ceremony short films[49]
2013 ’Garage Store Árkád Szeged’[50]
2012 ’EuroGames’[51]
2012 ’Cora’
2012 ’Online Resorts’
2011 ’Egis, Jovital Vitamin C’ with Kati Wolf
2011 ’Online Resorts’ viral advertising
2011 ’Btel’ viral advertising[52]
2011 ’Shaolin Kung-Fu’ (Kung Fu Academy)
2011 ’Vodafone Sztárvadász!’
2010 ’Ötkert club’ viral advertising
2010 ’T-Home’ viral advertising
2010 ’Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Jovital Vitamin C’
2009 ’Budapest Fantom’ (Metropolitan Public Domain Maintenance Private Company Limited by Shares[53]) ReVISION advertising agency
2009 ’Provident’ Lowe GGK, campaign film
2009-? ’Másképp, mint mások’ AXA web series (cinematographer)
2008 ’Bringázz inkább Te is!’ (Bike prefer you too!) viral advertising ReVISION advertising agency[54]
2008 ’Easy Hotel’ viral advertising ReVISION advertising agency
2008 ’Memolife’ ReVISION advertising agency

Awards and honors
  • 2018 True Musicians - Los Angeles Film Awards September, Best TV Series[55][56]
  • 2018 True Musicians - Indie Fest Awards of Merit[55][57]
  • 2018 Hunting Partners - IV. International Nature Film Festival Gödöllő - SZIE Special Prize[58]
  • 2017 Bartók World Competition & Festival - image spot - 62nd Red Dot Design Award „Red Dot”[59]
  • 2017 Bartók World Competition & Festival - image spot - 8th Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards: Silver Dolphin[60]
  • 2017 Bartók World Competition & Festival - image spot - 53rd Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo[45][61]
  • 2015 A csepeli kettős gyilkosság - 4th Proofreading Media Conference, Camera Award, portrait-document category shared third place[62]
  • 2015 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Lisztery; Music Here Lives" image film - 60th Red Dot Design Award „Red Dot”[63][64]
  • 2015 The Winner - Odense International Film Festival Best OFF15 selection[11]
  • 2015 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Lisztery; Music Here Lives" image film - 51. Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo[65]
  • 2008 Hangár - 15. National Student Film Festival: Special Prize
  • 2008 Hangár - Tallinn The 6th International Festival of Non-professional Film Makers: Special Prize
  • 2007 Hangár - Pécs "Szemlétek" Audi Vision's Film and Arts Meeting: audience Award[66]
  • 2005 „Szekszárdi Örökség” - Szekszárd II. DIGI 24 Short Film Festival: 2nd place[67]
  • 2003 „Falu Skizo” - Faludi Ferenc Academy: Best Short Film
  • 2002 „Részegségek és tobzódások” - Faludi Ferenc Academy: Best Short Film

References
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  • "CV". Géczy Dávid honlapja. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013.
  • Berlinale 2015 Hungarian Film Magazine (pp. 70) The first issue of the Hungarian Film Magazine, published by the Hungarian National Film Fund - February 2015
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  16. "Fostul concurent Vocea Romaniei, Mano Botond Raduly, a lansat piesa The Sound of Freedom!" (in Romanian). vocearomaniei.protv.ro. 9 May 2018.
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  18. Vadásztársak trailer on YouTube Attila Lecza YouTube-channel - 5 January 2018
  19. Bagdi Bella és az Oscar-díjas Mindenki kórusa: Gyújts egy gyertyát a Földért on YouTube Bagdi Bella YouTube-channel - 19 April 2017
  20. Kiscsillag - Tenyeremből el on YouTube a KiscsillagMusic YouTube-channel - 12 April 2017
  21. ADAM JONA -Take Me For A Ride on YouTube Adam Jona YouTube-channel - 25 January 2017
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  23. "Dér Heni - Mi lett veled?". Heni Dér Official YouTube channel. 2016-03-03.
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  31. Problémás kölykök voltak a legszexisebb magyar pasik, kiskegyed.hu - 2013. május 31.
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