David Dusa

David Dusa (born May 17, 1979 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian and Swedish film director.[1]

David Dusa
Born
David Dusa

(1979-05-17) May 17, 1979
NationalitySwedish
OccupationFilm director
Years active2006–present
Known forFlowers of Evil

Biography

Dusa grew up in Sweden, and after working in fish factories in northern Norway, he settled in France in 2001.

In 2004, he completed his studies at the French CLCF in Paris, and travelled for six months in Asia. He worked for the American documentary director Peter Friedman, and founded the 'Realise' production company with him. Between 2006 and 2009, Dusa directed six short-length movies, winning awards in Festivals all around the world, including the UIP Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, and the Onda Curta Award at the Vila Do Conde Festival. In 2008-2009, he assisted Andrew Kötting on directing Ivul, and then edited the movie, an official selection at the Locarno Film Festival.

In June 2009, following the riots that took place in Iran, Dusa wrote Flowers of Evil. The movie premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival (ACID selection) and won the '10 European Directors To Watch Award' delivered by Variety and European Film Promotion. Flowers of Evil was released in France on February 8, 2012.

Ever since, Dusa has been working on two fictional films currently in development: Cacheux Malor, and The Netocracy. He is also developing a TV-series, Paradise Institute, in collaboration with Mike Sens, and works as a playwright for Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus, on the creation of his next show, Radical Wrong. He has also co-written the screenplay to Galloping Mind with him, which is currently in production.

Filmography

Feature film

Short film

Awards and nominations

YearWorkCategoryAward !
2011Flowers of Evil10 European Directors to Watch[6]Variety Selection & European Film Promotion
Discovery Award for Best 1st Feature-FilmNamur International Film Festival
Junior Award for Best Feature-Film
Passeurs D’Images Kyrnea International AwardCine Junior Festival
Young Audience Award
Audience Award
High Schools and Junior High Schools Award
Mavericks Jury Award – Best 1st Feature FilmCalgary International Film festival
Best Actor In A Leading roleLa Normandie Et Le Monde Festival
Best ScreenplayBlue Whiskey Independent Film Festival
Best Editing
2007AminUIP Award[7]Rotterdam International Film Festival
Onda-Curta AwardVilla Do Conde Short-Length Film Festival
Best editing (Nominated)Deutscher Kamerapreis
Grand Jury PrizeMaremetraggio Film Festival
Crystal Simorgh PrizeFajr film festival
Grand Jury PrizeRio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Aprila Jury MentionMilano International Film Festival
Best Short Film - Live Action[8] 27th Fajr International Film Festival, "World Panorama" section

References

  1. "David Dusa - uniFrance Films". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. "Fleurs du Mal - L'acid - Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion". Lacid.org. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. "Flowers of Evil". IMDb.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  4. Simon, Alissa (November 7, 2010). "Variety Reviews - Flowers of Evil - Film Reviews - Reykjavik Film Festival - Review by Alissa Simon". Variety.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. "Fleurs du mal - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 - IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  6. Holdsworth, Nick (June 8, 2011). "sets 10 Euro Directors to Watch - Entertainment News, International News, Media". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  7. "juries award short films - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 - IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. January 29, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  8. برف، بیضایی و بگیچ سیمرغ‌های بلورین را به خانه بردند [Snow, Beyzai and Begić won the awards] (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. February 5, 2009.
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