DIRECTOR
Mihály Györik
He was born in Basel, Switzerland on 1971 and lives in Ticino (CH) from 1972. Nationality: Swiss and Hungarian.Studies:
1991-1997
Directing for Cinema and Television at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest.
1999-2001
Screenwriting Master Course at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Filmography:
1997
”Cross-roads”, 42 min., 35mm (written, produced and directed).
1995
”Murder-They Said!”, 19min., 35mm (written, produced, directed).
This short was selected at the ”Academy Awards” in Los Angeles, in the “Student Film Awards” section. It won the “Best Swiss Short Award” and the “Cinematography Award” at the International Film Festival in Locarno. The “Stanley Johnson Award” at the “Days of Swiss Cinema” in Solothurn, as well as the “Quality Award” from the Federal Office of Culture in Bern, Switzerland. “Best Short” and “Best Cinematography” awards at the “Days of Hungarian Cinema” in Budapest, Hungary.
1994
”The Amazing Alexander”, 23min., 16mm.
1993
”The Railway Station”, 5 min., 16mm. ”Sounds from a Merman”, 5 min., 16mm.
”Sounds from a Merman”, 5 min., 16mm.
Documentaries and TV Movies:
2006
“Üllöi street 22”, documentary, 50 min, Dig. Beta.
2005
“Kids of class 4 C”, documentary, 50min, Dig.Beta.
2004
“Photo Suisse”, portrait of swiss photographer Stefania Beretta, 12 min., DVcam.
“Min Jun Kim, portrait of a Korean painter”, 12 min., DVcam.
2003
”3 love stories”, documentary, 90 min, DVcam.
2002
”Stories of voluntary friendship”, documentary in 4 episodes, 230 min., DVcam.
”Onoma”, 10 documentaries for Swiss Expo 02, 50 min., DVcam.
2001
”Sierra Valley, traces of Leventina in northern California”, documentary, 50 min., Beta Sp. 1999
”Fleur Jaeggy - la paura del cielo”, documentary, 30 min., Beta SP. “Monte Verità (The hill of truth), 30 min., Beta SP. 1998
”Non c'è più Paradiso”, TV movie produced by TSI “Televisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana” and “Production Crettin & Thièbault”, 50 min, Dig. Beta.
Script:
2004
”The Valley”, long feature written withGianpiero Rigosi and Eraldo Baldini, for Riforma Film Lugano, Switzerland. Thriller/fantasy.
2003
”Knulp”, long feature, drama.
2001
”The brothers Molotov”, long feature, comedy.
2000
”4 steps on the moon”, long feature, drama.