Assistant professor
András Salamon was a child actor from the age of 6. Later he studied photography and worked at the Hungarian Television and in the Hungarian Film Factory as an assistant cameraman and 1st assistant director. He graduated in 1982 from the Cameraman Department of the University of Theater and Film Arts. He also completed the master’s degree programme in Film Studies at ELTE. Later he received his DLA degree from the University of Theatre and Film Arts, qualified as „summa cum laude”. Up to present he has been working as a writer, director, cameraman in fiction, documentaries and television series. He is assistant professor at the Film Studies Department of the Institute for Art Theory and Media Studies, ELTE BTK. He is also a lecturer at the University of Theatre and Film Arts and at the Metropolitan University where he works as the head of the ‘Motion Picture Artist’ MA programme. He has published short stories in different anthologies. His first book was awarded the Sándor Bródy prize for the best book at 1997. He was awarded the Béla Balázs prize in 2001. He is the founder of the First Roma Film School, and he has also established GTC (Go To Casting), the first Screen Actors School in Hungary. He is founding member of Lumiere Film School, which was established in 2017. In 2019 he received his habilitation degree at the University of Theatre and Film Arts.
Areas of Teaching/ Courses Taught
- Film Directing
- Working with Screen Actors
- Cinematography
- The Break Down of Scenes
- Overview of Hungarian Film Production and Film Financing Systems from the 1960s till Today
Areas of Supervision
- Consultation in Filmmaking
Selected Works as Director
FICTION FILMS
1991 ZSÖTEM – J’taime (Writer, director) László B. Nagy award of the Critics for Best First Film
1997 KÖZEL A SZERELEMHEZ – Close to Love (Writer, director) Pescara: Best Film, Cottbus: FIPRESCI award, Angers: Best Female Lead, Montreal: Nominated for Main Prize, Hungarian Film Week: Best Script, award of the Critics for Most Promising Young Actor, Kamera Hungária: Best Cinematographer
2004 GETNO (Writer, director) Budapest: Best Editing
DOCUMENTARIES
He has made nearly 30 documentaries since 1990, including:
1995 ELVESZETT CSALÁD – Lost Family (with Ágnes Incze)
1996 HUTTYÁN: Director’s Award at the Hungarian Film Week
1997 VÁROSLAKÓK – City Dwellers: Director’s and Cinematographer’s award at the Hungarian Film Week
1998 KOLDUSGYEREKEK – Beggar Kids
2000 JONUC ÉS A KOLDUSMAFFIA –: Jonuc and the Beggar Mafia: Category Award at the Dubrovnik Film festival, 2nd prize at Vicenza, First Prize at the International Documentary Festival
2006 A VÁROS RITMUSA – Rythm of the City: 20 international festivals, including: Hungarian Film Week: Best Cinematographer’s Award, Neubrandenburg: Best European Documentary Award, Hungarian Society of Cinematographers: Golden Eye Award for the best cinematographer (Andras Salamon-Zsolt Tóth)
RADIO PLAYS
2000 ZSÖTEM – J’taime (writer, director)
2002 A KUTYÁK NEM FELEJTENEK –Dogs Don’t Forget (writer, director)
2007 AZ UTOLSÓ PERC – The Last Minute (writer, director)
2008 ADÉL – Adel (writer, director)
2010 JONUC – writer, director)
2012 IDŐFUTÁR – Time Runner – (director)
TELEVISION SERIES
2004 VIGYÁZAT, JÖVÜNK! – Watch out, we’re coming! (Hungarian Television)
2005 DESSZERT – Dessert (RTL channel)
2005 VILÁGFALU – World Village (RTL channel)
SHORT FILMS
2001 AZ ÉLET – Life
2002 SZEPTEMBER – September
2007 MESÉLD EL – Tell Your Children: 35 international festivals, including: Amiens International Festival: Main Prize, Audience’s Award, Catholic Media World Organization’s Award, Amiens city’s prisoners prize, Triest: Audience’s Award
2009 VISZLÁT, ADÉL! – Good bye, Adel!
2010 NIGHTFALL
2011 TÍZ ÉV MÚLVA – Ten Years from now (writer, director)
Contact Details
Institute for Art Theory and Media Studies
Depertment of Film Studies
Eötvös Loránd University
Mail: Múzeum krt. 6-8., 1088 Budapest, Hungary
E-mail: salamonandras_at_gmail com
Phone: +36 1 411-6500 Extension: 2834