Dávid Géczy

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

Life Dávid Géczy 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.

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.

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

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) 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, 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.

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 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.

His first full-length feature Game Over Club, a black comedy movie was supposed to debut in Autumn 2019.

Filmography Year Title Country Genre/type Director Screenwriter Other 2023 Have a Nice Apocalypse Hungary Short film Yes 2022 Rodolfo - Vigyázat, csalok! Hungary Documentary film Yes 2022 Róbert Dolák-Saly - Sose félj! (Pszicho) (Don't Be Afraid) Hungary Music video Yes Yes cinematographer 2020 Ma is meghaltam százszor Hungary Documentary film Yes cinematographer 2020 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu Hungary Documentary film Yes 2019 Game Over Club Hungary Feature film Yes Yes 2019 Róbert Dolák-Saly - Nélkülem a világ (A nárcizmus dala) Hungary Music video Yes Yes 2018 Mano (Mano Botond Raduly) – The Sound of Freedom Hungary Music video Yes 2017 Mindig karácsony (Kiscsillag) Hungary Music video Yes cinematographer 2018 Hunting Partners (orig. Vadásztársak) Hungary Documentary film Yes 2017 Gyújts egy gyertyát a Földért (Bella Bagdi and the choir of Sing from the Bakáts Square Musical Primary School) Hungary Music video Yes 2017 Tenyeremből el (Kiscsillag) Hungary Music video Yes 2017 Take Me For A Ride (Adam Jona) Hungary Music video Yes 2016 Mi lett veled? (Heni Dér) Hungary Music video Yes 2015 Bújócska (Kiscsillag) Hungary Music video Yes 2015 Bucket List (Márton Vojnits) Hungary Music video Yes 2015 A csepeli kettős gyilkosság – hatalmat mindenáron Hungary Documentary film Yes 2015 Dr. Alban – Hurricane Sweden Music video Yes 2015 Kullai Tímea – Szíveddel suttogsz Hungary Music video Yes 2014 The Winner Hungary Short Yes Yes 2013 Tolvai Reny – Playdate Hungary Music video Yes 2013 Humánus Alapítványi Általános Iskola Hungary Short (beneficence) Yes 2012 Blood and High Heels Hungary Short Yes Yes 2011 Stenk – Hangover Disco Hungary Music video Yes 2010 Animal Cannibals – Szájkarate 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 2026 8000 méter – Amikor a hegy dönt Hungary Documentary TV-Series for Spektrum TV Yes Cinematographer 2024 Minek ment oda Hungary Documentary TV-Series for Spektrum TV Yes Cinematographer 2022 Abrakadabra Hungary „doku-reality” miniseries for AMC Networks International Central Europe and Spektrum TV Yes Cinematographer, coproducer 2022 Abrakadabra Czech Republic „doku-reality” miniseries for AMC Networks International Central Europe and Televize Spektrum Yes Cinematographer, coproducer 2021 Carpathian Rhapsody Hungary Concert film for Mezzo TV Creative producer 2020 Concerto Budapest & Kremerata Baltica France Concert film for Mezzo TV director of Photography 2018 True Musicians (orig. Született muzsikusok ) Hungary „doku-reality” miniseries Yes 2017 Szabó Zoltán, egy csodálatos elme Hungary educational series Yes 2017 A két gróf Andrássy Gyula Hungary educational series Yes 2016Kurtág 90 - Concerto Budapest Hungary television coverage (life concert) Yes 2014 Ég, föld, férfi, nő 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 Hungary documentary film reports cinematographer

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Awards and honors 2024 Have a Nice Apocalypse – Arany Blende – best concept (in the best posters category) 2023 Have a Nice Apocalypse – Vienna Independent Film Festival 2023 - Best Short Film 2023 Have a Nice Apocalypse – Stockholm City Film Festival June 2023 - Best Director Short Film 2022 Don't Be Afraid/Sose félj! – Košice International Film Festival 2022/2023 Autumn Edition - Best Music Video 2021 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu – 1st Monthly Film Festival - Best medium documentary length film, Gemini Edition June 2021 2021 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu - Hungarian Motion Picture Festival - Hungarian Motion Picture Award best documentary short 2021 Ma is meghaltam százszor Kaszkadőrök (I died today too a hundred times Stuntmen's) - Hungarian Motion Picture Festival - nominee of the best documentary feature by the Hungarian Motion Picture Award 2020 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu – EduFilm Fest December 2020 - best documentary 2019 Festival Academy Budapest image film – International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), London, Lovie Award bronze 2018 True Musicians – Indie Fest international film festival in California, Awards of Merit 2018 True Musicians – Los Angeles Film Awards September, Best TV Series 2018 Hunting Partners – IV. International Nature Film Festival Gödöllő - SZIE Special Prize 2017 Bartók World Competition & Festival – image spot – 62nd Red Dot Design Award "Red Dot" 2017 Bartók World Competition & Festival – image spot – 8th Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards: Silver Dolphin 2017 Bartók World Competition & Festival – image spot – 53rd Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo 2015 A csepeli kettős gyilkosság – 4th Proofreading Media Conference, Camera Award, portrait-document category shared third place 2015 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Lisztery; Music Here Lives" image film – 60th Red Dot Design Award "Red Dot" 2015 The Winner – Odense International Film Festival Best OFF15 selection 2015 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Lisztery; Music Here Lives" image film - 51. Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo 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 2005 "Szekszárdi Örökség" – Szekszárd II. Digi24 Short Film Festival: 2nd place 2003 "Falu Skizo" – Faludi Ferenc Academy: Best Short Film 2002 "Részegségek és tobzódások" – Faludi Ferenc Academy: Best Short Film