Ibolya Fekete

Ibolya Fekete (; born 23 January 1951 in Pásztó) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.

Biography After completing her studies of Hungarian and Russian literature and linguistics at the Lajos Kossuth University in Debrecen (now part of the University of Debrecen) in 1976, Ibolya Fekete first worked as a screenwriter, amongst others for György Szomjas, before she also started to work as a dramaturge for Hunnia Filmstudio, one of the four Hungarian film studios joined under the common brand of Mafilm in 1990, she made her debut as director with documentary Berlin and Back. She is also teaching film direction at Budapest Metropolitan University in Budapest.

Filmography

Awards Bolse Vita (1996) Main Prize at the Angers European First Film Festival, France, 1997 Chico (2001) Ecumenical Award and Best Director Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2001 Special Jury Award during WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, USA, 2007