Ildikó Enyedi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ildikó Enyedi
Enyedi in 2017
Born	(1955-11-15) 15 November 1955 (age 69) Budapest, Hungary
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1989–present
Parent(s)	György Enyedi

Ildikó Enyedi (born November 15, 1955) is a famous film director and screenwriter from Hungary. She is well-known for directing the movie On Body and Soul. This film won the top award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Early Life and Education

Ildikó Enyedi was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1955. Her father, György Enyedi, was a geographer and economist. He helped a lot with how different regions developed over time.

Ildikó first earned a degree in economics. Later, in 1980, she started studying film at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. She also studied film in Montpellier, France. When she was starting out, Enyedi created special kinds of art called conceptual art. She was also part of creative groups like Balázs Béla Studio and the Indigo group.

Ildikó Enyedi's Film Career

Ildikó Enyedi in 2017, holding her Golden Bear award for the film On Body and Soul.

Ildikó Enyedi won an important award called the Golden Camera for her film My 20th Century at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. This was a big achievement early in her career.

In the same year, she started teaching at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. This school is now known as the University of Theatre and Film Arts. She also helped judge films at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1992.

Directing and Jury Roles

Her 1994 film Magic Hunter was shown in the main competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival. This is another major film festival. In 2007, she was a judge at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. She earned her special doctorate degree from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in 2011.

In 2012, Ildikó Enyedi worked with HBO Europe. She directed a Hungarian TV show called Terápia. This show was based on an Israeli show called BeTipul. It was about a therapist who helps people all week and then gets help himself. Enyedi said this project felt "healing" because she had many other projects that took a long time to get started. She directed 39 episodes of Terápia over three seasons, from 2012 to 2017.

Award-Winning Films

Enyedi's 2017 film On Body and Soul was first shown at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. It won the top prize there, the Golden Bear. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, representing Hungary.

In 2018, she announced her next film project. It was an adaptation of a book called The Story of My Wife by Milán Füst. The story is about a man who makes a bet with his friend to marry the next woman who walks into the café where they are eating.

Ildikó Enyedi used to be the president of the Hungarian Directors' Guild. This means she led the group for film directors in Hungary. In April 2023, she was chosen to be the president of the Short Film and La Cinef jury at the 76th Festival de Cannes. In 2024, she was also a jury member for the 'International competition' section at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival.

Personal Life

Ildikó Enyedi is married to an author named Wilhelm Droste. They have two children. She lives in both Budapest, Hungary, and Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany. In 2002, she received a special award called the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.

Filmography

Short film

• The Spectator (1981)
• Rózsalovag (1984)
• New Books (1985)
• Mole (1985)
• Invasion (1986)
• Goblins (1988)

Feature film

• My 20th Century (1989)
• Magic Hunter (1994)
• A Gyar (1995)
• Tamas and Juli (1997)
• Simon, the Magician (1999)
• Európából Európába (2004)
• Első Szerelem (2008)
• On Body and Soul (2017)
• The Story of My Wife (2021)

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Ildikó Enyedi para niños