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Judit Elek

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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 1281111

IMDb ID: nm0253222

Known for: Directing

Born: November 10, 1937

Died: October 1, 2025

Age: 87

Place of birth: Budapest, Hungary

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2018

Years active: 56

Wikidata: Q453527

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Biography

Judit Elek (10 November 1937 - 1 October 2025) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She graduated in 1961 from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (now the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest), and joined Mafilm as an assistant director. She is one of the founders of the Béla Balász Studio for young filmmakers. Between 1962 and 2011, she made multiple short films, documentaries and features. The renowned film Mária-nap (1984) screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She was also one of the participants in the IFFR jubilee project 25 Encounters. Elek’s films are the subject of a focus programme at IFFR 2023, featuring titles such as Találkozás (1963), Kastélyok lakói (1966) and Istenmezején, 1972-73-ban (1974).

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