David Dusa

David Dusa
Born David Dusa
(1979-05-17) May 17, 1979
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Film director
Years active 2006–present
Known for Flowers of Evil

Davis Dusa (born May 17, 1979 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian and Swedish film director.[1]

Biography

Dusa grew up in Sweden, and after working in fish factories in northern Norway, he settled in France in 2001.

In 2004, he completed his studies at the French CLCF in Paris, and travelled for six months in Asia. He worked for the American documentary director Peter Friedman, and founded the 'Realise' production company with him. Between 2006 and 2009, Dusa directed six short-length movies, winning awards in Festivals all around the world, including the UIP Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, and the Onda Curta Award at the Vila Do Conde Festival. In 2008-2009, he assisted Andrew Kötting on directing Ivul, and then edited the movie, an official selection at the Locarno Film Festival.

In June 2009, following the riots that took place in Iran, Dusa wrote Flowers of Evil. The movie premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival (ACID selection) and won the '10 European Directors To Watch Award' delivered by Variety and European Film Promotion. Flowers of Evil was released in France on February 8, 2012.

Ever since, Dusa has been working on two fictional films currently in development: Cacheux Malor, and The Netocracy. He is also developing a TV-series, Paradise Institute, in collaboration with Mike Sens, and works as a playwright for Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus, on the creation of his next show, Radical Wrong. He has also co-written the screenplay to Galloping Mind with him, which is currently in production.

Filmography

Feature film

Short film

Awards and nominations

Year Work Category Award !
2011 Flowers of Evil 10 European Directors to Watch[6] Variety Selection & European Film Promotion
Discovery Award for Best 1st Feature-Film Namur International Film Festival
Junior Award for Best Feature-Film
Passeurs D’Images Kyrnea International Award Cine Junior Festival
Young Audience Award
Audience Award
High Schools and Junior High Schools Award
Mavericks Jury Award – Best 1st Feature Film Calgary International Film festival
Best Actor In A Leading role La Normandie Et Le Monde Festival
Best Screenplay Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival
Best Editing
2007 Amin UIP Award[7] Rotterdam International Film Festival
Onda-Curta Award Villa Do Conde Short-Length Film Festival
Best editing (Nominated) Deutscher Kamerapreis
Grand Jury Prize Maremetraggio Film Festival
Crystal Simorgh Prize Fajr film festival
Grand Jury Prize Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Aprila Jury Mention Milano International Film Festival

References

  1. "David Dusa - uniFrance Films". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  2. "Fleurs du Mal - L'acid - Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion". Lacid.org. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  3. "Flowers of Evil". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  4. Simon, Alissa (2010-11-07). "Variety Reviews - Flowers of Evil - Film Reviews - Reykjavik Film Festival - Review by Alissa Simon". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  5. "Fleurs du mal - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 - IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  6. Holdsworth, Nick (2011-06-08). "sets 10 Euro Directors to Watch - Entertainment News, International News, Media". Variety. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  7. "juries award short films - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 - IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2012-09-27.

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