
Birthday: November 10, 1937
Death: October 01, 2025
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).

January 01, 1963

September 04, 1969

March 04, 1976

January 25, 1980

March 26, 1984

April 11, 1967

January 01, 1996

January 01, 2018

January 01, 1974

January 12, 1966

February 17, 2011

January 01, 1970

February 12, 1997

October 05, 1995

February 08, 1990

May 02, 1974

December 02, 1976

December 03, 2006

May 05, 1980

January 01, 2010