Bálint Kenyeres
Directing
Filmmaker born in 1976 in Budapest. After studying philosophy, film history, and film theory, he graduated as a film director from the Budapest Film and Theatre Academy in 2006. Since then, he has been a member of the European Film Academy. His film Closing Time premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was selected for more than 30 other festivals. His short Before Dawn was in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, won a Jury Prize at Sundance, and received the European Film Academy Prix UIP for Best European Short in 2006. His third short, The History of Aviation, premiered at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes in 2009 and was selected for 50 film festivals. Bálint’s first feature Hier, a European co-production, premiered in Competition at the Locarno Film Festival in 2018.
Known for
Behind the camera6
- 2025The Spectacle Director, Writer
- 2018Yesterday Writer, Director
- 2009The History of Aviation Director
- 2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) Director
- 2007Before Dawn Director, Producer, Writer
- 1999Closing Time Director
Acting4
- 2015Son of Saul
- 2011The obvious secrets of aurA Hodor
- 2004Dealer as Péter atya