Acclaimed Hungarian Director Ildikó Enyedi to Judge at the Tokyo International Film Festival
The celebrated Hungarian filmmaker, Ildikó Enyedi, who is known for her thought-provoking and visually captivating films, has been invited to serve as a jury member at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival. The event will take place from October 28th to November 6th.
Ildikó Enyedi via Wikidata
Enyedi is perhaps most well-known for her 2017 film On Body and Soul about a neurodivergent woman who finds connection and love through having a common dream with a man she works with at an abattoir. The film won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival in the same year and received an Academy Award nomination for best foreign language film.
On Body and Soul, 2017. Picture via Wikipedia.
Her subsequent film of 2021 The Story of My Wife was based on a novel by Milán Füst and tells the story of a sea captain with an indifferent attitude to marriage who nevertheless becomes obsessed with his wife.
Born in 1955, Enyedi studied at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest after having obtained a B.A. in economics. She won the Golden Camera award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival for her film My 20th Century and received her doctorate from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest in 2011.
Production is set to soon commence on Enyedi’s latest film, Silent Friend, which will see her again working with Léa Seydoux (the actress starred in The Story of My Wife). A German-French-Hungarian co-production, the film will touch on three different stories that occur in different time periods of the twentieth century, yet all linked by an ancient ginkgo biloba tree.
Set in the historic town of Marburg, the film will look at themes of perception and communication between humans and nature. From initial reports, it promises to blend Enyedi’s signature style of exploring the philosophical through a distinctive visual language.
At this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, Enyedi will join a distinguished panel led by legendary Hong Kong actor Tony Leung. Other judges include Japanese actress Hashimoto Ai, French actress Chiara Mastroianni, and Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To.
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