David Geczy

Background

Géczy Dávid was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. His father, Géczy Bálint is a filmand tv producer, Puerto Rico expert, Deputy Head of Directorate-General of the Hungarian Press and Communication.

Education

He graduated in Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Aesthetics and Communication Studies (Film, television specialization) in 2006.

Career

He started to be interested in movies when he was young, worked in video stores, cinemas and for Film Magazines. Often he is coordinating post-screening discussion. His hobby is traveling.

After university he directed tv shows, advertisements and commercials for internet and around 60 television channels.

In 2007 his first short movie, titled „Hangár” („Hangar”) was shooted. He was the co-director of „Hamlet-illúziók” („Hamlet-illusions”) play which was a uniqe combination of theater and movie tools.

He has directed national and international videoclips and also an authentically reconstructed documentary: „Csepeli kettős gyilkosság” („Double murder in Csepel”), based on a crime in 2009 (similar to the investigative documentaries produced by British Broadcasting Corporation Crime). Since 2013 he has been involved in more image spots of Liszt Academy of Music.

The first image clip of Academy, called „Lisztérium - Ahol él a zene” („Lisztery - where the music lives”), was directed by Dávid in 2015.

Golden Eye Cinematographer Festival’s Award in Advertisement Category, organised by Hungarian Society of Cinematographers. In 2012 his third short movie, „Vér és tűsarok” („Blood and High Heels”) attended in Short Film Corner Programme of Cannes Film Festival. The movie was selected in Odense International Film Festival Programme in 2015 and also was selected in BestOFF15 selection of the Festival organiser Danish Film Institute, among the best 11 movies.

The film was one of the four Hungarian films that were selected into the „Special Screening” section as the focus of the 12th Akbank Short Film Festival (2016) in Turkey.

Géczy Dávid were invited to take part in the roundtable-discussion called „Experiences” as well as Elma Tataragic (curator of Sarajevo Film Festival), Carter Pilcher (Chief Executive Officer and funder of ShortsTV International) and Gábor Hörcher (Hungarian director). 2015 A csepeli kettős gyilkosság - 4.

Achievements

• 2015 A csepeli kettős gyilkosság - 4. Proofreading Media Conference, Camera Award, portrait-document category shared third place 2015 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Lisztery. Music Here Lives" image film - 60. Red Dot Design Award „Red Dot” 2015 The Winner - Odense International Film Festival Best OFF15 selection 2015 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Lisztery. Music Here Lives" image film - 51. Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo 2008 Hangár - 15. National Student Film Festival: Special Prize 2008 Hangár - Tallinn The 6th International Festival of Non-professional Film Makers: Special Prize 2007 Hangár - Pécs "Szemlétek" Audi Vision"s Film and Arts Meeting: audience Award 2005 „Szekszárdi Örökség” - Szekszárd World War II DIGI 24 Short Film Festival: 2nd place 2003 „Falu Skizo” - Faludi Ferenc Academy: Best Short Film 2002 „Részegségek és tobzódások” - Faludi Ferenc Academy: Best Short Film.