Zoltan Gergely

Mr

Budapest, Hungary
I am fascinated by unique stories, strong characters and stunning visuals. I always looking for collaborators: clients, partners, friends and dreamers. I am devoted to the creative process and motivated by the passion to generate work that is artitstic, meaningful and authentic.

My TV Commercial directing work concentrates on children, beauty and comedy spots. On the other hand my feature works consists of thrillers, action and absurd with a good sense of humour, too. I won numerous awards as a director and writer both for feature films and commercials in Hungary and all over the world.

My career started as a copywriter at multinational advertising agencies. Later on I learnt scriptwriting and started directing, and editing my own projects. I working as a promo producer now. So I have experiences in film, televison and commercials from preproduction to the finishing.

Work Experience

Freelance

Director

July 2004 - Present Hungary

Budapest Adschool

Founder, Owner, Creative Director

September 2007 - Present Budapest, Hungary

TBWA/BUDAPEST

Senior Copywriter

October 1999 - May 2003 Budapest, Hungary

Young & Rubicam Budapest

Senior Copywriter

June 2003 - May 2004 Budapest, Hungary

Sony Pictures

Senior Promo Producer and Director

Senior Promo Producer and Director on Hannibal TV Series' Launch Campaign
December 2012 - May 2013 Budapest, Hungary

AMC CENTRAL EUROPE INTERNATIONAL

Senior Promo Producer

Writing, Editing, Directing promos for Infotainment Channels of AMC International Central Europe and supervising promo producers.
June 2014 - Budapest, Hungary

Education

Hungarian Filmacademy

MA for Screenwriting

September 2001 - June 2006 Budapest, Hungary

Languages

English (Fluent),
French (Conversational),
Hungarian (Native),
Chinese (Beginner),

Awards

Brno16

PETR HVIZD Special Prize – Most promising director

2007

Cinerail Fest

Combino - Best Commercial

2007

Busho - Budapest Short Film Festival

Superwash - Gold Busho - Main Prize

2006

UPC-AXN Filmfestival

Superwash - Best Short film

2007

Hungarian Filmacademy

Superwash - Spiro Prize - Best Student Filme

2006

Hungarian Filmweek

Superwash in Competition

2006

Atlanta International Filmfestival

Superwash in Competition

2007

Karlovy Vary

Superwash - shortlist in competition

2006

Hungarian Filmweek

Bitch - competition

2005

Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro , After Effects, Authentic, Avid, Beauty Shots, Children, Color Correction, Comedy, Commercials, DaVinci, Directing, Editing, Feature Films, Film Production, Film Service, Final Cut Pro, Image Campaign, Improvization, Post Production, Production Design, Promos, Storytelling,