David Dusa

David Dusa
Born (1979-05-17) May 17, 1979 (age 47)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationFilm director
Years active2006–present
Known forFlowers of Evil
AwardsVariety's 10 European Directors to Watch (2012)

David Dusa (born May 17, 1979, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian and Swedish film director.

Biography

David Dusa is a Hungarian born film maker. He grew up in Sweden, having studied film and French at Gothenburg University, he settled in France in 2001.

In 2004, he completed his studies at the French film school CLCF and started working as an assistant for American documentary director Peter Friedman. Between 2006 and 2009, Dusa directed six short-films which won awards at International Film Festivals around the world, including the UIP Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, and the Onda Curta Award at the Curtas Vila Do Conde. In 2008–2009, he assisted Andrew Kötting on directing Ivul, and then edited the movie, an official selection at the Locarno Film Festival.

In June 2009, following the Iranian Green Movement, Dusa wrote Flowers of Evil. The movie premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival (ACID selection) and won the '10 European Directors To Watch Award' delivered by Variety and European Film Promotion. Flowers of Evil was released in France on February 8, 2012.

In 2012, David worked as a dramaturge for Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus, on the show, Radical Wrong. Together with Wim, he also co-wrote the screenplay for Galloping Mind. Between 2012 and 2018, David was based in Beijing, where he wrote original scripts and adaptations of western films and books for the Chinese market and worked extensively with actor Feng Xiao Yue.

In 2016, David David co-wrote and edited Pieter-Jan de Pue's The Land of the Enlightened which won the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Since 2018 David, has adapted Dov Alfon's book, Long Night in Paris into the TV series Menace imminente [fr], together with Leora Kamenetzky and co-written an original series for Yellow Bird. David is also developing an action feature film for Vendôme Films & Baxtory together with Edgar Marie.

David is the co-founder of Dark Riviera, a Stockholm-based intellectual property generator for television, graphic novels and video games, along with producer Emilie Blezat, graphic novelist Sylvain Runberg and video game producer Robert Bäckström.

Filmography

Director

Writer

  • 2011 : Flowers of Evil
  • 2009 : Emeutes des Emotions
  • 2009 : Rushes Instables
  • 2009 : Wild Beast
  • 2008 : Distances
  • 2007 : Amin
  • 2006 : Machine

Editor

  • 2017: Nothing is Forgiven
  • 2016: The Land of the Enlightened
  • 2009: Ivul

Awards and nominations

YearWorkCategoryAward !
2011Flowers of Evil10 European Directors to WatchVariety Selection & European Film Promotion
Discovery Award for Best 1st Feature-FilmNamur International Film Festival
Junior Award for Best Feature-Film
Passeurs D’Images Kyrnea International AwardCine Junior Festival
Young Audience Award
Audience Award
High Schools and Junior High Schools Award
Mavericks Jury Award – Best 1st Feature FilmCalgary International Film festival
Best Actor in a Leading roleLa Normandie Et Le Monde Festival
Best ScreenplayBlue Whiskey Independent Film Festival
Best Editing
2007AminUIP AwardRotterdam International Film Festival
Onda-Curta AwardVilla Do Conde Short-Length Film Festival
Best editing (Nominated)Deutscher Kamerapreis
Grand Jury PrizeMaremetraggio Film Festival
Crystal Simorgh PrizeFajr film festival
Grand Jury PrizeRio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Aprila Jury MentionMilano International Film Festival
Best Short Film – Live Action 27th Fajr International Film Festival, "World Panorama" section

References

  1. ↑ "David Dusa – uniFrance Films". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Awards 2007 | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kotting, Andrew (January 20, 2010), Ivul (Drama), Aurélia Petit, Jean-Luc Bideau, Adélaïde Leroux, Sciapode, Box Productions, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, retrieved August 25, 2023
  4. ↑ Dusa, David (February 8, 2012), Fleurs du mal (Drama, Romance), Rachid Yous, Alice Belaïdi, Emilio Freire, Sciapode, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, La Ferme du Buisson, retrieved August 25, 2023
  5. ↑ "L'ACID – Cannes". Le site de l'ACID – Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Brooks, Brian (June 9, 2011). "10 European Directors to Watch to Get Karlovy Vary Spotlight". IndieWire. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Radical Wrong". Ultima Vez. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ Vandekeybus, Wim (September 9, 2015), Galloping Mind (Drama), Jerry Killick, Natali Broods, Orsolya Tóth, Savage Film, Climax Films, Eyeworks, retrieved August 25, 2023
  9. ↑ Pue, Pieter-Jan De (March 16, 2016), The Land of the Enlightened (Documentary, Drama, War), Gholam Nasir, Khyrgyz Baj, Noor, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, retrieved August 25, 2023
  10. ↑ Lowe, Justin (February 1, 2016). "'The Land of the Enlightened': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Leora Kamenetzky | Writer, Director, Script and Continuity Department". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Edgar Marie | Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Émilie Blézat | Producer". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ Dusa, David (February 8, 2012), Fleurs du mal (Drama, Romance), Rachid Yous, Alice Belaïdi, Emilio Freire, Sciapode, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, La Ferme du Buisson, retrieved August 25, 2023
  15. ↑ Dusa, David (January 24, 2009), Distances (Short, Drama), Lou Castel, Malik Faraoun, Marie Selva, Sciapode, retrieved August 25, 2023
  16. ↑ Dusa, David (March 25, 2007), Amin (Short), Romain Berger, Tariq Bettahar, Ramzi Bouaia, Kinomaton, Realise, Titanic Productions, retrieved August 25, 2023
  17. ↑ "Fleurs du Mal – L'acid – Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion". Lacid.org. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Flowers of Evil". IMDb.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  19. ↑ Simon, Alissa (November 7, 2010). "Variety Reviews – Flowers of Evil – Film Reviews – Reykjavik Film Festival – Review by Alissa Simon". Variety.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Fleurs du mal – International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 – IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  21. ↑ Coen, Vincent; Vandenberghe, Guillaume, Nothing Is Forgiven (Documentary), Zineb El Rhazoui, First Hand Films, retrieved August 25, 2023
  22. ↑ Pue, Pieter-Jan De (March 16, 2016), The Land of the Enlightened (Documentary, Drama, War), Gholam Nasir, Khyrgyz Baj, Noor, Savage Film, Fastnet Films, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, retrieved August 25, 2023
  23. ↑ Kotting, Andrew (January 20, 2010), Ivul (Drama), Aurélia Petit, Jean-Luc Bideau, Adélaïde Leroux, Sciapode, Box Productions, Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, retrieved August 25, 2023
  24. ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (June 8, 2011). "sets 10 Euro Directors to Watch – Entertainment News, International News, Media". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  25. ↑ "juries award short films – International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013 – IFFR". Filmfestivalrotterdam.com. January 29, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  26. ↑ برف، بیضایی و بگیچ سیمرغ‌های بلورین را به خانه بردند [Snow, Beyzai and Begić won the awards] (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. February 5, 2009.