Réka Anna SZAKÁLY

1995, Tatabánya

animation film director

www.szakalyrekaanna.com

She graduated with an MA in animation from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest in 2020. Her diploma film has been screened at numerous international festivals, including Sarajevo, the American GLAS, the Swiss Fantoche and the Danish VAF, and was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Award. It won the award of Best Hungarian Animation at the Fresh Meat International Film Festival in 2021. She is a founding member of the Hungarian Animations for Community Goals creative group with their short films addressing current social issues. At the moment she is developing her new film draft within the framework of the international programme Animation Sans Frontiéres, and working in Márton Szirmai’s feature animation film.