David Dusa

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David Dusa
Born (1979-05-17) May 17, 1979 (age 44)
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Film 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. [1]

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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 [2] 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, [3] 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. [4] The movie premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival (ACID selection) [5] and won the '10 European Directors To Watch Award' [6] 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. [7] Together with Wim, he also co-wrote the screenplay for Galloping Mind. [8] 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 [9] which won the Special Jury Award [10] at the Sundance Film Festival.

Since 2018 David, has adaptated of Dov Alfon's book, Long Night in Paris, together with Leora Kamenetzky [11] 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. [12]

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, [13] graphic novelist Sylvain Runberg and video game producer Robert Bäckström.

Filmography

Director

Writer

Editor

Awards and nominations

YearWorkCategoryAward !
2011Flowers of Evil10 European Directors to Watch [24] Variety 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 Film Calgary International Film festival
Best Actor in a Leading roleLa Normandie Et Le Monde Festival
Best ScreenplayBlue Whiskey Independent Film Festival
Best Editing
2007AminUIP Award [25] Rotterdam International Film Festival
Onda-Curta AwardVilla Do Conde Short-Length Film Festival
Best editing (Nominated)Deutscher Kamerapreis
Grand Jury PrizeMaremetraggio Film Festival
Crystal Simorgh Prize Fajr film festival
Grand Jury PrizeRio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Aprila Jury MentionMilano International Film Festival
Best Short Film – Live Action [26] 27th Fajr International Film Festival, "World Panorama" section

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  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
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  12. ↑ "Edgar Marie | Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Émilie Blézat | Producer". IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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