Gyula Gazdag

Gyula Gazdag (born 19 July 1947 in Budapest) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor. He has been involved with the Sundance Institute as a creative advisor for its Directors and Screenwriters Labs since 1994 and as artistic director for the Directors Lab since 1997.[1] He was awarded their inaugural Robert Redford Luminary Award in 2026 alongside Ed Harris.[1][2]

Filmography

Director

  • The Long Distance Runner [Hosszú futásodra mindig számíthatunk...] (1969, documentary short)
  • The Selection [A válogatás] (1970, documentary short)
  • The Whistling Cobblestone [A sípoló macskakő] (1971)
  • The Resolution [A határozat] (1972, documentary)
  • Singing on the Treadmill [Bástyasétány hetvennégy] (1974)
  • Swap [A kétfenekű dob] (1978)
  • The Banquet [A bankett] (1982, documentary)
  • Lost Illusions [Elveszett illúziók] (1983)
  • Package Tour [Társasutazás] (1985, documentary)
  • A Hungarian Fairy Tale [Hol volt, hol nem volt...] (1987)
  • Stand Off [Túsztörténet] (1989)
  • Hungarian Chronicles [Chroniques hongroises] (1991, documentary)
  • A Poet on the Lower east Side [Egy költö a Lower East Side-ról] (1997, documentary)

Actor

  • 25, Firemen's Street Tüzoltó utca 25. (1973)
  • Dreaming Youth [Álmodó ifjúság] (1974)
  • Confidence Bizalom (1980)
  • Colonel Redl [Oberst Redl] 1985
  • Working West (1992)

References

  1. ^ a b Hazelton, John (12 November 2025). "Sundance Robert Redford Luminary Award for Ed Harris, Gyula Gazdag". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ^ Gardner, Chris (24 January 2026). "Inside Sundance Institute's Robert Redford Tribute With Tears, Cheers and a Patti LuPone Performance". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2026.