Dávid Géczy (born 6 June 1981) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He is a winner of Chicago Silver Hugo, Cannes Silver Dolphin and Berlin Red Dot.
Life Dávid Géczy was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. His interest in movies began when he was young. He worked in video stores, cinemas and for Film Magazines.
He graduated from Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where he studied Aesthetics and Communication Studies (Film, TV specialization) in 2006.see CV
His father, Bálint Géczy is a film and TV producer, PR expert, Deputy Head of Directorate-General of the Hungarian Press and Communication. His grandfather József Géczy was a writer and poet.Hübners Who is who Magyarországon, http://www.whoiswho-verlag.ch/versionnew/ungarn - Website stopped, there is no archive, Retrieved 2015.
Career After graduating from university, he directed TV shows, advertisements and commercials for the internet and around 60 television channels. In 2007 his first short movie, Hangár was shot. He was the co-director of the play Hamlet-illúziók (Hamlet-illusions)Nyemcsók Éva: Hamlet-parafrázis, szinhaz.hu - 2009. július 10. which was a unique combination of theater and movie tools.
He has directed national and international videoclips and also an authentically reconstructed documentary: Csepeli kettős gyilkosság (Double murder in Csepel), based on a crime in 2009 (similar to the investigative documentaries produced by BBC Crime).
Since 2013 he has been involved in more image spots of Liszt Academy of Music. The first image clip of Academy, called Lisztérium - Ahol él a zene (Lisztery - where the music lives), was directed by Dávid in 2015. This clip was presented by Mezzo TV and BBC and won the following Awards in that year:
Silver Hugo Award in 51st Chicago International Film Festival, Red Dot Award in 60th Red Dot Design Award, 12. Golden Eye Cinematographer Festival's Award in Advertisement Category, organised by Hungarian Society of Cinematographers.
This short movie has also contributed Liszt Academy of Music to receive Design Management Award of Hungarian Design Council.
In 2012 his third short movie, Vér és tűsarok (Blood and High Heels) was part of the Short Film Corner Programme at the Cannes Film Festival.
He had got government financial supportA Médiatanács 1133/2013. (VII. 10.) számú döntése a Huszárik Zoltán 2013 pályázati eljárás bírálóbizottsági ajánlásáról, mediatanacs.hu - 2013. június 27. for shooting A győztes (The winner) short movie in 2013. The movie was selected in Odense International Film Festival Programme in 2015 and also was selected in BestOFF15 selection of the Festival organiser Danish Film Institute, among the best 11 movies. The film was one of the four Hungarian films that were selected into the Special Screening section as the focus of the 12th Akbank Short Film Festival (2016) in Turkey. Géczy Dávid were invited to take part in the roundtable-discussion called Experiences as well as Elma Tataragic (curator of Sarajevo Film Festival), Carter Pilcher (CEO and funder of ShortsTV International) and Gábor Hörcher (Hungarian director).
His first full-length feature Game Over Club, a black comedy movie was supposed to debut in Autumn 2019.
Filmography Year Title Country Genre/type Director Screenwriter Other 2023 Have a Nice Apocalypse Hungary Short film Yes 2022 Rodolfo - Vigyázat, csalok! Hungary Documentary film Yes 2022 Róbert Dolák-Saly - Sose félj! (Pszicho) (Don't Be Afraid) Hungary Music video Yes Yes cinematographer 2021 Róbert Dolák-Saly - Ahogy a szívén kifér (Apák napjára) Hungary Music video Yes Yes cinematographer 2020 Ma is meghaltam százszor Hungary Documentary film Yes cinematographer 2020 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu Hungary Documentary film Yes 2019 Game Over Club Hungary Feature film Yes Yes 2019 Róbert Dolák-Saly - Nélkülem a világ (A nárcizmus dala) Hungary Music video Yes Yes 2018 Mano (Mano Botond Raduly) – The Sound of Freedom Hungary Music video Yes 2017 Mindig karácsony (Kiscsillag) a KiscsillagMusic YouTube-channel - 20 December 2017 Hungary Music video Yes cinematographer 2018 Hunting Partners (orig. Vadásztársak) Attila Lecza YouTube-channel - 5 January 2018 Hungary Documentary film Yes 2017 Gyújts egy gyertyát a Földért (Bella Bagdi and the choir of Sing from the Bakáts Square Musical Primary School) Bagdi Bella YouTube-channel - 19 April 2017 Hungary Music video Yes 2017 Tenyeremből el (Kiscsillag) a KiscsillagMusic YouTube-channel - 12 April 2017 Hungary Music video Yes 2017 Take Me For A Ride (Adam Jona) Adam Jona YouTube-channel - 25 January 2017 Hungary Music video Yes 2016 Mi lett veled? (Heni Dér) Hungary Music video Yes 2015 Bújócska (Kiscsillag) Hungary Music video Yes 2015 Bucket List (Márton Vojnits) Hungary Music video Yes 2015 A csepeli kettős gyilkosság – hatalmat mindenáron Hungary Documentary film Yes 2015 Dr. Alban – HurricaneSallai László: Dr. Alban Géczy Dáviddal forgatta új videóját a Belvárosban, librarius.hu - 12 May 2015. Sweden Music video Yes 2015 Kullai Tímea – Szíveddel suttogszMagyar Film és Média Intézet hivatalos YouTube oldala: Kullai Tímea - Szíveddel Suttogsz (werk) - 19 March 2015. Hungary Music video Yes 2014 The Winner Hungary Short Yes Yes 2013 Tolvai Reny – PlaydateVideóklip: Tolvai Reny – Playdate, doily.hu - 7 May 2013. Hungary Music video Yes 2013 Humánus Alapítványi Általános IskolaProblémás kölykök voltak a legszexisebb magyar pasik , kiskegyed.hu - 31 May 2013. Hungary Short (beneficence) Yes 2012 Blood and High Heels Hungary Short Yes Yes 2011 Stenk – Hangover DiscoStenk: Hangover Disco, est.hu - 6 September 2011. Hungary Music video Yes 2010 Animal Cannibals – SzájkarateAnimal Cannibals: Szájkarate, doily.hu/animalcannibals.hu - 24 June 2010. Hungary Music video Yes 2010 Stricik Hungary Short Yes Yes 2007 Hangár Hungary Short Yes Yes 2006 Eastern Hungary Short western movie Yes 2006 Horog Hungary exam film Yes 2005 Családi Kötelék Hungary exam film Yes 2005 Szekszárdi Örökség Hungary Short Yes 2004 Őrültek Hungary Feature demo Yes 2003 Falu Skizó Hungary Short Yes 2002 Részegségek és tobzódások Hungary Short Yes
Television Year Title Country Genre/type Director Other 2026 8000 méter – Amikor a hegy dönt Hungary Documentary TV-Series for Spektrum TV Yes Cinematographer/ 2024 Minek ment oda Hungary Documentary TV-Series for Spektrum TV Yes Cinematographer 2022 Abrakadabra Hungary „doku-reality” miniseries for AMC Networks International Central Europe and Spektrum TV Yes Cinematographer, coproducer 2022 Abrakadabra Czech Republic „doku-reality” miniseries for AMC Networks International Central Europe and Televize Spektrum Yes Cinematographer, coproducer 2021 Carpathian Rhapsody Hungary Concert film for Mezzo TV Creative producer 2020 Concerto Budapest & Kremerata Baltica France Concert film for Mezzo TV director of Photography 2018 True Musicians (orig. Született muzsikusok) Hungary „doku-reality” miniseries Yes 2017 Szabó Zoltán, egy csodálatos elme Hungary educational series Yes 2017 A két gróf Andrássy Gyula Hungary educational series Yes 2016Kurtág 90 - Concerto Budapest Hungary television coverage (life concert) Yes 2014 Ég, föld, férfi, nőNemzeti Audiovizális Archívum keresendő kifejezés: Ég, föld, férfi, nő Hungary educational series Yes 2013 Életművész Hungary reality show Yes 2010 Lakkoz, Keres Hungary TV film adaptation of Szilárd Podmaniczky novel Szép magyar szó-kép-tár Yes Screenwriter ? „Ezek megőrültek” Hungary TV2 reality show Assistant director 2008-2009 „...hol élsz Te” Hungary series program (m2) Yes 2006–2008 „Vigyázz, kész, rajt!” Hungary portrait series show Yes 2007 Akik a lángot őrzikGyártás Production Filmévkönyv 2008 – a magyar film 2007-ben (104. oldal) Hungary documentary film reports cinematographer
Advertising films Year Title / customer2022Veil – Short of the forest, beyond the city (Fátyol - Erdőn innen, városon túl) - fictive documentary about Fátyol Csővárberki, the dog mascot of the “One with Nature” World of Hunting and Nature Exhibition Egy a Természettel YouTube-channel - 21 April 20222022Nordart - Egy megbízható barát - country image film NordArt YouTube-channel - 15 September 20222020Igazság, erő, felemelkedés - együtt tesszük naggyá a Kárpát-medencét! - country image film az Alapjogokért Központ YouTube-channel - 20 August 20202019Festival Academy Budapest image film2018Reptéri történetek (Airport stories) miniseries (Budapest Airport)2016Bartók World Competition & Festival image spot (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music)2016Pázmány, a Te egyetemed! image film (Pázmány Péter Catholic University), Pázmány Bölcsészkar YouTube-channel - 5 December 2016.Pázmány, a Te egyetemed!, katteka.hu - 6 February 2017. 2015 "Lisztery; Music Here Lives" image film (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music)Liszt Academy’s Image Film Awarded in Chicago, lfze.hu - 27 April 2015 2013 ’Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music’ 22 October st 2013 opening ceremony short filmsKlip-koncert a Musiciens Libres közreműködésével , fidelio.hu/Zeneakadémia - 25 November 2014. 2013 ’Garage Store Árkád Szeged’Születésnapját ünnepli a szegedi Árkád! , realista.hu - 2 October 2013. 2012 ’EuroGames’FRESH AIR (EUROGAMES 2012 BUDAPEST) , buzzgrig.com - May 2012 2012 ’Cora’ 2012 ’Online Resorts’ 2011 ’Egis, Jovital Vitamin C’ with Kati Wolf 2011 ’Online Resorts’ viral advertising 2011 ’Btel’ viral advertisingFarkas Dániel official YouTube channel: Btel reklam werk - 29 November 2011. 2011 ’Shaolin Kung-Fu’ (Kung Fu Academy) 2011 ’Vodafone Sztárvadász!’ 2010 ’Ötkert club’ viral advertising 2010 ’T-Home’ viral advertising 2010 ’Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC, Jovital Vitamin C’ 2009 ’Budapest Fantom’ (Metropolitan Public Domain Maintenance Private Company Limited by SharesFKF Zrt. articles of association, infoszab.budapest.hu - 2012 (Hungarian)) ReVISION advertising agency 2009 ’Provident’ Lowe GGK, campaign film 2009-? ’Másképp, mint mások’ AXA web series (cinematographer) 2008 ’Bringázz inkább Te is!’ (Bike prefer you too!) viral advertising ReVISION advertising agencyPatkós Dániel: Ilyet még nem láttál! (A vírusfilmeket működtető motivációk vizsgálata) (38-40. oldal) szakdolgozat, Budapesti Kommunikációs és Üzleti Főiskola, patkosdaniel.hu - 2009. 2008 ’Easy Hotel’ viral advertising ReVISION advertising agency 2008 ’Memolife’ ReVISION advertising agency
Awards and honors 2024 Have a Nice Apocalypse – Arany Blende – best concept (in the best posters category) 2023 Have a Nice Apocalypse – Vienna Independent Film Festival 2023 - Best Short Film 2023 Have a Nice Apocalypse – Stockholm City Film Festival June 2023 - Best Director Short FilmJune 2023, stockholmcityfilmfestival.se - 2023.Have a nice Apocalypse!, stockholmcityfilmfestival.se - 2023. 2022 Don't Be Afraid/Sose félj! – Košice International Film Festival 2022/2023 Autumn Edition - Best Music VideoWinners 2022/2023 Autumn Edition, kosicefilmfest.com - 31 October 2022 2021 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu – 1st Monthly Film Festival - Best medium documentary length film, Gemini Edition June 2021June Gemini Winners , 1stmonthlyfilmfestival.com - June 2021 2021 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu - Hungarian Motion Picture Festival - Hungarian Motion Picture Award best documentary short 2021 Ma is meghaltam százszor Kaszkadőrök (I died today too a hundred times Stuntmen's) - Hungarian Motion Picture Festival - nominee of the best documentary feature by the Hungarian Motion Picture Award 2020 Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu – EduFilm Fest December 2020 - best documentaryWinners, edufilmfest.com archive - December 2020 2019 Festival Academy Budapest image film – International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), London, Lovie Award bronzeBronze winner video advertising short form , winners.lovieawards.eu/The Lovie Awards YouTube-channel - 15 November 2019 2018 True Musicians – Indie Fest international film festival in California, Awards of Merit