Kornél Mundruczó
Writer/Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Kornél Mundruczó, born in Hungary, studied at the Hungarian University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest and is a renowned European film, theatre and opera director whose productions are shown at the world's most important festivals and theatres. He maintains a long-time collaborative partnership with writer Kata Weber. Their first film together, WHITE GOD, won the Un Certain Regard award at Cannes in 2014 and had its North American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015.
From 2003 onwards, Kornél's films regularly debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. JOHANNA, his cinematic opera adaptation of the story of Joan of Arc, was shown in 2005 in the Un Certain Regard section, where UNDERDOG was also shown in 2014. He received the main prize of the Un Certain Regard section. His first English-language film, PIECES OF A WOMAN (2020) was selected for Venice International Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival, with Vanessa Kirby winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice and being nominated for a BAFTA and Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Working additionally for the stage, in 2009 Kornél founded the independent theatre group Proton Theatre in Hungary together with theatre producer Dóra Büki. Her works are invited to festivals worldwide, including Avignon, Vienna, Seoul and Singapore. In 2017, her play IMITATION OF LIFE was nominated for the German Theatre Prize Der Faust. Mundruczó directed two productions of the Flemish Opera, DUKE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE/WINTERREISE in 2014 and THE MAKROPULOS AFFAIR 2016. The latter was nominated in the category of new production for the International Opera Awards 2017.
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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PROXY 2024 | As Director. Written by Kata Wéber | |
AT THE SEA 2024 | Hammerstone Studios / 3:33 Creative Productions / AR Content | As Director and Co-Writer with Kata Wéber. |
EVERYBODY'S WOMAN (TV) | AR Content | Drama series following about the rise of a professional performer within the Hungarian pornography industry. Written by Kata Weber |
IF NOT NOW, WHEN? | As Director | |
THE ELEPHANT MAN | Phoenix Pictures / Straight Up Films / Straight Up Impact | As Director |
Film
Production | Company | Notes |
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EVOLUTION 2021 | Proton Cinema / The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archive / The Match Factory | Director. Written by Kata Wéber |
PIECES OF A WOMAN 2020 | Bron Studios / Little Lamb Productions / Creative Wealth Media | The story of a grieving woman who, when a home birth goes tragically awry, is thrust into an emotional inner journey by trying to come to terms with her loss while also dealing with the ramifications in her interpersonal relationships with her husband and estranged mother. Selected for Venice International Film Festival 2020 and Toronto Film Festival 2020. Winner of Best Film at Venice Film Festival. Vanessa Kirby was Oscar-nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and BAFTA nominated for Best Leading Actress. |
JUPITER'S MOON 2017 | Proton Cinema / The Match Factory | Premiered in competition at Cannes Film Festival 2017. Co-written with Kata Weber |
WHITE GOD 2014 | Proton Cinema/Pola Pandora Filmproduktions/Match Factory | Co-written with Kata Weber. Winner of Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2014 and part of the Official Selection at Sundance 2015. Screened as part of the 2015 New Directors/New Films festival in New York. WHITE GOD follows young Lili on a determined mission to retrieve her pet dog, Hagen, who her father casts out after a new law is passed favouring pedigree breeds. With legions of mongrel dogs finding themselves abandoned, an explosion of savage retribution against their human oppressors soon follows, and one girl's search for her dog becomes the last chance to find peace |
TENDER SOON: THE FRANKENSTEIN PROJECT 2010 | Proton Cinema/Essential Filmproduktion GmbH | Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2010. A boy returns home from the institution where he grew up, but finds he is not welcome there. He fights to win the love of his family until matters escalate shockingly |
DELTA 2008 | Proton Cinema/Essential Filmproduktion GmbH | Winner of the FIPRESCI Award and Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 2008. Also nominated for the Prix d'Excellence at the European Film Awards |
JOHANNA 2005 | Proton Cinema | Winner for Best Director at the Hungarian Film Critics Awards; Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Fantasporto; and nominated for Best Feature at the Chicago International Film Festival |
JÖTT EGY BUSZ... 2003 | As Director. | |
PLEASANT DAYS 2002 | Laurinfilm/Magyar Filmunió | Writer/Director. |
THIS I WISH AND NOTHING MORE 2000 | Proton Cinema | As Director. |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE CROWDED ROOM 2023 | Apple TV | Director. |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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LITTLE APOCRYPHA NO. 2 2004 | Inforg Stúdió | Writer/Director. |
A 78-AS SZENT JOHANNÁJA 2003 | Nextreme Film | Writer/Director. |
DAY AFTER DAY 2001 | Academy of Drama & Film Budapest/Duna Mühely/Pioneer Productions | Writer/Director. |
HARIBÓ-HARIBÁ! 1999 | Duna Mühely | Writer/Director |
VÖRÖS HOLD 1999 | As Director. |