Flóra Anna Buda

Flóra Anna Buda studied at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Secondary School of Visual Arts and École des beaux-arts de Marseille. The recorded working language is Hungarian, English and French. Distinctions recorded are Short Film Palme d'Or and Teddy Award.

• Name — Flóra Anna Buda • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Citizenship — Hungarian • Occupation — * Film director • art director • script writer • visual artist • Known for — 27 • Awards — Palme d'Or du court métrage, Teddy Bear Award

Buda studied animation at MOME (Budapest, Hungary) and graduated in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in animation and in 2018 with a master's degree in animation. After completing her studies, she began an internship at MIYU Productions, where she later became a film director. Between 2018 and 2019, Buda participated in the European-Union-funded programme 'Animation Sans Frontières', an international animation workshop at the École de l'image GOBELINS in Paris, France; the Filmakademie Baden Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany; The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark; the MOME in Budapest, Hungary. Buda also took part in two artist residencies between 2020 and 2022: she attended the Open Workshop, and international residency for animation directors at The Animation Workshop, and the International residency for animation directors CICLIC, in Vendôme, France. Her first professional film, 27, was completed in 2023 and premiered at Cannes Film Festival on the same year.

• Entropia (2019) - director, art director, screenwriter • 27 (2023) - director, screenwriter, art director, background designer, layout artist, animator

Buda's Master's final project Entropia received the Teddy Bear Award at the 69th Berlinale in 2019. Her film 27 won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and the Cristal Award at the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. In 2023, the film was nominated to the European Film Awards for Best European Short Film, and shortlisted to the 2024 César Awards. On December 21, 2023, 27 was also shortlisted to the 96th Academy Awards.