Ildikó Enyedi
Ildikó Enyedi (born 15 November 1955) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing On Body and Soul, which won the Golden Bear at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, among other awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, representing Hungary.
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- Name
- Ildikó Enyedi
- Born
- 15 November 1955
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Hungary.
- Education
- Corvinus University of Budapest and University of Theatre and Film Arts.
- Known for
- My 20th Century and On Body and Soul.
- Honours
- Meritorius Artist of Hungary, Béla Balázs Award, Caméra d'Or, Golden Bear, Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit and Hungarian Film Critics Awards.
- Languages
- Hungarian.
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Ildikó Enyedi (born 15 November 1955) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing On Body and Soul, which won the Golden Bear at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, among other awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, representing Hungary.
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Biography
Biography
Ildikó Enyedi studied at Corvinus University of Budapest and University of Theatre and Film Arts. György Kristóf is recorded as having studied under Ildikó Enyedi. The recorded working language is Hungarian. Works named in the authority record are My 20th Century and On Body and Soul. Distinctions recorded are Meritorius Artist of Hungary, Béla Balázs Award, Caméra d'Or and Golden Bear.

Ildikó Enyedi during the celebration of the Valladolid International Film Festival in 2025
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ildikó Enyedi • Born — 15 November 1955 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Parents — György Enyedi • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1989–present Ildikó Enyedi (born 15 November 1955) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing On Body and Soul, which won the Golden Bear at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, among other awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, representing Hungary.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Enyedi was born in Budapest in 1955. Her father, György Enyedi, was a geographer and economist who played a major role in the long-term development of regional science. She completed a B.A. in economics, studied film studies at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest starting in 1980, and also studied film in Montpellier. In the beginning, Enyedi created conceptual art and was a part of Balázs Béla Studio and the Indigo group.
Career
Career
• Illustration — Enyedi in 2017 with her Golden Bear award for the film On Body and Soul Enyedi won the Golden Camera award for My 20th Century at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. She began teaching at Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (now known as the University of Theatre and Film Arts) that same year. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. Her 1994 film Magic Hunter was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film Festival. In 2007, she was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. She received her doctorate from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in 2011. In 2012 Enyedi was hired by HBO Europe to direct the Hungarian show Terápia, an adaptation of the Israeli show BeTipul about a therapist who spends his week helping others before getting his own psychological help. Enyedi described the project as "healing" after years of projects stuck in development hell. In total Enyedi directed 39 episodes over three seasons from 2012 to 2017. Enyedi's 2017 film On Body and Soul premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, representing Hungary. In 2018, she announced her next film would be an adaptation of The Story of My Wife, about a man who makes a bet with his friend to marry the next woman who walks into the café where they are eating. The film was adapted from a novel by Milán Füst of the same name. She was previously the president of the Hungarian Directors' Guild. In April 2023, Ildikó Enyedi was announced as the president of Short Film and La Cinef jury at the 76th Festival de Cannes. In 2024, Enyedi was appointed Jury member at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival for its international competition section.
Personal life
Personal life
Enyedi is married to author Wilhelm Droste, has two children, and lives in Budapest and Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany. In 2002 she was awarded with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit.
Feature films
Feature films
• Year — English title — Original title — Notes • 1989 — My 20th Century — Az én XX. századom — Caméra d'Or winner - 1989 Cannes Film Festival • 1994 — Magic Hunter — Bűvös vadász • 1997 — Tamas and Juli — Tamás és Juli • 1999 — Simon, the Magician — Simon mágus • 2017 — On Body and Soul — Testről és lélekről — Golden Bear winner - 67th Berlin International Film Festival • 2021 — The Story of My Wife — A feleségem története • 2025 — Silent Friend — Stiller Freund
Short films
Short films
• The Spectator (1981) • Rózsalovag (1984) • New Books (1985) • Mole (1985) • Invasion (1986) • Goblins (1988) • Európából Európába (2004) • Első szerelem (2008) References:
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scholarly publication
- Ildikó Enyedi: Testről és lélekről •, Hungarian Studies, 2023
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2023
- On Body and Soul. (2017). Written and Directed by Ildikó Enyedi, Psychological Perspectives, 2020
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2020
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q273962: Ildikó Enyedi
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- “Ildikó Enyedi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Title — Category — Title — Result — Notes • 2017 — Berlin film festival — Golden Bear — On Body and Soul • Sydney Film Festival — Sydney Film Prize • 2018 — Academy Awards — Best International Feature Film
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- 1.Ildikó Enyedi - Biografía.
- 2.Works of legendary Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi on exhibit at Istanbul Modern Cinema.
- 3.Ildikó Enyedi: "Nuestra sociedad racionaliza la brutalidad".
- 4.Un encuentro con 'En cuerpo y alma', de Ildikó Enyedi.
- 5.Estas son las 100 mejores películas dirigidas por mujeres (según la BBC).
- 6.A Soros-egyetem elismerte: senki sem üldözte el őket Magyarországról.
- 7.Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Joins Cast of ‘Silent Friend’ From ‘On Body and Soul’ Director Ildiko Enyedi (EXCLUSIVE).
- 8.The 90th Academy Awards 2017.
- 9.festival-cannes.fr. Awards 1989: All Awards.
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Ildikó Enyedi: Testről és lélekről •, Hungarian Studies, 2023Crossref registry
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On Body and Soul. (2017). Written and Directed by Ildikó Enyedi, Psychological Perspectives, 2020Crossref registry
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