GYÖRGY PÁLFi

A native Hungarian, Pàlfi started his formal training in 1995 at the Theatre and Film Academy in Budapest, though his life as an artist and filmmaker was launched well before when he began experimenting with and making Super 8 films as a youth. After making his mark on the festival circuit with several award-winning shorts, he went on to garner more acclaim for his first feature, HUKKLE, which claimed, among others the Fassbinder Award, the Discovery Film Award from the European Film Academy, the Golden Firebird Prize at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize at the Fest du Film de Paris, and the Hungarian Criticâs Award in 2003.

TAXIDERMIA cleverly weaves the tale of three generations of men in a Hungarian family, told through the eyes of a young taxidermist and his quest to piece together the shattered remnants of his past.

TAXIDERMIA received the 2004 Sundance/NHC (Japan Broadcasting Company) International Filmmakers Award. This annual award was created to support new voices in international cinema and is presented to emerging film directors from different global regions, to support them in realizing their next project. Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work.