Máté Konkol

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Máté Konkol

Máté Konkol is a director, producer and editor. While at university, he was an assistant to Crystal Globe winner director Szabolcs Hajdu on It’s Not the Time of My Life (2016), and Oscar winner László Nemes on Sunset (2018). He regularly writes on film industry and cultural politics. His latest short films are coming-of-age stories about seeking sexual and political identity, all this through the …

Known For

KikeletKikelet · 2016
Kikelet
2016
Movie
A widower starts hoping that he might be able to connect with the lady next door.
VakációVakáció · 2019
Vakáció
2019
Movie
A teenage girl from the countryside has to grow up quickly when an innocent game goes wrong.
Books Are Our WeaponsBooks Are Our Weapons · 2026
Books Are Our Weapons
2026
Movie
A socially committed student commune gathers in its yearly camp to welcome new members, debate on feminism, culture critique and direct democracy, but also sit by the fireplace and sing songs of the movement.
Budapest, Closed CityBudapest, Closed City · 2021
Budapest, Closed City
5.02021
MovieDrama
Peter takes his British friend Adam on a personal but political tour around Budapest. In an underground club, Adam makes a move at Peter — who now has to come clear with his own feelings.
Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to KnowBoys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know · 2023
Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know
5.02023
MovieDramaThriller
Boys on Film presents ten encounters from across the globe, where the dangerous allure of a risky attraction yields emotional results — proving that the age-old adage of taking the plunge is as relevant — and sexy — as ever before. The 10 short films are: My Uncle's Friend [O Amigo do Meu Tio] (2021); Budapest, Closed City [Budapest, zárt város] (2021); Eden (2020); Chaperone (2022); Break Me [Knus meg] (2018); By His Will [שעשני כרצונו] (2021); Red Ants Bite (2019); Jim (2022); Hornbeam (2022); Too Rough (2022).
Reap What You SowReap What You Sow · 2023
Reap What You Sow
2023
MovieDrama
A week in the life of 19-years-old Noémi, a first-generation college student who recently moved to Budapest from the country, as she is becoming independent from her controlling mother and starts taking full time shifts at a toy store to support herself. In the meantime, she's facing how hard life is as a woman, especially coming from a working-class background.
Sárga csillagos kocsmákSárga csillagos kocsmák · 2014
Sárga csillagos kocsmák
2014
Movie
Short documentary about Budapest pubs located in houses that were marked with Jewish yellow stars in 1944.
Böszörményi útBöszörményi út · 2015
Böszörményi út
2015
Movie
Short, personal and poetic documentary etude

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