Judit Elek
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 10, 1937
- Died
- October 1, 2025
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
Judit Elek (10 November 1937 - 1 October 2025) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She graduated in 1961 from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (now the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest), and joined Mafilm as an assistant director. She is one of the founders of the Béla Balász Studio for young filmmakers. Between 1962 and 2011, she made multiple short films, documentaries and features. The renowned film Mária-nap (1984) screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She was also one of the participants in the IFFR jubilee project 25 Encounters. Elek’s films are the subject of a focus programme at IFFR 2023, featuring titles such as Találkozás (1963), Kastélyok lakói (1966) and Istenmezején, 1972-73-ban (1974).
Filmography
Tiszta lap TBA
as Jázmin Televízió
After All the Dead Sing Again... 2018
Director
Retrace 2011
Director
Negative history of Hungarian cinema 2010
as Self
- The Eighth Day of the Week
The Eighth Day of the Week 2006
Director, Writer, Producer
Elie Wiesel Goes Home 1997
Director, Editor, Producer
A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch 1996
Director
Awakening 1995
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Memories of a River 1990
Director, Writer
Maria's Day 1984
Director
Maybe Tomorrow 1980
Director
The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins 1980
Director
A Commonplace Story 1976
Director
Nobody's Daughter 1976
Writer
On the Field of God in 1972-73 1974
Director
Tamás Cseh: The First Photo 1974
Director
We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light 1970
Director
The Lady from Constantinople 1969
Director, Idea
How Long Does Man Live? 1967
Director
Castle Dwellers 1966
Director, Writer
Encounter 1963
Director, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.