Réka Bucsi
May 4, 1988 - Filderstadt, Germany
Réka Bucsi (born 4 May 1988) is a Hungarian animation filmmaker. She graduated from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in 2013. Réka's graduation film 'Symphony no. 42' was shortlisted for the Oscars in 2014. Her personal films were screened at various film festivals, including all of them premiering at the Berlinale and further playing in competition at Sundance, Ottawa, AFI Fest, BFI London Film Festival and SXSW. Réka’s short film ‘LOVE’ was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards. Her film 'Solar Walk' won the Audi Short Film Award at the Berlinale 2018, was nominated at the Annie Awards for Best Short Film and is now part of The Criterion Collection. Réka was one of the Berlinale Shorts International Jury members at the 2020 Berlinale. She was a speaker at Pictoplasma both in Berlin and NYC, Pratt Institute NYC, The New School NYC, FMX Conference on Animation Germany and a guest teacher at California Institute of the Arts. Réka’s clients include Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Netflix and FX Networks. Réka was invited to become an AMPAS member in 2021.
