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Reka Bucsi, award-winning Hungarian independent animation filmmaker makes poetic, dreamlike short films often drawing upon nature and animals as its subjects with themes that have the potential to convey complex messages through distinct and delightful imagery. Her work has been described as grotesque, sarcastic, dramatic and poetic and can make you laugh and cry.
Having graduated from MOME Budapest animation department in 2013, her graduation film ‘Symphony no. 42’ was shortlisted for the Oscars. Her films have screened in competition at various festivals including Berlinale, Annecy, SXSW and Sundance. Réka’s film ‘LOVE’ was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards. ‘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 (NYC and Berlin), Pratt Institute NYC, FMX Germany and a guest teacher at California Institute of the Arts. Her clients include Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Netflix and FX Networks.
We are delighted to welcome Reka to LIAF to present a retrospective of her films and commissions and to chat about her work.
Stories in Place: Plante – Reka Bucsi, Hungary
A moment of transition through animated flora captured through images from a slow lifestyle plant shop in the heart of Budapest.
2020 2 min
HULU ident – Reka Bucsi, Hungary
Space-girl wanders through magical terrain.
2020 0’15
Solar Walk – Reka Bucsi, Hungary
A film on kindness, creation and perspective.
2020 22 min
Don’t know where Going – Reka Bucsi & Peter Millard, Hungary/UK/Austria
An animated conversation between two animators, made without a plan 250 frames at a time.
2016 2 min
LOVE – Reka Bucsi, Hungary
A short film describing affection in 3 different chapters, through its impact on a distant solar system.
2016 15 min
Adult Swim ident – Reka Bucsi, Hungary
Our great-great-great grandfather pulling himself out of the ocean for the very first time.
2020 0’20
Beshemoth – Reka Bucsi, Nicole Stafford & Pernille Kjaer, Hungary
A day in the life of the greatest of all creatures.
2019 5 min
Symphony no. 42 – Reka Bucsi, Hungary
47 observations of the irrational connections between human and nature.
2014 10 min
Intermission – Reka Bucsi, Hungary
A projection of mental images, formed while listening to music. From the simple act of drawing a line, to the intricate movement and complex structure of animation that is able to self-generate.
2022 5 min
Our Funding Partner
Event supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
