Gina Haraszti was born in Budapest, Hungary. She is a film director with a background in fine arts, interested in the experimental aspects and revolutionary forms of fiction film. Gina had worked in different media with regard to experimental or/and interactive visual communication, video art, experimental film and South-Korean cinema. In her films she often addresses the questions and narratives of faith, elusiveness and time.
EDUCATION
2009-2012 Film Production MFA, Concordia University – Montreal, Canada
2008-2009 Jewish Studies, The Florence Melton School – Budapest, Hungary
2002-2008 Multimedia MA Fine Arts, Hungarian University of Fine Arts – Budapest, Hungary
2007 Video Art and Documentary Making, University of Arts London, Chelsea Collage of Art and Design – London, UK
2005-2006 Screenwriting, Analog Artists Film Academy – Budapest, Hungary
2001-2002 Architecture, Krea Institute of Art – Budapest, Hungary
1997-2001 Motion Picture and Video Production, Szombathely Secondary School of Arts – Szombathely, Hungary
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2011-12 Part-Time Lecturer, Concordia University – Montreal, Canada
2008-2009 Creative Consultant, ARC Creative Agency – Budapest, Hungary
2007-2009 Researcher, Kitchen Budapest Innovation Lab – Budapest, Hungary
HONORS AND AWARDS
2010 Cinéland Award – Montreal, Canada
2010 John W. O’Brien Graduate Fellowship – Montreal, Canada
2009 Concordia University Graduate Fellowship – Montreal, Canada
2008 Best of Diploma, University of Fine Arts – Budapest, Hungary
2007-present Kitchen Budapest Researcher Scholarship – Budapest, Hungary
2007 Erasmus Exchange Fellowship – London, UK
2006 Reinhold and Carmen Würth Fundation Scholarship – Budapest, Hungary
2003 1st place at the National Competition of Illustrated Orwell at the XXth Century Institute – Budapest, Hungary
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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2008 Separating Fusion video-performance – Gallery U, Helsinki, Finland
2006 LIVE! video-performance – Mucius Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2004 Paintings of Street Art – School of Art, Szombathely, Hungary
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2008 100% Design Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
2008 Pixelache University – Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
2008 LOW, Holland Fest – University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
2007 !REVOLUTION? – Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary (catalogue)
2007 VAN’S design – Gödör, Budapest, Hungary
2007 SISONKE, festival spot animation – SISONKE Art Festival, Austria
2006 CITY SPECTACLE – Württenbergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany (catalogue)
2005 Photographs – Lilian Bishop’s, London, UK
2004 Street Art – Műcsarnok Bisztró, Budapest, Hungary
2003 InTRENDmedia – Műcsarnok Bisztró, Budapest, Hungary
SCREENINGS
WANING 7′50 – short fiction film, s16 mm
2011 Toronto International Film Festival – Toronto, Concordia
DÉJÀ VU 2′55 – experimental film, 16 mm
2010 Concordia University’s MFA Studio Arts Exhibition – Montreal, Concordia
2010 Interdisciplinary Day at Concordia – Montreal, Concordia
TACTIC 1′ – experimental video
2008 DETOUR – Cairo, Egypt
2007 H.I.V.E. Time Art Show – DeKalb, Illinois, USA
2007 Odeon Utolsó Csepp Fesztivál – Budapest, Hungary
MILCHAM 7′47 – documentary
2007 Hungarian Jewish Summer Festival – Budapest, Hungary
WALL 2‘01 – experimental video
2007 Gallery U, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
ORBITER 1′19 – experimental video
2007 La Caiha Fudation’s collection
2007 Szemlétek Film
2006 Videodictionary Collection
2006 TheOneMinutes selection
2006 Pécs International Film Celebration
2005 EmergeAndSee Selection & Festival – London, Tokyo, Berlin, Budapest, Potsdam
2004 OhneKohle Selection & Festival – Germany
2005 O A S E Festival, Vienna-Budapest-Györ-Bratislava
SKETCHVIDEO 2′08 – experimental video
2003 OhneKohle Selection & Festival – Germany
WORKSHOPS
2008 The 6th Asia-Europe Art Camp: The Art of Gaming – Singapore, Singapore
2008 Pure data workshop – KiBu Camp, Bakonykúti, Hungary
2008 LOW Holland Fest – University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
2007 Processing and arduino workshops – Kitchen Budapest, Hungary
2006 CITY SPECTACLE – Württenbergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
LANGUAGE
English – fluent
Hungarian – fluent
Japanese – intermediate
French – intermediate