Gábor MEDVIGY

1957, Budapest – 2023, Budapest

He obtained his qualification in photography in 1979, after which he worked at the state-owned Hungarian film production company Mafilm. He was a member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers from 1980. He studied cinematography at the College of Theatre and Film Arts in the class of Lajos Koltai between 1983 and 1986. He later taught cinematography at the same institution and worked as a cinematographer with Béla Tarr, Zoltán Kamondi, Károly Makk, Attila Janisch and András Jeles. He received the Hungarian Film Critics’ Award and prizes of the Hungarian Film Week on several occasions. He received the Béla Balázs Prize in 1992, was named Cameraman of the Year in 1995, and was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist in 2009.