# David Dusa

David Dusa (born May 17, 1979, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian and Swedish film director.

## Biography

David Dusa is a Hungarian born film maker. He grew up in Sweden, having studied film and French at Gothenburg University, he settled in France in 2001.
In 2004, he completed his studies at the French film school CLCF and started working as an assistant for American documentary director Peter Friedman. Between 2006 and 2009, Dusa directed six short-films which won awards at International Film Festivals around the world, including the UIP Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, and the Onda Curta Award at the Curtas Vila Do Conde. In 2008–2009, he assisted Andrew Kötting on directing Ivul, and then edited the movie, an official selection at the Locarno Film Festival.
In June 2009, following the Iranian Green Movement, Dusa wrote Flowers of Evil. The movie premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival (ACID selection) and won the '10 European Directors To Watch Award' delivered by Variety and European Film Promotion. Flowers of Evil was released in France on February 8, 2012.
In 2012, David worked as a dramaturge for Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus, on the show, Radical Wrong. Together with Wim, he also co-wrote the screenplay for Galloping Mind. Between 2012 and 2018, David was based in Beijing, where he wrote original scripts and adaptations of western films and books for the Chinese market and worked extensively with actor Feng Xiao Yue.
In 2016, David David co-wrote and edited Pieter-Jan de Pue's The Land of the Enlightened which won the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
Since 2018 David, has adaptated of Dov Alfon's book, Long Night in Paris, together with Leora Kamenetzky and co-written an original series for Yellow Bird. David is also developing an action feature film for Vendôme Films & Baxtory together with Edgar Marie.
David is the co-founder of Dark Riviera, a Stockholm-based intellectual property generator for television, graphic novels and video games, along with producer Emilie Blezat, graphic novelist Sylvain Runberg and video game producer Robert Bäckström.

## Filmography
### Director

* 2011 : Flowers of Evil
* 2008 : Distances
* 2007 : Amin
* 2006 : Machine

### Writer

* 2011 : Flowers of Evil
* 2009 : Emeutes des Emotions
* 2009 : Rushes Instables
* 2009 : Wild Beast
* 2008 : Distances
* 2007 : Amin
* 2006 : Machine

### Editor

* 2017: Nothing is Forgiven
* 2016: The Land of the Enlightened
* 2009: Ivul

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Work | Category | Award ! |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | 10 European Directors to Watch | Variety Selection & European Film Promotion |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Discovery Award for Best 1st Feature-Film | Namur International Film Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Junior Award for Best Feature-Film | Namur International Film Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Passeurs D’Images Kyrnea International Award | Cine Junior Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Young Audience Award | Cine Junior Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Audience Award | Cine Junior Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | High Schools and Junior High Schools Award | Cine Junior Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Mavericks Jury Award – Best 1st Feature Film | Calgary International Film festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Best Actor in a Leading role | La Normandie Et Le Monde Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Best Screenplay | Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival |
| 2011 | Flowers of Evil | Best Editing | Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival |
| 2007 | Amin | UIP Award | Rotterdam International Film Festival |
| 2007 | Amin | Onda-Curta Award | Villa Do Conde Short-Length Film Festival |
| 2007 | Amin | Best editing (Nominated) | Deutscher Kamerapreis |
| 2007 | Amin | Grand Jury Prize | Maremetraggio Film Festival |
| 2007 | Amin | Crystal Simorgh Prize | Fajr film festival |
| 2007 | Amin | Grand Jury Prize | Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival |
| 2007 | Amin | Aprila Jury Mention | Milano International Film Festival |
| 2007 | Amin | Best Short Film – Live Action | 27th Fajr International Film Festival, "World Panorama" section |