Esther Turan
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Esther Turan (born on the 9th of November 1979, Budapest) is a producer, director, and a founding member of Moviebar Productions.[1] full-service film production company.
She obtained a television director degree at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest in 2002. She has worked in several different fields of the film industry from AD to casting director.
Biography[edit]
After her graduation in 2004, she established her film production company, Moviebar Productions. At first, they specialized in Hungarian commercials with the co-founder and producer Viktória Trepper [2], and they’ve later started to make advertisements for international brands.
Esther established the film and television department within Moviebar Productions in 2013. Currently, she runs that division, while her partner, Viktória Trepper, manages the commercial division.
In 2018 she opened the second headquarters of Moviebar Productions in Los Angeles, where she builds collaborations between American TV professionals and European filmmakers, and she develops her own projects.
They have already produced a children's show for the Swedish National Television[3] (Doreen's Friends), and they are working for HBO Nordic permanently. They have also embarked on a 42-part Hungarian TV show commissioned by Sony Pictures Television[4] and Viasat 3. Mostly indie and arthouse productions are their main profile.
Most important works[edit]
2020 The Reckoning English - American horror movie (director: Neil Marshall)
2019 “Swoon” Eld & Lagor, Swedish feature film, (directors: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein, production company: Atmo, producer: Kristina Åberg)
2018 The "Cobbler's Lot", segment of “The Field Guide to Evil”[5] horror anthology [6] (director: Peter Strickland). The movie had its premiere at the festival SXSW.[7] [8]
2017 "Maximilian" drama TV mini-series with 3 episodes (director: Andreas Prohaska) for ORF (broadcaster) and ZDF.
BP Underground, own projects:
"Bp Underground"[9] is a documentary series that premiered in July 2017. Esther is both the producer and one of the creators of it. It's her first work as a director. "BP Underground" shows various youth subcultures of Budapest in the '90-s and 2000s.
The first episode of the "BP Underground"[10] series is about the Hungarian Hardcore/ Punk community. The episode explores the cutting edge hardcore-punk scene of Budapest immediately after the regime change.
The second episode of the series is "Hip-Hop", premiered in 2018, is about the underground hip hop culture of Budapest. Similar to the previous "Hardcore/Punk" episode, it builds upon many original archive clips, documenting the birth and thriving of Hungarian hip hop. At the beginning of 2019, BP Underground "Hip-Hop" won the II. place[11] at "Highlights of Hungary"[12]
The third part of the BP Underground series is about Budapest’s underground electronic music scene. Just like the other episodes, it also evokes the emergence and growth of the genre with a lot of archive footage. The "Electronic Music" episode had its premiere at Telekom Electronic Beats Festival[13] on the 20th of September 2019 and from March 2020 till December 2020 it was available in the Telekom video library. The movie received Golden Award at the Los Angeles International Independent Film Awards (March 2020) and Honorable Mention at LA Underground Film Forum (June 2020).
Filmography[edit]
Director:
- BP Underground - Rock (2020) - Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
- BP Underground - Electronic Music (2019) Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
- BP Underground - Hip-Hop (2018) Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
- BP Underground - Hardcore / Punk (2017) Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
Producer:
- The Reckoning [14] (2020) Director: Neil Marshall
- BP Underground - Rock (2020) - Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
- BP Underground - Electronic Music (2019) Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
- Swoon ( Eld & lågor) [15] (2018) Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
- BP Underground - Hip-Hop (2018) Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
- The Field Guide to Evil (2018)[16] Director: Peter Strickland
- BP Underground - Hardcore / Punk (2017) Director: Anna Koltay, Esther Turan
- The Man who was Thursday[17] (2015) Director: Balázs Juszt
- Recycled pro-reo-neo[18] (2006) Director: Pater Sparrow
TV:
- Maximilian[19] (2017) Director: Andreas Prochaska
- Stíluspárbaj[20] (2017) Director: Dávid Ungvári
- Doreen’s friends (2015) Director: Henrik Hallgren
Most important awards, nominations:
2020 "BP Underground - Electronic Music"
- International Independent Film Awards - "Golden Award", LA Underground Film Forum - Honorable Mention.
- San Pedro International Film Festival
- Brighton Rocks Film Festival
- International Independent Film Awards
- LA Underground Film Forum
- Lift-Off Global Network
- Los Angeles International Independent Film Awards
- SEE-fest (South East European Film Festival Los Angeles)[21]
- San Pedro Film Festival 2020 - Q&A Workshop
2019 "BP Underground - Hip Hop"
- Highlights of Hungary - II. Place [22]
2018 "The Field Guide to Evil"
- SXSW – world premiere - 2018
- Sidney International Film Festival – 2018
- New Horizons International Film Festival – 2018
- Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival – 2018 [23]
- Melbourne International Film Festival – 2018
- Fantasia International Film Festival – 2018
- Zagreb Fantastic Film Festival – 2018
- New Zealand International Film Festival Trust – 2018
- Melbourne International Film Festival – 2018
- Cinefest, Hungary - 2018 [24]
2017 "BP Underground -Hardcore / Punk" (2017)
- Workshop and screening: Berlin Art Space (2019 February)
- SEEFF – South East European Film Festival Berlin
- SEE Film Festival – Paris
- Courage-Parevo International Documentary Film Festival – Budapest, Warsaw, Bucharest, Prague
- Soundwatch Berlin Music Film Festival
- 12. Hungarian Film Week in Bucharest
- „TOO DRUNK TO WATCH” - Punkfilmfest – Berlin
- The film was screened at the Open Club Day Budapest event at A38 Ship in 2020 February.
"F.É.S.Z.E.K" (2017)
"In the same garden" (2016)
"The Man Who Was Thursday" (2016)
- 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival [27]
" 1 (2009 film) "
- 2009 Hungarian Film Week: Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Designer, Best Producer, Best First Film/Student Jury[28]
"Recycled/Pro-Reo-Neo" (2006)
- 2006 - Best Experimental Shortfilm, Hungarian Film Week [29]
Ads Awards
- YDA
- Effie Awards
- International Midem Awards
References[edit]
- ↑ "Moviebar Productions". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "Viktória Trepper". Magyar Film Akadémia. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sveriges Television". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sony Pictures". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "The Field Guide to Evil". IMDb. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ Erbland, Kate. "Crowdfunded Horror Anthology 'The Field Guide to Evil' Gets Official Greenlight After Successful Campaign". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ WIXSON, HEATHER. "SXSW 2018 Interview: Daily Dead Chats with the Filmmakers Behind THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL". Daily Dead. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ Fusco, Jon. "From Enthusiasm Comes Magic: 'The Field Guide to Evil' Binds Dark Folklore from Across the World". No Film School. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "BP Underground". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "BP Underground". BP Underground. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ BONTA, GÁSPÁR. "BP UNDERGRAND HIP HOP FILM". highlightsofhungary.hu. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "BP Underground és Köbli Norbert a Highlights of Hungary nyertesei között". film.hu. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "The Potential of Budapest Underground". nvc.hu. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "The Reckoning". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Eld & lågor". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "The Field Guide to Evil". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "The Man Who Was Thursday". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Recycled/Pro-Reo-Neo". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Maximilian". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Stíluspárbaj Lakatos Márkkal". Port.hu. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Öt magyar film a Los Angeles-i SEEfest programjában". magyar.film.hu. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ↑ "BP Underground és Köbli Norbert a Highlights of Hungary nyertesei között". Film.hu. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "The Field Guide to Evil ULTRA MOVIES EUROPEAN PREMIERE". NIFF.ch. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "The field guide to evil | CineFest". cinefest.hu. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "A Kincsem operatőrét választották az év legjobbjának az Aranyszem Fesztiválon". filmtekercs.hu. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ Hurtado, J. "SXSW 2018 Review: FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL Explores The Universal Language Of Fear". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ "THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Hungarian Film Week announces winners". FILMNEWEUROPE.COM. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ Filmunio.eu http://filmunio.eu/filmker1.php?lang=en&id=708. Retrieved 8 March 2022. Missing or empty
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"SXSW 2018 Interview: Daily Dead Chats with the Filmmakers Behind THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
"From Enthusiasm Comes Magic: 'The Field Guide to Evil' Binds Dark Folklore from Across the World". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
"Field Guide to Evil Filmmakers Detail the Process of Making a Horror Anthology". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
"SCREENDAILY - TrustNordisk boards love story 'Swoon' from 'The Bridge' creators (exclusive)". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
"Magiskt kärleksmöte i nöjesparkernas underland". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
"Forbes - How This International Producer Is Bridging The Gap Between European And American Filmmakers". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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