Gabor Rohonyi was born in Pécs, Hungary in 1966 and started to film at the age of 13. He graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest in 1992. From 1993 he directed several travel documentaries mostly about India and South East Asia, television programs and series. He directed music videos for the Hungarian pop and rock elite. His short film Bűvesz (The Magician) came out in 1997. After that he started directing commercials, and he still does. His first feature film Konyec (The End) was shot in 2006 and won the Best Genre Film Prize and Audience’s Prize in 2007 Hungarian Film Awards. The film was a success in Hungary and Japan as well. In 2015, he shot Brazilok, which also became a very popular feature film in 2017. In the same year, he directed the 13 part Dramedy TV-show, Korhatáros Szerelem for TV2. In 2020 he shot his next feature Szia Életem, the post production of the film finished in 2021. At the moment he is working on the pre-production of Ginkgo, wich is a film-drama, based on a true story.
Commercial Awards:
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2012 |
Campaign : Generali for Safety Foundation „A little is enough to make a big difference” – 3 films Agency / HD GROUP |
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HYPNOZIS Award Public Service Film category - Second Prize |
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2011 |
Campaign : Get Closer for Mediaunio Foundation |
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ARANYPENGE (Golden Blade) Creative Festival – Silver Heart award |
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2011 |
Campaign : Get Closer for Mediaunio Foundation |
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HYPNOSIS CREATIVE ADVERTISING COMPETITION 2011 - 1 PLACE - AN INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN |
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2011 |
Campaign : Get Closer for Mediaunio Foundation |
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EACA Care Awards Volunteering and people-to-people activities |
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2011 |
Opel: Opel 4+ Insomnia |
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Silver Effie |
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2008 |
Vodafone: Valentine offer |
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Gold Effie |
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2008 |
Vodafone: Valentine offer |
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Half a kilo price, ADCH |
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2005 |
Soros Foundation: Let’s live as we should. |
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Gold Heart |
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2003 |
Matáv: Chatty |
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Bronze Effie |
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2003 |
Matáv: Birds |
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Bronze Blade |
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Platinum Effie and Gold Effie |
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2002 |
Hungarian Cancer Foundation |
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Kreatív Commercial Festival - TCR I. place |
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2001 |
K&H: The amasing offer |
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Bronze Blade |
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2001 |
United Way: Total Killer 2 |
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RMB Hungary Awards - Absolut category winner |
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2000 |
United Way: Total Killer 2 |
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Portorož – Golden Drum; Silver Drumstick |
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1999 |
Milky Way: Psychoanalysis |
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AdAge - First place |
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1998 |
Underground Café: Noendweekend |
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Golden Blade Award |
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1998 |
WAV Foundation: The wall of silence |
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Gold Heart |
Movie Awards:
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2008 |
Konyec aka The end |
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Bucharest Film Festival |
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Viewer's Choice |
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2007 |
Konyec aka The end |
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Hungarian Film Week |
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Grand Prize – Best genre film |
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Hungarian Film Week |
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Grand Prize - Viewer's Choice |
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Hungarian Film Week |
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Film.hu – Special award |
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Hungarian Film Week |
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Youth Jury – Best main characters |
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Voxcar |
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Best Hungarian comedy award |
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Voxcar |
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Emil Keres – Best male character award |