Biography
Gábor Szabó, HSC (born 24 October 1950) is a Hungarian cinematographer.
His father, Árpád Szabó, was a cinematographer of documentary and short films and his mother, Anna Szántó, a dubbing director. He received his diploma in 1975, from the Hungarian University of Film and Theatre, where he began teaching almost instantly afterwards.
Szabó was the cinematographer of the cinematic picture The Revolt of Job, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1984. His other work, Meteo, shot at the time of the change of regimes in Hungary, was shown in cinemas for years, becoming a cult classic of the 1990s. Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, Oscar winning cinematographer, chose to work with Szabó on his only directorial work, a movie with Liv Ullmann and Michael York. He has shot several features in the Netherlands, the best known of which is Tirza, which was the Dutch nominee for the 2011 Oscars.
As a cinematographer, he has worked in over 30 feature films, numerous documentaries and shorts, having co-operated with over 40 directors. He has also worked on many Hungarian and European TV commercials and music videos. His films have won over 50 awards in Hungarian and international festivals.
Szabó is the co-founder and a leading member of Hungarian Society of Cinematographers.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 33
Director 4
TV Shows 1
Onódy, a hatvanas évek császára (2023)
Milk (2022)
Lili (2020)
A martfűi rém (2016)
Galloping Mind (2015)
Land of Storms (2014)
Het Bombardement (2012)
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86 (2012)
Tirza (2010)
Noé bárkája (2007)
Happy New Life (2007)
Tell Your Children (2007)
For My Baby (2000)
Shot Through the Heart (1998)
Guinevere (1994)
The Great Post Office Robbery (1992)
The Long Shadow (1992)
Meteo (1990)
On Death Row (1990)
Wild (1988)
Red Fun Fair (1988)
Küldetés Evianba (1988)
Countdown (1986)
Tandem (1985)
Yerma (1984)
Linda (1984)
The Revolt of Job (1983)
Blood Brothers (1983)
The Unhappy Hat (1981)
Dead or Alive (1980)
A Quite Ordinary Life (1978)
Towards the Salt Cellar (1978)
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GenderMale
Birthday1950-10-24 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
CitizenshipsHungary
AwardsMeritorius Artist of Hungary, Béla Balázs Award
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