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Screenwriter, director and cinematographer
Country of origin
Hungary

András Petrik is a Hungarian screenwriter, director and cinematographer, born and raised in Budapest. After having graduated with a master in History and Geography at the Eötvös University Budapest (ELTE), he joined the Hungarian film industry’s ranks in 1998. Later, he studied and worked in Berlin. In 2008, he graduated with a degree in Cinematography from the German Film- and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). Since 2004, he has worked internationally as a film and TV director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His films have been awarded at many prestigious festivals. Currently, he is working as a screenwriter for movies and TV-series.

Festivals

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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