Nimród Antal
Nimród E. Antal (born November 30, 1973 in Los Angeles , California ) is a Hungarian - American director , screenwriter and actor .
Life
Antal grew up in Los Angeles as a child of Hungarian parents. In 1991, on the recommendation of his father, he moved to Hungary, where he studied at the Budapest Academy of Drama and Film (Színház- és Filmművészeti Főiskola). After completing his studies, he worked in film and television productions.
In 2003 he made his feature film debut Kontroll . The film, which takes place exclusively in the Budapest metro system , was based on a script that Antal wrote together with Jim Adler . The film received numerous awards, including the Prix de la Jeunesse 2004, the Young Talent Award at the Cannes Film Festival , the Golden Hugo at the Chicago Film Festival , the Golden Swan at the Copenhagen Film Festival , the Audience Award at the Warsaw International Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Award at Film Festival Cottbus .
In 2005 he returned to Los Angeles. He made his US debut in 2007 in the Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson - starred horror thriller Motel . The action thriller Armored followed in 2009 . In 2010, producer Robert Rodriguez entrusted him to direct the science fiction film Predators .
Afterwards Antal turned the 3D - concert film Metallica Through the Never for the band Metallica , which appeared in September, 2013.
Filmography
- Director
- 1994: Bohóclövészet (short film)
- 1998: Biztosítás (short film)
- 2003: control
- 2007: Motel (Vacancy)
- 2009: Armored
- 2010: Predators
- 2013: Metallica Through the Never (concert film)
- 2015: Wayward Pines (TV series, episode 1x09)
- 2017: A Viszkis (The Whiskey Robber)
- Screenwriter
- 2003: control
- 2013: Metallica Through the Never (concert film)
- actor
- 1999: Roarsch (short film)
- 1999: Közel a szerelemhez
- 2000: Balra a nap nyugszik
- 2001: Öcsögök
- 2003: Posztkatona (short film)
- 2010: machete
Web links
- Nimród Antal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Antal, Nimród |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Antal, Nimród E. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-American director, screenwriter, and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |