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Klára Trencsényi

Personal data

Surname: Trencsényi
First name: Klára
Birth date: 1975

Introduction

Klára Trencsényi is a freelance director and cinematographer doing creative and social documentaries. In 2005 she graduated from the Hungarian Film Academy, Budapest as Director of Photography. She directed two mid-length documentaries (A Chance, 2007 and Birds Way, 2009), and a short documentary (3Weddings – Elena&Leo, 2009), and has worked in various international productions as cinematographer, with Dutch, American and Hungarian directors (e.g. the IDFA awarded The Angelmakers, dir. Astrid Bussink, 2005). She has done extensive social and voluntary work with Roma, Irish travelers, and a photography course for Romanian orphans. She participated in A Sunday in the Country in 2008, Berlinale Talent Campus 2008 and EsoDoc 2006. Currently she is working on her fourth, feature length creative documentary. Selected Filmography The Chance (2007) - 56' Documentary Birds Way (2009) - 56' Creative documentary /Award: Best Romanian Documentary, AstraFilm Festival Sibiu 2009./ 3Weddings - Elena & Leo (2009) - 26' Documentary In development: Old Believers in New Home - Feature length documentary

Films

Director: Az Esély (A Chance)
 Elena & Leo

Cinematographer: The Angelmakers
 Látod? (Can you see it?)
 Csángók (Csangos)
 Elena & Leo
 Apacsavar (Mr. Mom)