Agnesh, previously an economist, studied film theory in Budapest and video art at the University of Arts Berlin (UdK) before she specialized in cinematography at the German Film- and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). In 2015 Agnesh won a grant for the Expanded Cinematography Masterclass at the Global Cinematography Institute in LA, led by Vilmos Zsigmond and Yuri Neyman. Her passion is to work on socially relevant topics, to be creative with a sense of humour along the innovative research in finding the right aesthetics for the content. She pursued promising ideas in several different countries, such as Germany, Georgia, Hungary, USA, Croatia, Switzerland, Egypt, Russia, Greece, China and Kyrgyzstan. Her works have been awarded and shown on prestigious Festivals including: Directors Fortnight in Cannes (2023), Sarajevo Best Feature (2023), Prix de Soleure, Solothurn, Best Feature (2022), Locarno (2021), Max-Ophüls-Preis Main Award (2019), Best Cinematography at the 62. Seminci Filmfestival in Valladolid (2017), Michael-Ballhaus-Cinematography Award Nomination (2019), German Film Critic Award (2014). Since the beginning she has been a member of the Cinematographinnen Network in Germany. She is based in Berlin but she is home as well in Budapest.

Languages

Hungarian (native) | English (fluent) | German (fluent) | Russian (basic) | French (basic)

Special Skills

color grading