Anne Kmetyko - Director Filmmaker

PROFILE

Anne Kmetyko is a Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker. She has a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling, with strong skills in concept development, screenwriting, editing, and post-production. Her films explore themes of identity and memory with a unique and authentic vision of the world.

☞ Fluent in French, English, Hungarian, with intermediate proficiency in Spanish.

EDUCATION

Master’s degree in film                                                 University of Montréal

Television Directing                                                      INIS - Institut National de L’Image & du Son, Montréal 

B.A.A. Photography-Bachelor’s degree Image Arts -    Toronto Metropolitan University - Image Arts, (Ryerson)

Certificate in Journalism                                                Concordia University, Montréal

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2022   SI SEULEMENT…PEUT-ÊTRE…  - Short Fiction 4K RED - 14 min.                Writer - Director - Producer Production: Box Studio

Festivals and distinctions: Canada Shorts Canadian & Int’l Short Film Festival - Official Selection | 2022

                        Art Blocks International Film Festival, Denmark - Official Selection | 2023

                                Festival International Concours de Courts, France - Official Selection | 2023

                               WorldFest Houston Int’l Film Festival, Bronze Rémi - Official Selection | 2023

                               Ami Corti International Film Festival, Italie - Official Selection | 2023

                                Lisbon Film Rendez-Vous - Official Selection | 2023

 

2016 TRUDEAU - JUSTIN & PIERRE-ELLIOTT | NFB COLLECTION - Documentary             Writer - Director

12 capsules x 1 min with His Excellency the Honourable Bob Rae in English and French.

Production: Tandem

2015   VARIATIONS - Short fiction experimental 3 min. - HD  

Writer – Director - Producer - Camera - Editing - Production: Box Studio

2014   ELLE - Video poem - 3 min. Fiction                                                          Producer - Writer – Director

         Created for the 15th Montréal Poetry Festival |   Production: Vidéographe

Festivals and distinctions: Les journées Poétiques du Benin 2023, Cotonou, Bénin | 2023

                                Festival de la poésie de Montréal à la BAnQ | 2019

                                Rendez-vous vidéo-poésie de Montréal | 2018

                                Rendez-vous vidéo-poésie de Montréal | 2014

                                15è Festival de la Poésie de Montréal | 2014

2013   ETCHED IN SKIN - Short documentary                                                       Writer - Director - Producer

10 min.  HD. - Production: Box Studio

Festivals and distinctions:    Dam Short Films Festival - Boulder City, Nevada, USA | 2015

                                  Cinequest - San José, California, In competition | 2014

                                  Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market | 2014

                                  Montréal World Film Festival - FFM | 2013

TRUTHS AND LIARS - Short fiction                                                             Writer - Director - Producer

5 min.  HD. - Production: Box Studio

Festivals and distinctions:   Clermont Ferrand Film Market | 2014

                                  Montréal World Film Festival - FFM | 2013

 

THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG MARCO POLO | Animated youth series - French versioning                Director

15 x 25 minutes. Broadcaster: Télé-Québec - Production: Agile Sound – Yowza.

2011   20th anniversary of WIFT - FCTNM Montréal Women in Film | Short documentary       

Writer - Director - Camera    

10 min. – HD Production: FCTMN/WIFT- MONTRÉAL

 

IN BETWEEN | Short fiction                                                                     Writer - Director - Camera - Editing

1 min. HD - Production: Gapian Films

 

AMNESIA | Book trailer                                                                           Writer - Director - Camera - Editing

90 seconds HD - Production: Gapian Films

 

2009   THE CAT IN THE PAN | Short fiction               Director

15 min. 16mm Production: Productions Mistral                                                         

Festivals and distinctions:    RVCQ - 28th Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois - In competition | 2010

                                  2010 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market | 2010

                                  Montreal World Film Festival – FFM | 2009

 2008   ELIE WIESEL IN MONTRÉAL | Live recording                                              Director - Camera - Editing 120 min. single camera - Producer: The Mintz Foundation 

JACQUES POULIN | Gilles-Corbeil Prize award interview                              Director - Camera - Editing       20 min. DVCAM - Producer: La fondation Émile Nelligan

 

2007   L’AIR DU TEMPS | Fiction series                                                                                                   Director

         1 episode x 30 min. HD – Producer: INIS

  DANIEL EST…  | Short fiction                                                                                            Writer - Director

         4 min. DV Cam – Production: INIS                                                                                                             

2006   WORLD PRESS PHOTO À MONTRÉAL | Promotional                                                        Director - Camera

         12 min. DV Cam - Diffuseur : TV5 web -  Production : Reporters Communication

 2004   MAKING OF ‘‘FRISSONS D’ÉTÉ’’                                                                                    Director - Camera

         18min. DV Cam – Production: Viking Films

2003   MONDO KARMA | Short Fiction                                                                          Writer - Director - Producer

         6 min. DVC Pro – Production: Essential Films

Festivals and distinctions:    Festival des films avec Twist – 2004

                                          2880 Film Race – 2003

 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Masterclass « Boot Camp » screenwriting with Fernand Dansereau, INIS, Montréal

Camera Department Internship  - “L'Oeil du Cyclone 3 “- Radio-Canada and KOTV

Career Advancement Module CAM - WIDC Creative Women's Workshops Master Class, St. John's, Newfoundland

Camera Assistant Training - Canadian Society of Cinematographers - CSC - Toronto

Director Internship on the series "University" - Muse Productions - Directors Guild of Canada - DGC

Writing for the Screen - SIFT Canadian Film Workshops Network - Ottawa

Movie Magic Scheduling - AQTIS, Montreal

2nd Assistant Director Training - AQTIS, Montreal

How to Finance a Film - Parlimage, Montreal

 

RESIDENCES

Vidéographe - Creation Residency                                                                                                               2013

Women in the Director's Chair | WIDC at The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta                                    2012-2013

 

GRANTS

CAM    Conseil des Arts de Montréal - Crowdfunding Grant for the short film Si seulement...peut-être...            2022

CALQ        Conseil des Arts du Québec - Travel Grant                                                                                    2013

CAC          Canada Council for the Arts - Travel Grant                                                                                     2012

INIS/SPAC Grant Program for pairing emerging composers and directors                                                          2009          With the Canadian Guild of Music Composers ONF - DOC Circuit Montréal