Zsolt Bács

Zsolt Bács is a director, actor and screenwriter born in Budapest, Hungary. After studying five years at medical school, Zsolt instead focused on a career in acting. He graduated from the European Film Actors School and went on to appear in more than 120 TV shows, theatrical feature films and numerous stage plays. Since 1996, Bács has written more than 20 screenplays for TV and cinema. His career as a director began in 2006 with the tragic Comedy 'Esperanza', the opening feature at Berlinale International Film Festival (PDK). Bács wrote and co-produced the award-winning thriller, 'Slave', and won the award "Best Supporting Actor" at New York Film Festival NYCIFF for his role in 'Slave'. He has directed more than 150 serial episodes for German TV, numerous TV commercials, as well as an adaptation of the bestselling novel 'The Child' (2012) with its luminary German and international cast. His latest project in funding is a UK/German co-production 'Snowdancer' based on a true story in Germany of the 1940's. Co-producer/director with Bedlam Production (The King's Speech) and Tempest Film (Narziss und Goldmund) as co-producers .