Mátyás Erdély

Hungarian cinematographer

Mátyás Erdély (born 17 September 1976) is a Hungarian cinematographer. Among his best-known films is the 2015 Hungarian film Son of Saul,[1][2][3] which won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.[4] Erdély won the Bronze Frog at Camerimage and the Golden Camera 300 at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival for his cinematography on the film.[3][5] His other work includes Delta (2008), Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (2010), Miss Bala (2011), The Quiet Ones (2014) and James White (2015).[6][7][8]

## Filmography[edit]

### Short film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

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1997  | Necropolis | Szabolcs Hajdu |
1998  | Kicsimarapagoda |
1999  | Szeptember | András Salamon  |
2000  | Fehér alsó | Zsolt Meskó  |
Köd | Balázs Krasznahorkai  |
2003  | No Comment | Árpád Schilling  | Segment of Jött egy busz...
2004  | T?ick | Pater Sparrow  |
Határontúl | Árpád Schilling  |
Birth of Industry | Gabriela Tollman  |
2005  | Before Dawn | Bálint Kenyeres  |
My Backyard Was a Mountain | Adam Schlachter  |
Home | Justin Rhodes  |
Transaction | Jacques Thelemaque |
Nocturne | Justin Rhodes  |
Lux úr szabadalma | Marcell Gerö  | With Attila Csoboth
2006  | Chicxulub | Malona P. Badelt  |
The Run | Gabriel Scott  |
Recycled/Pro-Reo-Neo | Pater Sparrow  | Segment "Neo"
2007  | Vartan LLP | Myles Price  |
Goyta | Joanna Jurewicz  |
With a Little Patience | László Nemes |
2008  | First Love | Ildikó Enyedi |
The Counterpart | László Nemes  |
2009  | A repülés története | Bálint Kenyeres  |
Mama | Géza M. Tóth |
Five Miles Out | Andrew Haigh |
Londoni Au Pair | Sára László  |
2010  | The Gentleman Takes His Leave | László Nemes
Timea Varkonyi  |
2011  | Part | Timea Varkonyi  |
2012  | Flytopia | Karni Arieli
Saul Freed  |
2015  | Free Flow | Jeroen Sebrechts  |
2016  | Dialogue | Gábor Fabricius |
2021  | Discovery: Olympics | Henry Hobson  |

### Documentary film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

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2000  | Jonuc és a koldusmaffia | András Salamon  |
2003  | Inheritance: A Fisherman's Story | Peter Hegedus | With Attila Csoboth, Jason Hargreaves, György Réder and Zoltán Török

### Feature film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

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2001  | Chico | Ibolya Fekete | With Antonio Farías and Nyika Jancsó
Macerás ügyek | Szabolcs Hajdu |
2005  | Johanna | Kornél Mundruczó | With Nagy András
2008  | Delta |
2010  | Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project |
2011  | Miss Bala | Gerardo Naranjo  |
2012  | The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears | Teona Strugar Mitevska |
2014  | Kenau | Maarten Treurniet |
The Quiet Ones | John Pogue |
2015  | James White | Josh Mond |
Son of Saul | László Nemes |
2018  | Sunset |
2020  | The Nest | Sean Durkin |
2023  | Foe | Garth Davis |
The Iron Claw | Sean Durkin  |

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

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2000  | Valaki kopog | Szabolcs Hajdu
György Pálfi | 2 episodes
2005  | A Mester és Margarita | Ibolya Fekete | TV movie
2007  | Egy nö igaz története | Marcell Iványi
2011  | aurA | Pater Sparrow  | 3 episodes
2013  | Southcliffe | Sean Durkin | Miniseries

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Title  | Result

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2015  | American Society of Cinematographers | Spotlight Award | Son of Saul | Won[a]
Camerimage | Bronze Frog  | Won
Golden Frog  | Nominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Cinematography  | 5th place[b]
2020  | British Independent Film Awards | Best Cinematography | The Nest | Nominated

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Tied with Adam Arkapaw for Macbeth
2. ^ Tied with Natasha Braier for The Neon Demon

## References[edit]

1. ^ Csákvári, Géza (13 June 2015). ""Döbbenetes", hogyan fogadják itthon a Saul fiát". Népszabadság (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. ^ Wise, Damon (21 November 2015). "Camerimage: 'Son of Saul' Cinematographer Matyas Erdely on Journey from Hungary to New York". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
3. ^ a b "Erdély Mátyás a legjobb operatőr". Index (in Hungarian). 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
4. ^ Szalai, Georg (28 February 2016). "Oscars: Hungary Wins Its First Foreign-Language Honor Since Fall of Communism". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
5. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (21 November 2015). "'Carol' Wins Golden Frog at Camerimage". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
6. ^ Bujdosó, Bori (10 May 2011). "Erdély Mátyás: Külföldön nem az számít, hogy kinek a haverja vagy". Origo (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
7. ^ Bujdosó, Bori (27 August 2012). "Legmenőbb operatőrünk már angol horroron dolgozik". Origo (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
8. ^ Varga, Ferenc (16 July 2015). "Egy magyarra büszkék lehetünk Locarnóban is". Origo (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Mátyás Erdély at IMDb

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