Katalin Bársony
Katalin Bársony | |
|---|---|
Bársony Katalin | |
| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) |
| Occupations | Film director; sociologist; [[Romani people |Romani]] rights activist |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Known for | Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes; How Far the Stars; executive director of the Romedia Foundation |
| Title | Executive director, Romedia Foundation |
| Parent | Ágnes Daróczi (mother) |
| Awards | UNESCO Award for Cultural Understanding (2010) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Corvinus University of Budapest (PhD in communication and behavioural sciences) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology; Communication studies |
| Sub-discipline | Romani studies; media and communication |
| Institutions | Romedia Foundation |
| Notable works | Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes; How Far the Stars |
Katalin Bársony (born 1982) is a Hungarian Romani film-maker and sociologist. She produced the series Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes and directed the documentary How Far the Stars.
Life
Katalin Bársony was born in 1982 in Budapest to a Romani mother (Ágnes Daróczi) and a Jewish father.[1] She studied for a PhD at the Corvinus University.[2] She then worked in television and created Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes, the first documentary series about Romani communities to be shown on Hungarian television.[1]
In 2009, Bársony was one of four experts who briefed the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on Romani issues.[3] She is the executive director of the Romedia Foundation, which produces films about Romani communities.[4] Bársony was asked to curate a selection of 35 films about Romani culture for the RomArchive.[5] She took her 2019 documentary How Far the Stars to festivals including Sarajevo Film Festival and Eastern Neighbours.[6][7]
Her documentary Suno Dikhlem, a Belgian–Hungarian co-production, was selected for the main competition of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival. the film follows a Kosovar Roma boy who faces deportation from Germany and explores questions of identity, home and future.[8]
Selected works
- 2025 I Saw a 'Suno' Suno DikhlemIt will compete at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival in August.[9]
- 2019 How Far the Stars (director of documentary)
- 2007–2011 Mundi Romani – The World through Roma Eyes (creator of series)
References
- ^ a b "Romani Herstory: A Digital Archive". Romani Herstory. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: "Hate speech and Antigypsyism in the Media"". ERIAC. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Stanislav, Daniel (2009). "Hard Times and Hardening Attitudes: The Economic Downturn and the Rise of Violence Against Roma". Roma Rights Journal. 1.
- ^ "Empowering Roma and countering stereotypes: Katalin Bársony". ABC Radio National. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "New digital archive of the Roma launched – DW – 01/24/2019". DW. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Katalin Bársony". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "A ROMA DIRECTOR WHOSE FILMS TRANSCEND THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF POVERTY PORN NARRATIVES". Eastern Neighbours Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Five Hungarian Films Compete at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival". Budapest Reporter. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Leo Barraclough (23 July 2025). "Fifty Films Compete for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards at 31st Sarajevo Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
Further reading
- "An Interview with Katalin Barsony, Romani Activist and Film Director". Open Society Foundations. Retrieved 5 April 2023.