Peter Kerekes

Peter is a film director, producer, and lecturer at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and at the Doc Nomads Joint Masters program in Budapest. He directed the documentary film 66 Seasons, which has been screened at more than a hundred festivals. His film Cooking History, about military cooks and their influence on history, has won numerous awards, including the prize for best documentary film at the Viennale festival. The documentary comedy Velvet Terrorists was honored at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2014 and at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2013. His feature debut, 107 Mothers, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the award for best screenplay. His latest film, Wishing on a Star, premiered at the Venice and Toronto film festivals and has been screened at numerous film festivals.