77 Budapest Nationality: Hungarian Mobile Phone: [H]+36 30 345 3668, Fax: +36 (1) 240 9131 Web: E-Mail: Ragacs@Gmail.Com

CURRICULUM VITAE

REFERENCES Name: Réka Gacs Date of Birth: 04 | 04 | 77 Budapest Nationality: Hungarian Mobile Phone: [H]+36 30 345 3668, Fax: +36 (1) 240 9131 Web: www.rekagacs.com E-Mail: [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS The Degree of Master of Arts Royal College of Art in Animation MA degree of Visual Communication Designer in Animation Profession of Ceramics Decoration and Design

EDUCATION 2010- DLA Course, MOME / Multimedia Art, Budapest, Tutor: József Fülöp 2005-2007 MA Course, CAAD / Animation department, Royal College of Art, London, Tutors: Joe King, Christine Roche, Tony Fish, 1995-2001 Ma Course, Visual Communication Designer / Animation department Hungarian University of Art and Design, Budapest (MOME) Tutors: Zsolt Richly, Géza M. Tóth, István Orosz, Marcell Jankovics, 1996-1998 Guest Student at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Printed Graphics dept., Tutor: Tibor Somorjai Kiss 1991-1995 Profession of Ceramics Decoration and Design, Ceramics department Secondary School for Fine and Applied Arts, Budapest, Tutor: László Szalai

EMPLOYMENT 2010- Senior Professor at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest; Lead Media Designer at Art1st Studio, Budapest; 2007-2009 Represented Director at Sweetworld TV Ltd., London; 2001-2005 Art Teacher, Hungarian University of Art and Design / Animation department, Budapest; 2006 Collaborator at Hauser & Wirth Gallery, London; 2004 Art Director, MINIMAX Children Animation Channel Hungary, Budapest; 2001- Freelancer in animation, illustration and graphic design; 1997 Animator, EXIST Animation Studio, Budapest;

IMPORTANT WORKS, EXHIBITIONS and PRIZES 2011-2013 Tutor at Essemble project, represented by MOME with four international art universities; 2011 Co-work with David Shrigley at his ‘The Arts’ animated film; 2007- Freelance works (Nexusproduction Ltd., Foreign Office Ltd., Partizan Ltd.,); 2008 Participating at Hiroshima Animation Festival in the section ‘Best of the World’ and ‘Stars of Students’, and Grad Film Competition at Annecy; Special Mention for a Student Film | Anim’est | Bukarest to ‘Yarn…‘; Best Student Film | Festival Tindirindis | Lithuania to ‘Yarn…‘; Director of Hungarian Television’s series: ‘Modern Picture Tales’ (5 episodes); 2007 Diploma at Royal College of Art: ‘Nothing Happened Today’ Debut screening at BFI London; Hungarian State Eötvös Fellowship 2; Technical Achievement Award | Canterbury Anifest to ‘Nothing Happened Today’; Jury’s High Commendation to ‘Yarn…‘ at London International Animation Festival, London; Audience Award to ‘Yarn…‘ at Mediawave Festival, Gyõr, Hungary; Grand Prize runner up with ‘Yarn…‘ at Calvin Klein Student Film Competition, New York; 2006 Special Mention at Passion Pictures’ Prize for first year film, RCA, London; Hungarian State Eötvös Fellowship 1; First year film at RCA: ‘Yarn, …good light is essential’; Interim Show, RCA, Gulbenkian Gallery, London; 2005 Awarded work, Bridge Design for the 1st Anniversary of the Hungarian EU Membership, Participant at the Hungarian Film Festival’s poster exhibition /BAF posters/ 2004 Moving corporate images for Minimax Television; 2003 Moving corporate images for KISKAKAS 2 International Animation Days, Budapest; 2002 Moving corporate images for KISKAKAS 2002 International Animation Days, Bp., Participation with lithographies at Graphics Biennial Festival, Miskolc 2001 Diplomawork: ‘Scientific Practical Handistics‘, Interactive animated CD-Rom; Group Show ‘Satellite of Garden of Eden’,Trafó, House of Contemporary Arts, Bp.; 1999 Erasmus Scholarship in Holland, Utrecht School of Art, Kunst, Media and Technology, Utrecht; 1988 Award-winning work at exhibition „200 years old the Lithography“ Univ. of Fine Arts, Bp.; 1996 Group Show with Gábor Gacs, Pestújhely; Group Show in Hannover with Secondary School for Fine & Applied Arts; Finalist work, MTV Music Television Storyboard Competition, London; 1995 Award-winning ceramics at the ‘Zsolnay Competition’, Budapest; 2nd prize at ‘National Drawing Competition for Secondary School Students’, Kaposvár; 1989 2nd prize at ‘Drawing Competition for Primary School Students of Budapest’;

FILMOGRAPHY 2011 The Arts | co-worker- animator at David Shrigley’s film 2010 MyNovo Commercial | Flash anim | 2’ 2008 You, Amazing Budapest | Flash anim | Modern Picture Tales | series for Hungarian TV | 2’ 2008 Once she will be a Granny | Flash anim | Modern Picture Tales | series for Hungarian TV | 2’ 2007 Supportive Contract for Senior Citizens | Flash anim | Modern Picture Tales | series for Hungarian TV | 2’ 2007 Toldimiklos.hu | Flash anim | Modern Picture Tales | series for Hungarian TV | 2’ 2007 Dr. Brain and the Trabant | Flash anim | Modern Picture Tales | series for Hungarian TV | 2’ 2007 Nothing Happened Today | mixed drawn animation | 4’48” (RCA graduation film, London) Debut screening at BFI London Selected to ‘Starts of Students’ section at Hiroshima, Grad Film Competition at Annecy (Technical Achievement Award | Canterbury Anifest ) 2006 Yarn…good light is essential | Flash based drawn animation | 3’ (1st year film at RCA, London) (Special Mention for a Student Film | Anim’est | Bukarest 2008 Best Student Film | Festival Tindirindis | Lithuania 2008 Jury’s High Commendation | London International Animation Festival, Audience Award | Mediawave, Grand Prize Runner-up | Calvin Klein Student Film Competition, Special Mention at Passion Pictures’ First Year Film Prize | RCA) Selected to ‘Starts of Students’ and “Best of the World’ section at Hiroshima, 2005 Trousers Lip Sync | pixilation | 1’ 2004 Herr Hirny’s trip | Flash animation, programming | Interactive comic strip | Original book by Feketefül 2004 Animated Corporate images for MINIMAX Children Channel | Flash animations | as art director and animator 2003 Kiskakas 2 | composited stop motion | Festival Spot | 30” 2003 TV spots for VIVA music Channel | flash animations | animator 2002 Kiskakas 2002 | flash animation | Festival Spot | 30” 2001 Scientific Practical Handistics | Interactive animated CD-ROM | Flash | (MIE Diploma, Budapest) 2001 TV Spots for Z+ music Channel flash animations | animator 1998 Fear TV | drawn animation | logo spot | 30” 1998 Tango | 3D-2D animation exercise | 30” 1998 Pegazus | drawn animation |TV spot | Hungarian Television | 30” 1997 Crépe | stop motion | 30” 1997 Parts of the day | 3D-2D animation exercise | 30” 1996 Self-logo | cutout animation exercise | 30” FESTIVALS 2007-2009 ‘Nothing Happened Today’ The Great Exhibition 2007 | Royal College of Art Summer Show | London [UK], BFI London Film Festival International panorama | London [UK], Eksjö Film Festival In competition | Sveriges [Sweden], Taipei Golden Horse Festival In competition | Taipei [Taiwan], DOK-Leipzig International panorama | Leipzig [Germany], PISAF In competition | Bucheon [Korea], Canterbury Anifest In competition | Kent [UK], Sleepwalkers In competition | Tallinn [Estonia], Ofensiva In competition | Wroclaw [Poland], 2008 | Premiers Plans Film Festival Plans Animes | Paris [France], The Aardman Talent Showcase 2007/08 | Bristol | UK, La Fete de l‘animation | Lille {France], Aubagne International Film Festival In competition [France], Tricky Women in competition | Vienna [Austria], East End Festival | London [UK], Mediawave in panorama | Gyõr [ Hungary], SICAF2008 in competition | Seoul [Korea], Bimini Animation Festival in competition| Riga {Latvia], Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film young animation competition [Germany], ANNECY Int.al Animated Film Festival graduation film competition [France], MIAF Melbourne Int.al Animation Festival in competition [Australia], ANIMA MUNDI 2008 ‘animation, of course’ program | Sao Paolo [Brasil], LIAF London Int.al Animation Festival in competition [UK], MIFF Melbourne Int.al Film Festival [Australia], HIROSHIMA 2008 ‘stars of students’ section [Japan], Fresh Film Fest theatre optique [Czech Republic], Canary Wharf F.F. in competition | London [UK], Klick! Student competition | Amsterdam [Holland], Animadrid 08’ in competition [Spain], L’Alternativa in competition | Barcelona [Spain], Balkanima 2008 Student competition | Beograd [Serbia], Sedicicorto cartoonia competition [Italy], HAFF Student competition | Utrecht [Holland], FIAE 2008 in competition | Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Etiuda &Anima in competition | Krakow [Poland],