László Nemes

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor

February 18, 1977 (49 years)
László Nemes (born February 18, 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film Son of Saul was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix.

Nemes was born in Budapest, Hungary, but grew up in Paris. He is the son of film director András Jeles. He got interested in filmmaking at an early age, when he made horror films in the basement of their Paris home. After studying History, International Relations and Screenwriting, he started working as an assistant director in France and Hungary on short and feature films. For two years, he worked as Béla Tarr's assistant. After directing his first 35-mm short film, With a Little Patience, he moved to New York to study film directing. Beginning in September 2011, he spent five months in Paris as part of a scholarship program arranged by the Cinéfondation, where he, in collaboration with Clara Royer, developed the script for Son of Saul.

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Known For

  • Son of Saul
    Son of Saul2015
  • Sunset
    Sunset2018
  • The Man from London
    The Man from London2007
  • Orphan
    Orphan2025
  • Moulin
    MoulinOct 28, 2026
  • Zero
    Zero2016

Filmography

2026
2025
2018
2015
Son of Saul · as Screenplay
2007
With a Little Patience · as Screenplay

2023
Beau Geste · as Self
2016
The Oscars · as Self - Accepting Award For Best Foreign Language Film
2016
73rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner
2016
When We Sing... · as Self
1991
Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee

2025

2015
Zero · as Factory Manager

2007
The Man from London · as Assistant Director
2007
2004
Visions of Europe · as Assistant Director