ASIA DÉR

ABOUT

ASIA DÉR graduated as a documentary director at the DocNomads MA program. 
Her first feature (co-directed with Sári Haragonics) 'Her Mothers' was shown at more than 30 international film festivals and won several awards, among them Best Film Award at Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer and at Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz. The film was made in co-production with HBO and was supported by Sundance Institute post-production fund. Her second feature-length documentary, 'I Won't Die', had its international premiere at the A-category Warsaw FIlm Festival  in 2023.  She is an alumni of ZagrebDox Pro, CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator and participated at East Doc Platform, Cannes Docs, and the Docu Rough Cut Boutique. She persuaded her doctoral degree in 2024. She is a lecturer and mentor at Freeszfe and Docnomads MA program and a board member of the Hungarian Documentary Association (MADOKE).

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FILMOGRAPHY

2023 - I won't Die (Nem halok meg)
2022 - Howling like we do (A magunk módjára üvölteni)
2020 - Her Mothers (Anyáim története)

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AWARDS

2023 - Kosice International Filmfestival

Best Feature Documentary - Howling like we do 

2021 - Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz
CROSSING EUROPE Social Awareness Award – Best Documentary - Her mothers
2021 - Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer 
Best Feature Documentray and Best Editing - Her Mothers
2021 - 26th Chéries-Chéris LMBTQ Film Festival, Paris
Jury Prize - Her Mothers