about
My name is Dóra Endre
I am a creative professional and educator, affiliated with SDC, IFTA and the Young Vic's Creators Program. With my creative team, we offer video services primarily in New York and Budapest.
My Story
I have honed my skills in Media and International Communications at the Metropolitan University Budapest and Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy in Florence and New York. Additionally, I trained in Theatre and Film at LSTFI, New York. I have also completed courses in Children's Human Rights (University of Geneva), and trainings in Leadership (Cazalla Intercultural) and Inclusion and Refugee Facilitation (Council of Europe, EYC Strasbourg). Currently, I am pursuing a degree in Neurobiology and Team Sports Psychology at FC Barcelona's own academy, BIHUB.
Over the past seven years, my artistic journey as a writer-director-producer has taken me to Italy, Hungary, and the USA. During this time, I have directed an array of projects, from a musical and devised theatre pieces to Off-Broadway productions, a touring show, commercials, image and promotional videos, music videos, and short films. You can explore some of my creative projects right here.
My work has earned recognition at festivals like the Paris Film Awards, Sidewalk Film Festival, Portland Comedy Film Festival, and California Women's Film Festival. I have been featured in publications including CanvasRebel, Glamour and Index. For further press releases and podcast episodes featuring me click here.
As a writer, I have worked on screenplays, research papers, interviews, reviews and articles. I have been contributing to the work of magazines such as Marie Claire, Academia.edu, MovieWeb, Librarius, The Immigrant Managazine, Sustainable Business Magazine and Grand Prix 247. Since 2022, I have been the head writer of the film column at Art Here Art Now.
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In 2022, I ventured into children's literature with the release of my first book, "Magical Meadows: Rhymes and Mindfulness Exercises." Magical Meadows have been in use at Montessori Camps and a number of primary schools. The book's 2nd edition was published in May, 2024.
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Beyond my artistic pursuits, I wholeheartedly support the UN's Plant-for-the-Planet initiative—a global movement dedicated to restoring forest ecosystems to combat the pressing issues of climate change and biodiversity loss. I frequently volunteer with UNICEF and help NGOs execute their video projects and campaigns through Catchafire.
As a stage director, I was nominated for The Barbara Whitman Award 2022 and have been invited as a filmmaker-speaker to the Critical Youth Work EU Conference (May 2024, Weimar) and selected as an artist in residency by Kulturscio's KulturFactory (August 2024, Lombardy).
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Thank you for being part of my creative journey.
Warm regards,
Dóra
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