Réka Bucsi received her master’s degree in animated film from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. Her graduation film “Symphony no. 42” was shortlisted for the Oscars in the “Best Animated Short Film” category in 2014. Her films have been presented at numerous international festivals – three works premiered in the Berlinale Shorts competition, others screened at the Sundance Film Festival (2015, 2016), the Annecy Short Film Festival, AFI Fest, the BFI London Film Festival and SXSW (2016, 2018). In 2017, “Love” was also nominated for “Best Short Film” at the European Film Awards. With her film Solar Walk, she won the Audi Short Film Award at the Berlinale 2018 and the Grand Prix at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2018. Solar Walk was also nominated for “Best Short Film” at the Annie Award 2019 and was included in the Criterion Channel’s selection.

Réka Bucsi has been a member of numerous international film festival juries. She is also a sought-after speaker at conferences, a member of the European Film Academy since 2017 and a member of AMPAS since 2021. Her clients include Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo, YouTube and FX Networks.