Kata Wéber
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Upon graduating from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, Kata began her career working in theatre, eventually becoming a playwright.
Her theatre pieces have been shown in Poland (The -Bat, TR Warsawa ), Germany (My Sweet Haiti, Schauspiel Hannover), Switzerland (Hotel Lucky Hole, Schauspielhaus Zurich) and Hungary (Dementia, Imitation of Life), picking up various awards along the way. During these years, she began working for Proton Cinema and started collaborating with writer/director Kornel Mundruczo.
Their first film together, WHITE GOD, won the Un Certain Regard award at Cannes in 2014 and had its North American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015.
Her original feature JUPITER'S MOON premiered in competition at Cannes in 2017.
Her latest feature PIECES OF A WOMAN was selected for Venice International Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival 2020. Vanessa Kirby won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice and was Oscar-nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
EVERYBODY'S WOMAN (TV) 2021 | AR Content | Drama series focusing on a woman working in the porn industry. To be directed by Kornel Mundruczo |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
PIECES OF A WOMAN 2020 | Bron Studios / Little Lamb Productions / Creative Wealth Media | The story of a grieving woman who, when a home birth goes tragically awry, is thrust into an emotional inner journey by trying to come to terms with her loss while also dealing with the ramifications in her interpersonal relationships with her husband and estranged mother. Stars Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf. Selected for Venice International Film Festival 2020 and Toronto Film Festival 2020. |
JUPITER'S MOON 2017 | Proton Cinema/The Match Factory | Co-written with Kornel Mundruczó (directed by Kornel Mundruczó). Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 2017 |
WHITE GOD 2014 | Proton Cinema/Pola Pandora Filmproduktions/Match Factory | Directed by Kornél Mundruczó. Winner of Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2014 and part of the Official Selection at Sundance 2015. Screened as part of the 2015 New Directors/New Films festival in New York. WHITE GOD follows young Lili on a determined mission to retrieve her pet dog, Hagen, who her father casts out after a new law is passed favouring pedigree breeds. With legions of mongrel dogs finding themselves abandoned, an explosion of savage retribution against their human oppressors soon follows, and one girl's search for her dog becomes the last chance to find peace |