Mónika Pusztai – Finance manager

Every good producer needs an acute accountant who keeps abreast of the continuously changing financial environment and funds’ procedures. At KMH Film this person is Mónika Pusztai, sister of Ferenc Pusztai producer. After graduating in the Budapest Business School - College of Finance and Accountancy, where Mónika acquired Diploma in Economy, she worked for various companies as accountant. She then soon got into the mesh of KMH Film, where she gained perspicacious knowlegde in local and international film financing and accounting.

Being the finance director and leader accountant in many international co-production projects, she fully understands the world of co-productions and the operations of the local and the foreign film funds. She holds great connections with most of the major film funds. Mónika has been successfully leading the finance department of KMH Film for five years and  is also responsible for the accounting of all TV commercials produced by KMH Film as well as for financially managing the other enterprises of the producer Ferenc Pusztai.

Major film projects financially led

Adrienn Pál / directed by Ágnes Kocsis
• Hungarian-Dutch-French-Austrian co-production

Team Building / directed by Réka Almási
• Hungarian-Irish co-production

Onetwothree / directed by Balázs Krasznahorkai
(under development, pilot done)
• Hungarian production

2008 – Old Woman from Omor / directed by Balázs Krasznahorkai
• Hungarian production

2008 - 7 minutes in Heaven / directed by Omri Givon
• Israeli-French-Hungarian coproduction

2008 - The Investigator / directed by Attila Gigor
• Hungarian-Swedish-Irish co-production

2007 - The vengeance / directed by Attila Gigor
• Hungarian production

2007 - Winding in one’s face / directed by Balázs Krasznahorkai
• Hungarian production

2006 - Fresh Air / directed by Ágnes Kocsis
• Hungarian production

2006 - Among the mountains / directed by Balázs Krasznahorkai
• Hungarian production

2006 - We missed our stop / directed by Attila Gigor
• Hungarian production

2006 - Other-side / directed by Réka Almási
• Hungarian production

2005 - Helyzetjelentés-Optik / directed by György Pálfi
• Hungarian production

2005 - Remainder / directed by Vilmos Ambrus and Balázs Krasznahorkai
• Hungarian production

Zoltán Nagy – Line producer

Being a line producer is like being a good project manager flavored with some filming knowledge. Zoltan spent more than 12 years in the world of multinational companies in various marketing positions where he got significant amount of training to be a qualified company and project manager. After leaving the multinational world, he soon joined to Ferenc Pusztai producer. Working closely with each other, he acquired significant knowledge in all apects of film making, from script evaluation through budgeting to post-prodution including the whole process of (international) co-productions and domestic feature production. However, he is mainly responsible for commercial productions. He still works as a marketing consultant too.

Education

1995 - 1998 Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Diploma in Marketing and Company Management
1990 Kolos Richard Technical Secondary School
• Qualified Technician in Electricity & Electronics
1985 – 1989 Kolos Richard Technical Secondary School
• High School Diploma & Certification in Electricity
1982 – 1985 Rippl Rónai Vehicle Engineering Secondary School

Professional training

• Production value 2012 - FOCAL (supported by MEDIA), Malta
• Legal and financial issues in film development – MEDIA, Hungary
• ISO Quality Assurance System – DEKRA, Hungary
• Selling Skills I. II. - Chris Moore Associates, UK
• Supervisory Skills - Chris Moore Associates, UK
• Coaching & Mentoring - Chris Moore Associates, UK
• Interpersonal Skills - Ashridge Management College, UK
• Strategic Management - STRATEX Training, Philip Morris HQ, Switzerland
• Project Management Skills - Szinergia Project, Operations and Change Management
• Managing and Appraising Performance – Philip Morris Training Department, Hungary
• Business Awareness - Concordia Training, Hungary
• Developing Skills for Management - Ashridge Management College, UK
• Managing People - Management Centre Europe, Belgium
• Build Our Business – Philip Morris Training Department, Hungary
• Managing Change - Cranfield School of Management, UK

Professional experience

2006 - present KMH Film Productions – Line Producer
• Production of over 100 TV commercials
• 2 feature film pilots: Egykéthá by Balázs Krazsnahorkai and Team Building by Réka Almási
• Associate producer in 2 features: The Investigator by Attila Gigor, Adrienn Pál by Ágnes Kocsis
• Zoltan also works as an independent production manager servicing Clients such as Filmmaker Company and Skyfilm.

2004 - present Print KMH – Quality Assurance Manager

2003 - present Illustart Advertising Agency - Account Director and Marketing Consultant

2003 - 2004 BANP Ltd. – Managing Director

2002 - 2003 Amstel Brewery (now Heineken Hungary) – Marketing Director

Philip Morris Hungary – Various Positions
• 2002 Trade Marketing Manager
• 2001 - 2002 Marketing Services Manager
• 2000 - 2001 Group Brand Manager
• 1999 - 2000 Senior Brand Manager
• 1997 - 1999 Brand Manager Marlboro and L&M
• 1994 - 1997 Sponsorship Supervisor
• 1993 - 1994 Promotion Supervisor
• 1992 - 1993 Promoter

1990 - 1992 CPU Ltd. - Sales and Purchasing Manager

1989 - 1990 Hungarian National Radio - Assistant

1982 - 1989 Budapesti Honvéd Sport Club - Sports Instructor (canoing)

Dóra Nedeczky - Producer's assistant, Junior Producer

Besides being immersed in some of the greatest scenes in cinema while getting master's degrees in Film Criticism, Aesthetics and Cultural Management I began my film production career in Inforg Studio as a co-worker of directors such as István Szaladják, Sándor Kardos and Benedek Fliegauf. Soon after this point, I diversified, moving into guerilla and ambient advertising, initially working as an account manager, then moved across into copywriting and creative consultancy to exploit my knowledge in alternative culture and media. In 2009 I moved back into film while joining Ferenc Pusztai producer as his assistant. Working next to him at his company, KMH Film, I continued complementing my background knowledge with all the strategic and most creative elements of film production, from script development through handling co-production deals till distribution.

For my detailed showreel please see:
http://prezi.com/0dfc4gdwpo0s/dora-nedeczky/

Previous employment details:

2007-2009

Raygun Advertising - account manager, creative consultant

• organizing and running non-conform, ambient or guerilla campaigns, events involving social media, creating marketing and creative concepts then realizing them, copywriting

2006-2007

Inforg Studio - project manager, PR consultant, production assistant

• creating mostly alternative PR strategies for films then realizing them, member of the crew, managing festival submissions, tenders and the correspondence with the international partners

International workshops

7. Sofia Meetings - Second Films Pitching and Training
Bosch Stiftung Nominee Forum 2011 – Short Film Pitching and Training,
ENGAGE 2011 - workshops in Dublin, Edinburg, Helsinki, Tallinn

Educational history

2003-2010 / Art Theory and Media Research Institute of Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Arts, Hungary
- MA degree in Film Theory, Film History and Film Criticism
- MA degree in Aesthetics and Cultural Management

Thesis titles

1. "Spotless spontaneity – on Michel Gondry's music videos" Based on the art, inspiration, working method of Gondry, an analysis of the music video genre
2. "Intertextuality and self-reflexivity of the work of the Bladder Circus Company" based on the more than ten-year-old alternative theatre company's attitude, mission and plays

Skills

Languages: Hungarian (native), English (fluent), German and Italian (basic)
Other skills: complete EU driver's licence
Computer skills: PC, Mac, Prezi