Mátyás Erdély

Mátyás Erdély (born 17 September 1976) is a Hungarian cinematographer.

Among his best-known films is the 2015 Hungarian film Son of Saul,^[1][2][3] which won the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.^[4] Erdély won the Bronze Frog at Camerimage and the Golden Camera 300 at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival for his cinematography on the film.^[3][5] His other work includes Delta (2008), Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (2010), Miss Bala (2011), The Quiet Ones (2014) and James White (2015).^[6][7][8]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2001	Chico	Ibolya Fekete	With Antonio Farías and Nyika Jancsó
	Macerás ügyek	Szabolcs Hajdu
2005	Johanna	Kornél Mundruczó	With Nagy András
2008	Delta
2010	Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project
2011	Miss Bala	Gerardo Naranjo
2012	The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears	Teona Strugar Mitevska
2014	Kenau	Maarten Treurniet
	The Quiet Ones	John Pogue
2015	James White	Josh Mond
	Son of Saul	László Nemes
2018	Sunset
2020	The Nest	Sean Durkin
2023	Foe	Garth Davis
	The Iron Claw	Sean Durkin

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2000	Valaki kopog	Szabolcs Hajdu György Pálfi	2 episodes
2005	A Mester és Margarita	Ibolya Fekete	TV movie
2007	Egy nö igaz története	Marcell Iványi
2011	aurA	Pater Sparrow	3 episodes
2013	Southcliffe	Sean Durkin	Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2015	American Society of Cinematographers	Spotlight Award	Son of Saul	Won[lower-alpha 1]
	Camerimage	Bronze Frog		Won
		Golden Frog		Nominated
	Dublin Film Critics' Circle	Best Cinematography		5th place[lower-alpha 2]
2020	British Independent Film Awards	Best Cinematography	The Nest	Nominated

1. Tied with Adam Arkapaw for Macbeth
2. Tied with Natasha Braier for The Neon Demon

References

1. Csákvári, Géza (13 June 2015). ""Döbbenetes", hogyan fogadják itthon a Saul fiát". Népszabadság (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. Wise, Damon (21 November 2015). "Camerimage: 'Son of Saul' Cinematographer Matyas Erdely on Journey from Hungary to New York". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
3. "Erdély Mátyás a legjobb operatőr". Index (in Hungarian). 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
4. Szalai, Georg (28 February 2016). "Oscars: Hungary Wins Its First Foreign-Language Honor Since Fall of Communism". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
5. Giardina, Carolyn (21 November 2015). "'Carol' Wins Golden Frog at Camerimage". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
6. Bujdosó, Bori (10 May 2011). "Erdély Mátyás: Külföldön nem az számít, hogy kinek a haverja vagy". Origo (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
7. Bujdosó, Bori (27 August 2012). "Legmenőbb operatőrünk már angol horroron dolgozik". Origo (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
8. Varga, Ferenc (16 July 2015). "Egy magyarra büszkék lehetünk Locarnóban is". Origo (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

External links

• Mátyás Erdély at IMDb