Asia Dér graduated as a documentary filmmaker in the DocNomads international MA programme. Her first feature-length film, Her Mothers (co-directed by Sari Haragonics), has been screened at international film festivals in over 30 countries and has won numerous awards, including Best Film at the DOKER Moscow International Film Festival and at the Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz. The film was co-produced with HBO and supported by the Sundance Institute. With her previous films, she participated in workshops at ZagrebDox Pro, CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator, East Doc Platform, Cannes Docs and Docu Rough Cut Boutique. Her documentary film about the life of Lajos Kassák, Howling Like We Do (2022), was awarded the Best Director prize at the FilmArte Art Film Festival in Berlin in 2023. She is currently writing her PhD thesis and teaches in the DocNomads international MA programme. She is a member of the board of the Hungarian Documentary Association (MADOKE) and the Association of Film Artists.
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