Attila Kékesi is a documentary film director and cinematographer. He graduated as a cinematographer (1996) and director (1999) at the University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE), Budapest, where he also completed his doctorate and habilitation. He wrote his DLA thesis on the ethical responsibility of documentary filmmakers. He has been teaching at the University of Theatre and Film Arts since 2001 and has been a professor since 2023. He is the head of the Documentary Directing MA course (together with Tamás Almási), the Hungarian Course Director of the international DocNomads Joint Master programme and the Deputy Head of the DLA programme of the Doctoral School of the SZFE.
In his filmmaking career as a film director, he has made about 15 films, but he has also worked as a cinematographer, editor and producer on several films. His main works are "The Spirit of the Age" (1998), "The Face of the Revolution - In Search of a Budapest Girl" (2006), "Motalko - The Chronicle of a Petrol Station" (2011), "View from the Prison" (2012), "Close to Capa" (2014), "The Virtuoso" (2016). As a cinematographer: "tititá" (2015, directed by Tamás Almási). As an editor: "The End of the Road" (2003, directed by Tamás Almási). His films have been screened and awarded at several festivals. In 2010 he received the prestigious Hungarian professional acknowledgement "Béla Balázs Award".