Tibor Takács
Birth Name:
Tibor Takács
Birth Place:
Budapest, Hungary
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Production designer, Art director, Assistant director, Production manager
Fast Facts
- Began making films at the age of 12 after his father bought him a black and white video recorder
- Started out in the industry directing Canadian television shows before venturing into feature films
- Quote: "(On the popularity of monster movies): "I think it's basically something really deep-rooted in our psyche․ We love monsters and the idea of monsters․ We always have․․․there just weren't enough movies out there like it․""
- Best known for directing "The Gate" and its sequel, "The Gate II: Trespassers․"
- Collaborated with Canadian filmmaker and author Peter Vronsky in the 1970s as an art director and cinematographer
- Produced the Cardboard Brains's "White EP" and "Black EP․"
- Was the recording engineer for The Viletones, a Toronto punk band, in their 1977 recording sessions
Awards
- 1990Grand PrizeWinner
- 2012Festival Prize - Best Director:Winner
- 2015Canadian Screen Award - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:Nominated