Pisac i reditelj Žofija Silađi diplomirala je za nastavnika mađarske gramatike i književnosti na Univerzitetu u Pečuju 2002. Nastavila je svoje obrazovanje za filmskog i televizijskog reditelja na Akademiji za film i dramu u Budimpešti od 2002. do 2007. Tokom studija, učestvovala je u stipendiranim programima Leonardo Da Vinci i studirala produkciju na Mediopolis Film i televizijska produkcija GmbH u Berlinu 2006. Iste godine učestovala je u audio-vizuelnom projektu “Heimat,Europa?” koji je organizovao Kollege fűr Management und Gestaltung nachhaltiger Entwicklung GmbH, gde je bila asistent na scenariju i kameri. Stipendiju Geteovog instituta u Hamburgu dobila je 2011.
Radila je kao asistent predavač rediteljki Ildiko Enjedi, nagrađenoj Zlatnim Lavom i nominovanoj za Oskara, na mađarskoj Akademiji za film i pozorište od 2007. do 2009. godine. Dokumentarni film “If you can” (Ha birsz…) režirala je 2012 uz podršku Evropskog Integracionog Fonda.
Radila je i na nekoliko kratkih igranih i dokumentarnih filmova, a najzapaženiji je rad u kastingu za film Ildiko Enjedi, “O duši i telu”.
“Jedan dan” je njen prvi dugometražni film.
Filmografija:
2006 Somewhere Neutral (short film, 15’) 38th Hungarian Film Week
2007 The Siege of Budapest – Part III. (2007, television documentary series, 40’)
2009 Step Test (short film, 25’) Brest International Short Film Festival, 2009, ’Mention spéciale du Jury’
2010 In Captivity (documentary, 18’) Hungarian Independent Film Festival, Special Prize of Jury
2013 Impasse (documentary, 50’)
2018 One Day (debute feature, 99′), Critics’ Week, Cannes, FIPRESCI Award
One day:
Nagrade:
Cannes Semaine Internationale de la Critique – 2018 FIPRESCI Prize
Kosice Art Film Fest – 2018 Best Actress Zsófi Szamosi
Sarajevo Film Festival – 2018 Best Actress Zsófi Szamosi
Luxembourg CinÉast – 2018 Grand Prix
Cairo International Film Festival – 2018 Best Actress Zsófi Szamosi
Cleveland International Film Festival – 2019 Central and Eastern European Competition Award
Hungarian Film Awards – 2019 Best Actress Zsófi Szamosi
Best Screenplay Zsófia Szilágyi Best First Feature
Festivali
Sydney Film Festival – 2018 (in competition)
Wroclaw New Horizons IFF – 2018 (in competition)
Copenhagen CPH:PIX – 2018 (in competition)
Hamptons International Film Festival – 2018 (in competition)
Los Angeles AFI FEST – 2018 (in competition)
Bydgoszcz Camerimage – 2018 (in competition)
Gijon International Film Festival – 2018 (in competition)
Trieste Film Festival – 2019 (in competition)
