Gergely Pálos
cinematographer
Gergely Pálos is a Budapest-born, Stockholm-based cinematographer working in international festival cinema and commercials.
He stepped in as lead cinematographer on Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, which won the Golden Lion at Venice and continued their collaboration on About Endlessness (Silver Lion, Venice 2019).
His most recent feature, Silent Friend (dir. Ildikó Enyedi), premiered in Main Competition at Venice 2025, earning the FIPRESCI Prize and the Silver Hugo for Best Cinematography in Chicago.
Represented by Mystic Collective (Europe) and United Talent Agency (US).
Representation:
Europe – Mystic Collective
United States – United Talent Agency
Filmograpy / IMDb
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
• Silent Friend (2025), dir. Ildikó Enyedi – Venice IFF Main Competition
• About Endlessness (2019), dir. Roy Andersson – Venice IFF
• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014), dir. Roy Andersson – Golden Lion, Venice IFF
• Power (2023), dir. Mátyás Prikler – Rotterdam IFF
FEATURE FILMS
Silent Friend (2025) – Director: Ildikó Enyedi 82nd Venice IFF – Main Competition; FIPRESCI Prize – Best Film; Best Emerging Actress – Luna Wedler; Chicago IFF – Silver Hugo for Best Cinematography
Zenith (2024) – Director: György Kristóf
Own Forest (2023)-Director: György Kárpáti experimental documentary ; ZSIFF 2023 – Best Documentary Cinematography
Power (2023) – Director: Mátyás Prikler Rotterdam IFF – Official Selection; ZSIFF 2024 – Best Feature Cinematography
Summer to Come (2022) – Director: György Kárpáti Tallinn Black Nights (PÖFF) – Special Mention
About Endlessness (2019) – Director: Roy Andersson 76th Venice IFF – Silver Lion for Best Director
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) – Director: Roy Andersson 71st Venice IFF – Golden Lion for Best Film; Guldbagge Awards 2015 – Best Production Design; Swedish Academy Award Submission – 2015
SHORTS
2024 Pun Intended dir. Jack Turits
2023 Einstand dir: Levente Kölcsey
2023 Affricate dir. Anna Gyimesi
2017 Hunden, shortfilm, dir. Emerson Berglund
2017 Dark chamber dir.: Otto Banovits awards: Best European Shortfilm Gent , Best Experimental Film Vilmos Zsigmond Cinematographer Festival 2019
2015 Obehaget måste kompenseras dir.: Neil Witgard
2008 Introduction to General Linguistics dir:: Peter Szeiler awards: Karlovy Vary Fresh Film Festival - Special Prize of the Jury
2005 Sinking village documentary – dir.: Márton Szirmai awards: Best Short Documentary - Ecocinema 2008 Greece, Special Award - Hungarian Filmweek 2008 Hungary, Asterfest Film Festival, Cinefest Film Festival
2004 Film about Hanna documentary – dir.: Gergely Palos 38th Budapest Independent Film Festival - Prize for the Best Film
Camera operator
2015 Inferno feature film (2nd Unit) – dir.: Wade Eastwood, Sony Pictures Entertainment
2011 The Borgias TV-series season II. “C” cam
Education
2006 – 2011 MA at University of Film and Theater, Budapest – cinematography department
2011 Berlinale Talent Campus
2009 . Erasmus scholarship to University Lusofona (Lisabon)
2003 - 2006 ELTE-BTK University, History and Film History studies