Judit Elek born 10 November 1937 Budapest is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006 Her film Márianap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival She graduated in 1961 from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest now the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest and joined Mafilm as an assistant director She is one of the founders of the Béla Balász Studio for young filmmakers Between 1962 and 2011 she made multiple short films documentaries and features The renowned film Márianap 1984 screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival She was also one of the participants in the IFFR jubilee project 25 Encounters Eleks films are the subject of a focus programme at IFFR 2023 featuring titles such as Találkozás 1963 Kastélyok lakói 1966 and Istenmezején 197273ban 1974