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Zoltán Szalkai 1989-93 AD and cameraman at MTV’s (Hungarian State TV) Science and Nature Division, documentary films 1993-99 Director and DP of several documentary made for MTV (Hungarian State TV) 1999- Works as an independent filmmaker, producing and directing documentaries for the local and international media. He is very knowledgeable about local people and geography in the following countries or places: Russia (especially Siberia and Kamchatka) and Alaska, United States. Zoltan Szalkai usually shot his films alone, without any crew. Awards: Documentary Films of Hungary 2001 Mediawave International Film Festival 2002 Banff-Vagabond – Hungarian Adventure Sport and Nature Film Festival 2003 Slowfilm Festival 2007 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China 2008 - nominated Worldfilm Film Festival, Estonia 2009 – nominated Japan Wildlife Film Festival 2009 – Nature and People Award Ministry of Defence, Hungary 2010 – Honours for GULAG films Documentaries: The homes of the Gumoolis (Kamchatka) Hidden landscapes 1-10. (Soviet Union - Russia) Alaska – Bear footmarks in the valley of the Ten Thousand Smoke Reindeer herdsmen in Russia Alaska country 1-6. video Fishing with explosions (Indonesia) video Hunting with the “moon vehicle” – Anaktuvuk (Alaska) video Let’s see Indonesia! Expedition of Kudriyavy (Russia) The volcanologist of the Zone (Russia) The people of Kuril: I-II. (Russia) Rattanland (Indonesia) The wise men of Alaska video Tyatya expedition (Russia) On foot through Gulag land – Northern Urals video Sable trapper (Russia) video On foot through Gulag land – Kolima video Poachers (Russia) video On foot through Gulag land – Polar Urals video Gulag stories Fate of the Evens (Russia) video On foot through Gulag land – Angara video World of the Khanty – Wanderers video On foot through Gulag land – Kazakhstan video The mountain that blasted (Kamchatka, Russia) video On foot through Gulag Land – Karelia video Northern journey of Antal Reguly World of the Khanty – The villagers video World of the Khanty – Tent dwellers video The Ob-Ugric World of the Khanty – Fishermen video On foot through Gulag Land – Taymir-Norilsk video On foot through Gulag Land – The Transpolar Railway video On foot through Gulag Land – The Northernmost Camps video Internationally broadcasted films: MDR, Germany: Three short films about the Kuril Islands NTV, Russia: Volcano Kudrijavy TV3, Russia: Kuril Islands ARTE/NDR/WDR GEO 360: Das Metall aus dem Vulkan – The metal of the Volcano (Russia) video Other screenings: Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, Washington DC Memorial Society, Moscow Hungarian Filmweek, Budapest 100 Hungarian Documentaries, Budapest