CSONGOR GÁSPÁR

born 1976 in Romania

STUDIES:
2000 BA, University of Arts, Bucharest
1995-2000 Student at University of Arts, Bucharest, Photo-Video
department
1991-1995 Art High School, Sfântu Gheorghe, Graphics department
 
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2002  Art Director at "Székely Hírmondó" Tg. Secuiesc
1999-2002 Art Director at "Integral Promotion", Bucharest
1998-1999 Video editor at "Identity Design", Bucharest
1997-1998 Art Director at "IDEAS Inc. Advertising", Bucharest

1996-1997 Cameraman, editor at "Fundatia Arte Vizuale" (FAV),
Bucharest.
1995-1996 Designer at "Cova Design & Print" SF. Gheorghe

ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES:
2001 "Postcard 1" video animation, 1.5 min
* "Postcard 2" video animation, 1.2 min
2000* "Interactive Love Story" video, 11 min, + presentation
CD-ROM
1999 * "The labyrinth of Bucharest" interactive CDROM
* "Kunstmuseum" video, 2.18 min
1998 * "Onomatopoeia Collection", performance-installation,
Bucharest
* "Horoscope, as the Mirror of Life", video, 3.5 min.
1997 * "Spring", video, 3 min.
* "Can I Swim When I am Wearing a Tampon?", video, 8 min.
1994 * Personal electro-graphics exhibition, Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania

AWARDS AND PRICES:
2000 "Best animation" at Cinemaiubit, Bucharest, Romania,
for "Kunstmuseum"
1999 "Special Prize" at the 9th International Video
Festival, Bochum, Germany, for "Can I Swim when I am Wearing a Tampon?"
1997 "Third Price" at  The 44th Festival of Independent
Film Hungary, for "Can I Swim When I am Wearing a Tampon?"
"Best Youth Fiction Film" at the International Festival of Visual Arts,
MEDIAWAVE, Gyor, Hungary, for
"Can I Swim when I am Wearing a Tampon?"
- "Special Prize of Duna Television" at
ALTERNATIVE Short Film Festival, Targu Mures, Romania, for "Can I Swim
when I am Wearing a Tampon?"

OTHER PARTICIPATIONS:
2001 "Mediawave", Györ, Hungary with "Interactive Love
Story"
 "Videolisboa", Lisbon, Portugal with "Postcard 1"
2000 "Crossing Over 5", The Ohio State University, The
Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, USA
"1 Minute Amsterdam", The Netherlands with
"Kunstmuseum"
-International Festival of Locarno, Swiss
1999  "Video Medeia" Novi Sad, Iugoslavia with a
presentation of all works
- Nominated for the best student work at "EuroPrix" international multimedia festival,
Austria, for "The Labyrinth of Bucharest"
1996-99 Exhibitions and performances at Mediawave, Gyor, Hungary

E-mail: csongi@fx.ro