Géza M. Tóth (born 16 June 1970) is a Hungarian

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, producer and animator.

Background

Tóth grew up in

Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name. Etymology The city's name derives ...

, as the son of two doctors. His mother was a pediatrician, and his father was a university professor. Tóth began working as a film director in 1992. In 1994, he began to teach filmmaking at universities including

Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design The Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design ( Hungarian: Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem , MOME), former Hungarian University of Arts and Design, is located in Budapest, Hungary. Named after László Moholy-Nagy, the university offers programs i ...

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, Babeș–Bolyai University and University of Theater and Film Arts in

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, where he was the rector from 2014-2019. In 2002 Tóth founded , an animation film studio that produces short films, television commercials, music videos and experimental works. Tóth uses various animation techniques in his work, including

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, and

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. In 2005, Tóth wrote, produced and directed ''Maestro'', a computer animated short film. The film was critically acclaimed. In 2007 it was nominated for

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at the

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. In 2010, KEDD studios began producing the '' Berry and Dolly'' series for children''.'' Outside of animation, Tóth also works in live action film. In 2014 he produced, filmed and directed the short film ''YES'' for the European film festival circuit. He is a member of the

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, and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toth, Geza M 1970 births Living people Hungarian animated film directors Academic staff of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Academics of the University of the Arts London Place of birth missing (living people) People from Veszprém