Sophy Romvari (born October 20, 1990) is a Canadian film director, writer, and actress. She attracted widespread acclaim for her short film '' Still Processing'' (2020).Barry Hertz, "Canadian short filmmakers play the long game". '' The Globe and Mail'', September 11, 2020. The film premiered at the

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and was later released online by

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. A collection of Romvari's short films, including ''Still Processing'', were subsequently released by

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on their streaming platform in 2022. Her other notable films include ''Pumpkin Movie'', which screened at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and ''Norman/Norman'', which screened at the

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. Her work has screened at film festivals internationally, such as at the

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, and the

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Career

Romvari began making films in the mid-2010s, around 2013, while in film school. In 2017, Romvari's short

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''Pumpkin Movie'' premiered at

and screened at the

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and

. In 2018, her short ''Norman Norman'' premiered at the

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. Romvari also directed ''In Dog Years'' (2019), a short documentary for CBC Short Docs. The following year, her short documentary ''Remembrance of József Romvári'' (2020), about her grandfather who was a production designer in the Hungarian film industry, was included as a DVD special feature for three films by Hungarian director

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, and distributed by

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. '' Still Processing'', Romvari's thesis film from

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, attracted widespread critical acclaim and premiered at the

. It was later released online by

in 2021. A collection of Romvari's short films, including ''Still Processing'', were subsequently released by

on their streaming platform in 2022. Her 2022 short film, ''It's What Each Person Needs'', premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, marking her third short film to premiere at the festival after ''Norman/Norman'' in 2018 and ''Still Processing'' in 2020, and was called a "stunning analysis on the foundations of identity."

Filmography

Acting roles

* ''Let Your Heart Be Light'' (2016) *''From Nine to Nine'' (2016) * ''Pumpkin Movie'' (2017) * '' Spice It Up'' (2018) *''The Sunless Remembered'' (2018) *''Preface to History'' (2019) *''Tiger Eats a Baby'' (2020)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romvari, Sophy 1990 births 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian women film directors Canadian women screenwriters Canadian women film producers Film directors from Victoria, British Columbia Canadian documentary film directors Writers from Victoria, British Columbia Canadian people of Hungarian descent Living people Canadian women documentary filmmakers York University alumni