Gabor Kalman(1934-2020)
- Director
- Producer
Gabor Kalman is an award winning documentary filmmaker. He is adjunct
professor at Occidental College (2007 - present) and at Art Center
College of Design in Pasadena (1984 - present) and formerly at USC
School of Cinematic Arts (1987 - 2007). He is a founding member of the
International Documentary Association and served on its board for nine
years. He created the prestigious David L. Wolper Student Documentary
Achievement Awards. As a Senior Fulbright Scholar he taught at the
Academy of Theater and Film Arts in Budapest, Hungary and most recently
as a Senior Fulbright Specialist. A frequent lecturer, panelist and
juror at various national and international film festivals, conferences
and Universities in countries including Israel, Turkey, Germany,
Hungary, and Canada. Gabor Kalman was born in Hungary and immigrated to
the United States as a university student in 1956. He received a BA in
Physiology, from the University of California in Berkeley and an MA in
Communication Film and Television from Stanford University.