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EXCLUSIVE: Hungarian filmmaker Kornel Mundruczo, best known for titles like _White God_ (2014) and _Pieces of a Woman _(2020), has signed with WME. Mundruczo, who also founded the
Budapest-based independent film production company Proton Cinema Kornél, will continue to be represented by Stuart Manashil of Novo. Next, the filmmaker is set to direct _At the Sea,_ a
feature starring an ensemble cast including Amy Adams, Brett Goldstein, Murray Bartlett, Jenny Slate, Dan Levy, and Chloe East. Mundruczo has also signed on to direct _The Revolution
According to Kamo_, a biopic about the friendship between Simon Arshaki Ter-Petrosyan and his best childhood friend Soso who would go on to become Joseph Stalin. Mundrcuczo’s frequent
collaborator Kata Weber has penned the screenplay, which is an adaption of an original script by Pawel Pawlikowski and Ben Hopkins. After studying film and television at the University of
Theatre and Film Arts in Hungary, Mundruczó debuted his first film, _Pleasant Days_, in 2002 at Locarno where it won the Silver Leopard. WATCH ON DEADLINE His subsequent premieres at Cannes
include _Johanna_ (2005 Un Certain Regard), _Delta_ (2008 Official Competition and winner of FIPRESCI prize), _Tender Son_ (2010 Official Competition), _White God_ (2014 Un Certain Regard,
Prize Un Certain Regard Winner), and _Jupiter’s Moon_ (2017 Official Competition). Mundruczó’s 2020 English-language debut _Pieces of a Woman_ had its world premiere at the Venice Film
Festival. The film starred Vanessa Kirby, who picked up the festival’s Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her role in the film. Kirby was also nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. On the TV
side, Mundruczó executive produced and directed the first three episodes of Apple’s miniseries The Crowded Room starring Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, and Christopher Abbot.