Ágnes Kocsis (born in Budapest in 1971) majored in Polish language and literature, aesthetics, and film theory at Eötvös Lóránd University. She later received a degree in film direction from the University of Theater and Film in Budapest and continued studying directing and scriptwriting in Rome.
One of her short films, The Virus, won third prize of the Cinéfoundation at the 59th Cannes Film Festival, and Fresh Air, her first feature film (2006), was presented at the International Critics' Week section of the same edition of the Cannes festival. Fresh Air has played at more than 80 international film festivals to date, winning 14 prizes. Adrienn Pál, her second feature film, premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes and was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize in May 2010.
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