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About me

Istvan set up the independent ad agency White Rabbit Budapest with his partners in 2006.

His creative work won him awards like D&AD, Cannes Lions, One Show, ANDY Awards, Clio, LIA, ADC, The Immortal Awards, Eurobest, Webby Awards, ADC Europe, ADC Germany, Shark Awards, New York Festivals, Cresta, Epica, AME Awards, Communication Arts, One Screen, AdAge, AdStars, Golden Drum, White Square, KIAF, Chip Shop and more than 10 Effies - including the first ever Hungarian Effie Grand Prix, a German Effie Grand Prix and a gold at the Euro Effie.

He was a member of the jury at the D&AD, One Show, ANDY Awards, Clio, LIA, New York Festivals, Webby Awards, Young Ones, Cresta Awards, Caples Awards, Cannes Young Lions, AdStars, Creativepool, Mobius Awards, Lovie Awards, Golden Award of Montreux, Lisbon International Advertising Festival, Lisbon Health, Effie Awards Pakistan, WINA Festival, White Square, Newstars and jury president of Cannes Young Lions Georgia.

He is member of D&AD, The One Club, Art Directors Club Global, Art Directors Club of Europe and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

He is a D&AD New Blood Academy Mentor, LIA Coach and MadStars Global Academy Instructor.

He is an examiner at VISART Academy Of Arts.

When he is not making ads, he likes to take care of his exotic houseplants or count clouds. He happily opens a bottle of wine to accompany any of these activities.

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Details

AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractPerm, Freelance, Temp-Perm, Part time, Remote

LocationBudapest, Hungary

Skill LevelSenior, Director

LanguagesHungarian, English

Tagged Job TitlesChief Creative Officer, Founder

Ranking

#27 Ranked Chief Creative Officer

Achievements

Contributor:

Istvan has been a Contributor since 8th January 2019.

SilverBronze3Shortlisted x 3

4Top 100 Creative Leaders x 4Judge

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Recommendations

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Skills

Art Direction, Creative Direction, Strategy Planning

Sector Experience

Awards

ADC, ADC Germany, ADCE, andy awards, Cannes Lions, Clio, d&ad, Effie Awards Europe, Effie Awards Germany, Effie Awards Hungary, LIA, new york festivals, one show, Webby Awards

CV / Resume

Istvan's CV/Resume

Activity

Connections615 Followers669 Following715

Views10,006

Creativepool member since 15 November 2017

Istvan's work

DNA of Democracy: Faber-Castell's Tribute to 75 Years of the German Basic Law

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DNA of Democracy: Faber-Castell's Tribute to 75 Years of the German Basic Law

The Self-Examine Mannequin

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The Self-Examine Mannequin

The most Hungarian Japanese

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The most Hungarian Japanese

The Last Spark of Communism / Movie Poster for 'Rododendron' Short Film

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The Last Spark of Communism / Movie Poster for 'Rododendron' Short Film

Terms Against Bullying

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Terms Against Bullying

Stones full of Life

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Stones full of Life

TermsAgainstBullying

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TermsAgainstBullying

KeepLivingCoral

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KeepLivingCoral

#keeplivingcoral / Color of the Year 2020

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#keeplivingcoral / Color of the Year 2020

#keeplivingcoral

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#keeplivingcoral

Get Mesmerized!

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Get Mesmerized!

KeepLivingCoral

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KeepLivingCoral

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