Peter Strickland

He was born in Reading, England in 1973. He made several Super 8 and 16mm short films. His most well-known short film, Bubblegum, brought Andy Warhol superstar, Holly Woodlawn out of a long hiatus and screened at Berlin in 1997. He also founded the musique-culinary group, The Sonic Catering Band in 1996 with friends from Reading, releasing several records and performing live throughout Europe. Katalin Varga is his first feature film. He now lives in Hungary where he teaches English. —TIFF