László Nemes ( born Nemes Jeles László ; ; 18 February 1977 ) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter . His 2015 debut feature film , '' Son of Saul , '' was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival , where it won the Grand Prix . He is the first Hungarian director whose film has won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film . '' Son of Saul '' is the second Hungarian film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . In 2016 , Nemes was a member of the main competition jury of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
László Nemes