Réka Shikli

Réka Shikli is a Hungarian-Canadian writer, director, producer, and actor. She studied English, French, and philosophy at the University of Victoria and also studied acting at the Screen Actors Studio in Victoria, BC, and the Ivana Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles.

Her screenplay for her first short film, The Man on the Bus, was a finalist in the 2020 WeScreenplay Shorts Contest, the 2021 Vesuvius International Film Festival, and the 2021 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival. She filmed her first two shorts in 2022 and was accepted into the Directing Actors program through the Sundance Institute in January 2023. Her second short film, Disquiet, recently premiered at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, and her third short film, Chicken Soup for the Socially Awkward, was made as part of the Run ‘N Gun 48 hour Film Competition and Festival. The script for her fourth short film, Deadbolt, was a semi-finalist in the 2024 TSL Free Screenplay Contest, putting it in the top 1.6% out of over 15,000 scripts.

A young woman working at a mine is about to take a bath when a stranger lets himself into her room at the work camp.

Written and directed by Réka Shikli.
Produced by Réka Shikli and Vivian Davidson.

A socially awkward girl who hasn't been able to make friends during university sees the after-grad party as her last opportunity to connect with her classmates, which she tries to do through dance.

Written by Réka Shikli.
Directed by Justin Francis Lee and Sahil Arya.
Produced by Réka Shikli, Sahil Arya, and Justin Francis Lee.

A young girl must escape from an apartment without waking the man sleeping in the next room.

Written, directed, produced, and edited by Réka Shikli.

• Rookie Filmmaker Award nominee at the 2024 International Mobile Film Festival

A long-distance couple discover - a bit too late - that they have different definitions of cheating. Lara's memories of a hopeful encounter with an intriguing stranger are juxtaposed with the realization that her relationship may not last.

Written and directed by Réka Shikli.
Produced by Réka Shikli and Mia Golden.

• Golden Drama Short nominee in the 2024 Golden International Short Film Festival
• Golden Director nominee in the 2024 Golden International Short Film Festival
• Golden Actress nominee in the Golden International Short Film Festival
• Finalist in the 2021 Vesuvius International Film Festival
• Finalist in the 2021 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
• Finalist in the 2020 WeScreenplay Shorts Contest