ASIA DÉR is a Hungarian-Slovak documentary filmmaker known for her intimate, character-driven storytelling and long-term observational approach. She was born in Bratislava, spent most of her life in Budapest. She graduated from the DOCNomads international MA program and holds a PhD in practice from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest. Her debut feature, Her Mothers (2020), co-directed with Sári Haragonics, premiered at Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival and was screened at more than 30 international festivals, including Sarajevo, Thessaloniki, and Taipei. Among other recognitions, the film won Best Feature
Documentary and Best Editing at the Moscow DOKer Festival and the Social Awareness Award at Crossing Europe.
Her second feature, I Won’t Die, follows an art gallery owner confronting life after a terminal cancer diagnosis. The film premiered in 2023 at the A-category Warsaw Film Festival. 
Asia has participated in industry programs such as ZagrebDox Pro, East Doc Platform, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, DOCCIRCLE, and Cannes Docs. 
She also teaches documentary film making whenever she is given the chance. 
She is a founder and ex-board member of MADOKE, the Hungarian Documentary Association, and she is an active advocate for independent film making in Eastern Europe.