Margareta Szabo : Documentary Producer

Join acclaimed documentary producer Margareta Szabo for an inspiring Q&A exploring her journey into filmmaking, how powerful documentary stories are developed, and what a producer's role really involves.

Margareta Szabo is a BAFTA Elevate and Grierson-nominated producer, and co-founder of Labor of Love Films. She produces emotionally resonant, cinematic documentaries that premiere at major festivals and reach audiences theatrically and through broadcast. Her feature documentary trilogy, A Bunch of Amateurs, Still Pushing Pineapples and The Local (in production) explores community, identity and disappearing cultural spaces. Multiple audience award-winner A Bunch of Amateurs received two Grierson nominations, a Big Screen Award nomination and won Best Documentary at Santa Barbara International Film Festival before its broadcast on BBC Storyville; Still Pushing Pineapples  was the opening night film at Sheffield DocFest 2025. Further credits include Voices of the Sea (PBS/POV, ARTE, BBC) and Hotel Folly (BBC Storyville).