George Kaczender left Hungary in 1956 as a political refugee after studying film and working as an Assistant Director at the Pannonia Film Studios in Budapest. He then moved to Montreal, Canada, where he worked at the National Film Board from 1956 to 1969, writing and directing numerous award-winning documentaries and short dramatic features.
In 1968, Kaczender wrote and directed the award-winning feature film "Don't Let the Angels Fall" (1969),starring Arthur Hill, which became the first Canadian feature film invited to the main competition at the 1969 Cannes International Film Festival. The following year, he left the Film Board to work in London with renowned producer Oscar Lewenstein and became one of the founding partners of the International Cinemedia Center in Montreal.
During the 1970s, Kaczender directed numerous award-winning educational films for the Learning Corporation of America and five theatrical feature films before leaving Canada for Hollywood. His notable works from this period include "In Praise of Older Women" (1978),based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Vizinczey, and "Chanel Solitaire" (1981),a biographical drama about Coco Chanel shot on location in France.
Kaczender has had the privilege of working with notable stars such as Robert Mitchum, Richard Harris, Jeanne Moreau, Tom Berenger, Karen Black, Brad Pitt, and George Clooney. He has also directed numerous movies for network and cable television.
In addition to his work in film, Kaczender has also pursued a career as a novelist. His first novel, "An Unreasonable Notion of Desire", was published in 2000 by Xlibris, a subsidiary of Random House.
Between 2002 and 2004, Kaczender served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, teaching film directing.
