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He was born in 1917 and between the two World War he finished his primary and secondary school. After them he graduated in the College of Fine Arts, which helped him later to be a production-designer. He liked to learn and joined the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts. He bacame a director and actor. In the beginning of his career he was a production-designer, actor and he directed in theatres. He liked illustration and made many book illustrations. After the 2nd WW he was the main director of the Magyar Theatre, and in 1947 he was the member of the National Theatre. In 1950 he got a job in the Film Factory as an art director. Occasionally he wrote scripts. His first film Vihar (1952) is filmed in a Hungarian village. At the height of his career he made the internationally renowned film Merry-Go-Round (1956). He died in heart-attack when he was 77.- Director
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Miklos Jancsó was born in 1921 in Vac, Hungary. His mother Angela Poparada was Romanian and his father Sandor Jancsó Hungarian. Jancsó received a degree in Law from the University of Cluj-Napoca in 1944. After fighting in WWII and a brief period as a POW, he chose to join the Film and Theater Academy in Budapest, and graduated with a diploma in Film Directing in 1950. His fifth feature film The Round-Up (1966) was a huge hit domestically and internationally and is often considered a significant work of world cinema. Hungarian film critic Zoltan Fabri called it "perhaps the best Hungarian film ever made." Film critic Derek Malcolm included the film in his list of the 100 greatest films ever made. In Hungary, it was seen by over a million people (in a country with a population of 10 million). His next film The Red and the White (1967) became Jancsó's biggest success internationally. It won for example the 'Best Foreign Film' award from the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. In his following films he developed a personal style of historical analysis using complex camera movements, dance and popular songs, creating his own cinematic style he called "political musical". The long takes became a trademark of Jancsó, so for example the 80-minute long Winter Wind (1969) consists of only 12 shots. Jancsó received the 'Best Director' award at the Cannes Film Festival 1972 for the film Red Psalm (1972). During the 1970s, Jancsó divided his time between Italy and Hungary and made a number of films in Italy, the best known of which is Private Vices, Public Virtues (1976). At that time, his films Hungarian Rhapsody (1979) and Allegro barbaro (1979) were the most expensive to have been produced in Hungary, but the critical reaction was muted. Jancsó was awarded the Career Golden Lion at the Venice Film festival in 1990. After little success and a long break Jancsó returned with The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1998), which proved to a be a surprising comeback for the director. This success led to a succession of 5 more Pepe (Zoltán Mucsi) and Kapa (Péter Scherer) films, the last in 2006. Jancsó also cemented his reputation by making appearances in a number of films, for example as himself in his Pepe and Kapa films and in guest roles in works by up-and-coming Hungarian directors. Jancsó died of lung cancer on 31 January 2014, aged 92. Fellow Hungarian director Béla Tarr called Jancsó "the greatest Hungarian film director of all time" and acknowledged Jancsó's influence on his own work.- Director
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István Szabó was the first director to bring home to Hungary the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The movie receiving the award was his 1981 film Mephisto. In January 2006, it became public that he had been an agent of the III/III department, a former communist agency of interior intelligence. After the revolution in 1956, he was blackmailed and forced to cooperate, though later he was considered willingly cooperative. Allegedly, he wrote reports about fellow Hungarian directors, actors, and actresses such as Miklós Jancsó, Mari Töröcsik, Károly Mécs. Szabó has never denied the charges and considers his agent work heroic and needful, claiming he saved the life of a friend sentenced to death for his involvement in the revolution of 1956.- Director
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István Szöts was born on 30 June 1912 in Szentgyörgyválya, Austria-Hungary [now Valea Sangeorgiului, Romania]. He was a director and writer, known for Emberek a havason (1942), Ének a búzamezökröl (1947) and Szerelmes szívek (1944). He died on 5 November 1998 in Vienna, Austria.- Director
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Steve Sekely was born on 25 February 1899 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and writer, known for Boy, the Noszty (1938), Die große Sehnsucht (1930) and The Fabulous Suzanne (1946). He was married to Klára Makoldy and Irén Ágay. He died on 9 March 1979 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Director
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István Gaál was born on 25 August 1933 in Salgótarján, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for The Falcons (1970), Sodrásban (1964) and Legato (1978). He died on 25 September 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Director. He read law in Budapest, then in 1913 he completed the course on acting of the National Association for Acting. In 1914 he published a volume of poetry entitled Kóborlások. In 1918 he founded the Madách Theatre, which he became the director of. Between 1920-27 he is the director of Star. At the end of the silent film era he returned to the stage and became the leading director of Belvárosi Színház (Theatre of the Inner City). After the sound picture was introduced his interest turned towards the cinema again. He was the Director of the film school of the National Association for Films and he himself lectured. His true genre is comedy. He called attention to himself back in the twenties with a burlesque made based on the script of Lajos Zilahy, Rongyosok. There are two memorable movie hits associated with his name: Meseautó (1934) and the Budai Cukrászda a (1935).Béla Gaál's extremely successful film, Meseautó (Car of Dreams, 1934) was the first example of Hungarian glamour comedy. The story of the big boss falling in love with his secretary became a model for Hungarian comedies, and was even successful abroad - an English language remake was shot entitled Car of My Dreams.- Director
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Loved drawing and painting at primary school, and decided to be an artist. He graduated as a drawing teacher. Worked as a journalist in the beginning, much of the time in foreign countries. In Paris he worked as an assistant director, when he knew R. Clair. In Hungary he founded a film factory in 1938. First he was a production manager, and learnt directing.
He showed his knowledge in 1940, when _Gyurkovics fiúk (1940)_ was his first film. In 1945 he was employed as a co-manager in the Mafirt film factory. He began to produce news reels for the cinema. At the end of the 40s he moved to Italy where he lived for about 15 years and painted a lot. After 1956 he moved to Brasil, and finally returned home to Hungary where he died.- Actor
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Zoltán Várkonyi was born on 13 May 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor and director, known for Simon Menyhért születése (1954), Sóbálvány (1958) and Fekete gyémántok (1977). He was married to Vera Szemere and Dóra Fáy Kiss. He died on 10 April 1979 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
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János Herskó was born on 9 April 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor and director, known for Két emelet boldogság (1960), Vasvirág (1958) and N.N. a halál angyala (1970). He was married to Anna Herskó. He died on 12 October 2011 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
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Szabolcs Hajdu was born on 26 January 1972 in Debrecen, Hungary. He is an actor and director, known for Fehér tenyér (2006), Bibliothèque Pascal (2010) and It's Not the Time of My Life (2016).- Producer
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Béla Tarr was born on 21 July 1955 in Pécs, Hungary. He is a producer and director, known for Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), The Turin Horse (2011) and Satantango (1994). He is married to Ágnes Hranitzky.- Director
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Márta Mészáros was born on 19 September 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for Adoption (1975), Diary for My Children (1984) and Diary for My Lovers (1987). She was previously married to Miklós Jancsó, Laszlo Karda and Jan Nowicki.- Director
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Ildikó Enyedi was born on 15 November 1955 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for On Body and Soul (2017), Simon, the Magician (1999) and My Twentieth Century (1989).- Director
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Attila Janisch was born on 31 March 1957 in Kecskemét, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Long Twilight (1997), Másnap (2004) and Zizi (1982).- Director
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Zoltán Huszárik was born on 14 May 1931 in Domony, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Sinbad (1971), Elégia (1966) and Tisztelet az öregasszonyoknak (1971). He was married to Ildikó Móger, Anna Nagy and Melczer, Annamária. He died on 15 October 1981 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Judit Ember was born on 16 May 1935 in Abádszalók, Hungary. She was a director and writer, known for Fagyöngyök (1978), És ne vígy minket kísértésbe (1994) and Snagovi gyerekek (1995). She died on 15 November 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Gyula Macskássy was born on 4 February 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and writer, known for Párbaj (1961), Öreg és fiatal (1969) and Peti és a gépember (1961). He died on 29 October 1971 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Pál Gábor was born on 2 November 1932 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Angi Vera (1978), Utazás Jakabbal (1972) and The Long Ride (1983). He was married to Éva Szabó. He died on 21 October 1987 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Producer
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Pál Sándor is a renowned director and producer of both the Hungarian and international film industry. After graduating the Theatre and Film Academy as a film director, he worked from the mid-nineteen sixties in Studio 3 of Mafilm and close to twenty years in Hunnia Filmstudio where he was deputy director between 1985 and 1989, and managing director from 2003 to 2011. Pál Sándor was a long-time teacher of the Theatre and Film Academy. For over ten years he was the owner and Managing Director of Novofilm, a Hungarian-German film production company. In 2000 he founded his own film production firm, Filmstreet. Pál Sándor holds the most prestigious Hungarian film awards: the Prima Primissima Prize, the Kossuth Prize, the Béla Balázs Prize and the Outstanding and Excellent Artist Award, along with 24 international accolades like the Silver Bear from Berlin, the Fipresci Prize from Cannes, the Silver Hugo from Chicago, and the Critics' Prize from Karlovy Vary, just to name a few.- Director
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Gábor Bódy was born on 30 August 1946 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Amerikai anzix (1975), Narcissus and Psyche (1980) and Kutya éji dala (1983). He was married to Veronika Baksa-Soos (Veruschka Body). He died on 25 October 1985 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Éva Zsurzs was born on 29 August 1925 in Budapest, Hungary. She was a director and writer, known for A koppányi aga testamentuma (1967), Barbárok (1966) and Különös házasság (1984). She died on 6 September 1997 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Miklós Erdély was born on 4 July 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and actor, known for Verzió (1979), Vernal Execution (1985) and Álommásolatok (1977). He died on 22 May 1986 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Pál Schiffer was born in 1939 in Hajdúszovát, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Cséplö Gyuri (1978), A pártfogolt (1983) and Elektra, avagy bevezetés a kapitalizmus politikai gazdaságtanába (2003). He died on 3 October 2001.- Director
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Gyula Gazdag was born on 19 July 1947 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Elveszett illúziók (1983), A Hungarian Fairy Tale (1987) and Eagle vs Shark (2007).- Director
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Tamás Almási is one of the most well known Hungarian documentary film makers. He has worked as an assistant director with István Szabó, Miklós Jancsó, and Zoltán Fábri. He graduated from Academy of Film and Theatre of Budapest in 1979.
He started his career as a feature film director, which has had a very important impact on his documentaries. His films are all drama centered and he uses strong emotional effects in them.
So far he has made more than forty full-length documentaries and some feature films, which have been screened at a number of highly prestigious festivals in Europe and overseas earning him numerous awards. His films have been broadcast in almost forty countries.
Tamás Almási is also a professor at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, the leader of the documentary film making MA program and also of the Hungarian part of the international MA program DocNomads.- Director
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Ágnes Kocsis was born in Budapest. She majored at Eötvös Lóránd University in Polish Language and Literature, Aesthetics, and Film Theory, then received a degree in Film Direction from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. Her three short films have been screened at numerous festivals; A vírus (The Virus) shared third prize at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in the "Cinéfondation" section. Her first feature film Friss levegö (Fresh Air) was screened at the same edition of the Cannes Film Festival in "Semaine de la Critique", and was among the 4 films nominated for the Discovery Award of the European Film Academy in 2006. Fresh Air has played at more than 80 international film festivals to date, winning 14 prizes. Pál Adrienn (Adrienn Pál), her second feature film, won the FIPRESCI award at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, in the section "Un Certain Regard". She received the Béla Balázs national award in 2011 for her work in film.- Actor
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Kornél Mundruczó was born on 3 April 1975 in Gödöllõ, Hungary. He is an actor and director, known for Jupiter's Moon (2017), White God (2014) and Pieces of a Woman (2020). He is married to Kata Wéber.- Director
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György Pálfi was born on 11 April 1974 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Taxidermia (2006), Hukkle (2002) and Free Fall (2014).- Director
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János Szász was born in Budapest in l958. He studied drama and stage direction at the Academy of Theater and Film Arts, and spent four important years at the National Theater Budapest. For the stage, he directed "Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen, "The Deer King" by Carlo Gozzi and "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. He has also directed films and TV Series. His long feature films are: Szédülés (1990), Woyzeck (1994) and The Witman Boys (1997). Szász also directed a documentary for the Shoa Foundation and Steven Spielberg: Eyes of the Holocaust (2000). The story of the childrens of the holocaust never was told this way before.- Director
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György Szomjas was born on 26 November 1940 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Falfúró (1986), Tight Quarters (1983) and Gengszterfilm (1998). He died on 7 April 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Benedek Fliegauf was born on 15 August 1974 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Just the Wind (2012), Womb (2010) and Dealer (2004).- Writer
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Géza von Radványi was born on 17 December 1907 in Kassa, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Kosice, Slovak Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965), Európa nem válaszol (1941) and Mädchen in Uniform (1958). He was married to Mária Tasnádi Fekete and Eva Daghofer. He died on 27 November 1986 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Ibolya Fekete was born on 23 January 1951 in Pásztó, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for Chico (2001), Bolse vita (1996) and Mom and Other Loonies in the Family (2015).- Director
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András Jeles was born on 27 March 1945 in Jászberény, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Dream Brigade (1983), A kis Valentinó (1979) and József és testvérei - Jelenetek a parasztbibliából (2004).- Director
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Péter Gothár was born on 28 August 1947 in Pécs, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Time Stands Still (1982), Paszport (2001) and Vaska Easoff (1996). He was previously married to Juli Básti.- Director
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Lívia Gyarmathy was born on 8 January 1932 in Budapest, Hungary. She was a director and writer, known for Táncrend (2003), Recsk 1950-1953, egy titkos kényszermunkatábor története (1989) and Tisztelt cím (1972). She was married to Géza Böszörményi. She died on 25 May 2022.- Director
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In 1904 he was a member of the Népligeti Színkör (Acting Group of the People's Park) then he entered into engagement in the country as singer romantic lead and theatre director. Later he went to Budapest. In WWI he became disabled. After his discharge he played in Royal Orfeum and Crystal Palace. Later he became an usher of the Opera and movie managing director. In 1915 he established the Balogh and Mogán Co. In 1916-18 he is a director of the Astra Film, in Fall 1919 that of Star Film, between 1920-24 Leading Director. In 1927 he worked in Berlin. In 1941 he established his own film producing company. He belonged to the artists demanding high standards preferring lyric, sentimental topics. He acted as philosophical author as well. There was a time when he led a school of cinema. His much remembered piece in the era of silent film is the realist-type Fehér galambok fekete városban (1923). - His Rózsafabot (1940) was a hit.- Director
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Sándor Sára was born on 28 November 1933 in Tura, Hungary. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Sodrásban (1964), Feldobott kö (1969) and Könyörtelen idök (1992). He was married to Szegedi, Erika (I) and Marianna Moór. He died on 22 September 2019 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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András Kovács was born on 20 June 1925 in Chindia, Romania. He was a director and writer, known for Hideg napok (1966), The Stud Farm (1978) and Bekötött szemmel (1975). He died on 11 March 2017 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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He learnt directing from Pál Fejös, and László Vajda as an assistant director. In 1937 he made his first film followed by 2 other films in the same year, (A harapós férj, a Viki and Torockói menyasszony). Between 1939 and 1944 he couldn't make films because he was Jewish. After the 2nd WW, he made the first Hungarian film (A tanítónö). First he worked at the firm Orient Film Factory, and in 1948 he moved to the National Film Factory. In 1950 he began to teach in the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts. Between 1949 and 1953 he made the most watched comedies, with Kálmán Latabár.- Director
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Viktor Gertler was born on 24 August 1901 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and editor, known for Mária növér (1937), Changed Man (1938) and Az aranyember (1962). He was married to Erzsébet Sörös. He died on 5 July 1969 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Frigyes Bán was born on 19 June 1902 in Kassa, Austria-Hungary [now Kosice, Slovak Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Zavaros éjszaka (1940), Szegény gazdagok (1959) and Felmegyek a miniszterhez (1962). He was married to Kató Timár and Éva Vass. He died on 30 September 1969 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
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Róbert Koltai was born on 16 December 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. He is an actor and director, known for Sose halunk meg (1993), A miniszter félrelép (1997) and Csocsó, avagy éljen május elseje! (2001). He was previously married to Judit Pogány.- Cinematographer
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Tamás Sas was born on 17 August 1957 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Presszó (1998), Down by Love (2003) and S.O.S. szerelem! (2007).- Director
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Imre Gyöngyössy was born on 25 February 1930 in Pécs, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Két elhatározás (1978), Számüzöttek (1991) and Boat People (1987). He was married to Katalin Petényi. He died on 1 May 1994 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Károly Makk was born on 22 December 1925 in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Another Way (1982), Love (1971) and The Gambler (1997). He was married to Andrea Zsiga Kiss, Marianne Krencsey, Virág Dõry and Hanna Dömötör. He died on 30 August 2017 in Budapest, Hungary.- Writer
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Péter Bacsó was born on 6 January 1928 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a writer and director, known for Forró vizet a kopaszra! (1972), Nyár a hegyen (1967) and Jelenidö (1972). He died on 11 March 2009 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Gábor Herendi was born on 2 December 1960 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and producer, known for Bet on Revenge (2017), Valami Amerika (2002) and Lora (2007).- Director
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Krisztina Goda was born on 28 March 1970 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for Chameleon (2008), Just Sex and Nothing Else (2005) and Szabadság, szerelem (2006).- Director
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Zsombor Dyga was born on 26 August 1975 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and assistant director, known for Köntörfalak (2010), Tesó (2003) and Bedlam (2005).- Producer
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István Dárday was born on 25 March 1940 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a producer and director, known for A dokumentátor (1988), Jutalomutazás (1975) and Tükrözödések (1998). He is married to Klára Tóth.- Cinematographer
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János Gulyás was born on 2 September 1946 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Pofonok völgye, avagy Papp Lacit nem lehet legyözni (1980), Túlvilági beszélö (1992) and Én is jártam Isonzónál (1987). He died on 11 December 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Gyula Gulyás was born on 27 June 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Tanítványok (1968), Fény hull arcodra (2002) and Pofonok völgye, avagy Papp Lacit nem lehet legyözni (1980).- Writer
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Géza Bereményi was born on 25 January 1946 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a writer and director, known for Eldorádó (1988), The Bridgeman (2002) and A tanítványok (1985). He has been married to Tünde Hámos since 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to Eszter Balás, Edit and Gyöngyvér.- Director
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János Xantus was born on 7 November 1953 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and actor, known for Eszkimó asszony fázik (1984), Szoba kiáltással (1990) and Ki volt Schmidt Éva (2005). He died on 13 November 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Ferenc Török was born on April 23, 1971 in Budapest, Hungary. He has received Béla Balázs Award, a state recognition for outstanding achievement in filmmaking. Török is a member of the European Film Academy. He is known for Moszkva tér (2001), Szezon (2004), Overnight, (2007), Isztambul (2011) and Senki szigete (2014). His latest film 1945 (2017) was premiered at Berlinale in February and since then was presented at several festivals. It won important prizes, included the Yad Vashem Award at Jerusalem IFF.- Actress
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Ildikó Szabó was born on 24 November 1951. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Child Murders (1993), Chacho Rom (2002) and Hótreál (1988).- Cinematographer
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Ferenc Grunwalsky was born on 16 May 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for One Day from Seven (1996), Vörös rekviem (1976) and Utrius (1994).- Director
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Ferenc András was born on 24 November 1942 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Dögkeselyü (1982), A nagy generáció (1986) and A Szent Lörinc folyó lazacai (2003). He died on 25 April 2024 in Hungary.- Director
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Attila Dargay was born on 20 June 1927 in Mezõnyék, Hungary [now in Budapest, Hungary]. He was a director and writer, known for The Treasure of Swamp Castle (1985), The Little Fox (1981) and Gusztáv (1964). He died on 20 October 2009 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Gábor Dettre was born on 24 September 1956 in Debrecen, Hungary. He is a director and producer, known for A színésznö és a halál (1995), Csendes éj and The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man (1999).- Director
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György Fehér was born on 12 February 1939 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and actor, known for Passion (1998), Twilight (1990) and Satantango (1994). He died on 15 July 2002 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Peter Forgacs (b. 1950) independent filmmaker and media artist based in Budapest. His works have been exhibited world wide. Since 1978 he has made more than thirty films. He is best known for his "Private Hungary" series of award-winning films based on home movies from the 1920s and 1970s, which document ordinary lives that were soon to be ruptured by an extraordinary historical trauma that occurs off screen. In 1983, Forgacs established the Private Photo & Film Archives Foundation in Budapest, a unique collection of amateur film footage and has made this material the raw data for his unique re-orchestrations of history. He has received several international festival awards.- Special Effects
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Péter Tímár was born on 19 December 1950 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a writer and editor, known for Before the Bat's Flight Is Done (1989), 6:3, avagy játszd újra Tutti (1999) and Csinibaba (1997).- Director
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Péter Gárdos was born on 8 June 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Szamárköhögés (1987), Uramisten (1984) and Az utolsó blues (2002).- Director
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István Homoki Nagy was born on 2 September 1914 in Mezõtúr, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Macskakaland (1968), A kurtalábú pásztor (1972) and Gyöngyvirágtól lombhullásig (1953). He was married to Zsuzsa Homokiné Zsoldos. He died on 14 December 1979 in Budapest, Hungary.- Writer
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Marcell Jankovics was born on 21 October 1941 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Küzdök (1977), Toldi - Movie (2022) and Hungarian Folk Tales (1980). He was married to Éva Rubovszky. He died on 29 May 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Ferenc Kósa was born on 21 November 1937 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Ten Thousand Days (1967), Guernica (1982) and Judgement (1970). He was married to Itomi Shinobu. He died on 12 December 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Félix Máriássy was born on 3 June 1919 in Márkusfalva, Hungary [now Markusovce, Slovakia]. He was a director and assistant director, known for Egy pikoló világos (1955), Álmatlan évek (1959) and Imposztorok (1969). He was married to Judit Máriássy. He died on 26 January 1975 in Szöny, Hungary [now part of Komárom, Hungary].- Director
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György Palásthy was born on 12 January 1931 in Esztergom, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Kopjások (1975), Sok hüség semmiért (1966) and Egy srác fehér lovon (1973). He died on 16 April 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Gábor Zsigmond Papp was born on 21 December 1966 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and producer, known for Ketten Párizs ellen (2015), Kelet-nyugati átjáró (2010) and Spy in a One Horse Town (2009).- Animation Department
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Ferenc Rofusz was born on 19 August 1946 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director, known for The Fly (1980), Gravitáció (1984) and The Last Supper (2019).- Producer
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Sándor Simó was born on 7 August 1934 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a producer and director, known for Szemüvegesek (1969), Apám néhány boldog éve (1977) and A legszebb férfikor (1972). He died on 4 September 2001 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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András Szirtes was born on 6 July 1951 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Lenz (1987), Forradalom után (1990) and Napló No. 1-8 (1984). He died on 28 September 2023 in Hungary.- Actor
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András Szöke was born on 11 October 1962 in Szentes, Hungary. He is an actor and writer, known for Vattatyúk (1990), Kiss Vakond (1994) and Citromdisznó (1993).- Director
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Pál Zolnay was born on 26 March 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Fotográfia (1973), Embriók (1986) and Arc (1970). He was married to Katalin Berek and Éva Schubert. He died on 17 October 1995 in Budapest, Hungary.- Animation Department
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Béla Ternovszky was born on 23 May 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Mézga Aladár különös kalandjai (1972), Macskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája (2007) and Cat City (1986).- Director
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Csaba Bollók was born in 1962 in Eger, Hungary. He is a director and writer, known for Iska's Journey (2007), Észak, észak (1999) and Miraq (2006). He has been married to Ágnes Csere since 2000.- Actor
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He was born in 1960 in Budapest. After finishing his studies at the Faculty of Art, he went on to get a degree in film directing at the Academy of Drama and Film, where he graduated in 1988. He has won many awards with his short films at festivals. His greatest success was his examination film KIKI AND THE MALES which won the Best Director Award at the West-Berlin Short Film Festival.
Between 1986 and 1988 he was a member of the directors' board of Balázs Béla Film Studio. In 1987 he was a founding member of the Young Artists' Studio (FMS) revived by Jolán Árvai. He made the studio's first film THE SUBCONSCIOUS STATION, which was also his diploma film.
In 1989 he worked as a war-correspondent for Japanese and French television and Radio Free Europe during the Romanian revolution. At the same time he worked together with Károly Makk as script writer and co-director.
In 1990 he made his first film PATHS OF DEATH AND ANGELS which was screened in Cannes, Sélection Officielle "Un Certain Regard", and was invited to a number of important festivals (Moscow, Chicago, Tokyo, Ghent, Paris, Orleans). It won the Best Film Music Award in San Remo.
In 1992 he started to work in theatre. In the following year he was a founding member of the Pécs Experimental Workshop. The performance, CRIMES OF THE HEART he directed there won four prizes (the Main Prize for the best performance among them) at the Hungarian Theatre Festival.
In 1997 he began shooting THE HUNGARIAN SPECKLED VARIETY, a documentary series, parts of which have been completed. Critics considered the series one of the most important documentaries of the years after the political changes. One episode won the Main Prize in the Documentary Category in the MEDIAWAWE International Short Film Festival in 1995.
In 1994 he started to work in the Miskolc Theatre where he directed SALOME which also won the Best Leading Actress Award at the Hungarian Theatre Festival and was considered by critics one of the best performances of the year.
In 1996 he founded his own experimental theatre company called 'Rolling Cult Motel' in Miskolc. The performance series TOUCHING EACH OTHER he started has been playing for four years and was very well received both by the profession and the audience. One performance of the series won the Main Prizes of the Alternative Theatre Festival in 1999.
In 1996 his video film GOLDEN DECK-CHAIR was released and it won the Best Director Award in short film category at the 27th Hungarian Film Week, in the following year it also received the Critics' Award for "its innovative dimensions and forms".
In 1998 he studied theatre life in London with the support of the British Council. At the invitation of the Dutch Theatre Institute he participated in the Theatre Festival in Amsterdam. In the same year, with his own theatre company Rolling Cult Model, has directed CANDIDE in the Thália Theatre which received the Critics' Award for "the best musical performance of the season."
In 1999 his feature film THE ALCHEMIST AND THE VIRGIN was released. The film won the Best Independent Feature Award at the Manchester International Film Festival in the US. In Berlin at Prix Europe it was placed fourth. It won the Critics' Award for the Best Cinematography and for the Best Leading Actress. It was invited to film festivals in Alexandria, Boston, Calcutta, Madrid, Dhaka, Vancouver and Porto.
In 2001 he made a 25-hour documentary about the life and work of the Hungarian poet György Petri, IN MEMORIAM PETRI GYÖRGY. The very personal interview was led just before the poet's death.
In 2002 he made his third feature film TEMPTATIONS. At the 33rd Hungarian Film Week it won the Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Leading Male Actor Awards. It was a Golden Bear Nominee at the Berlin International Film Festival. It has won many national and international awards at important festivals. This same year he started teaching at the Hungarian Film Academy.
In 2003 he was awarded the Balázs Béla Prize.
In 2007 he completed his fourth feature film DOLINA based on the novel 'The Archbishop's Visit' by Ádám Bodor on which he has been working ever since 2000. It was presented at the 38th Hungarian Film Week where it was awarded the Best Artistic Contribution Award The film has been officially selected in Competition at the 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and won several international awards, three in USA among them including the Best Director Award at the 2008 Tiburon International Film Festival.
In 2009 he produced the film "1" directed by Pater Sparrow which was released at the 40th Hungarian Film Week where it was awarded the Best Cinematography, Best Artistic Contribution, Best Editor and by the Student's Jury the Best First Film. In 16.Granada IFF it won the Audience Prize, in Fantasporto, Director's Week the Best Director and Best Actor awards.
In 2009-2012 he went back to work in theatre and among many others he put on stage with huge success Almodóvar-Adamson All about my mother play in Víg Theatre, Budapest.
In 2016 he completed his fifth feature film Just drop dead! based on the short story 'Just an ordinary visit' by László Márton on which he has been working ever since 2012.- Director
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Judit Elek was born on 10 November 1937 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for Retrace (2011), A hét nyolcadik napja (2006) and Memoirs of a River (1989). She was previously married to Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács.