List of Hungarian film directors
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This is a list of notable film and television directors from Hungary.
Although listed in Western-, native names follow the Eastern name order.
For an alphabetical list of articles on Hungarian actors see :Category:Hungarian film directors.
Although listed in Western-, native names follow the Eastern name order.
For an alphabetical list of articles on Hungarian actors see :Category:Hungarian film directors.
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- Béla BaloghBéla BaloghBéla Balogh was a Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century...
- Gábor BódyGábor BódyGábor Bódy was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, theoretic, and occasional actor. A pioneer of experimental filmmaking and film language, Bódy is one of the most important figures of Hungarian cinema.- Biography :...
- Géza von BolváryGéza von BolváryGéza von Bolváry was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria.- Biography :...
- István BujtorIstván BujtorIstván Bujtor , born István Frenreisz, was a Hungarian actor, director, producer and screenplay writer- Biography :...
- László BenedekLászló BenedekLászló Benedek, sometimes credited as Laslo Benedek , was a Hungarian-born film director.- Biography :Born in Budapest, he worked as a writer and editor in Hungarian cinema until World War II. Louis B...
- Péter BacsóPéter BacsóPéter Bacsó was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking. His first job in a film was as an assistant in Géza Radványi's Valahol Európában at the age of 19...
- Zoltán BontaZoltán BontaZoltán Bonta is a Hungarian filmmaker, videographer, indoman. From 1985 to 1987, he was member of Directory in Béla Balázs Studio . Since 1979 assistant to Gábor Bódy among other filmdirectors, az Ferenc András, Ferenc Kardos, Sándor Simó, Lajos Koltay, Pál Sándor, János Dömölky, Tamás Sas, Fabio...
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- Benedek FliegaufBenedek FliegaufBenedek Fliegauf , is a Hungarian film director. As founder of the 'Raptors collective', he is also involved in sound design and set design. Living in Budapest he is a leading figure of the new generation of Hungarian filmmakers...
- György Fehér
- Péter ForgácsPeter ForgacsPéter Forgács is a media artist and independent filmmaker based in Budapest, Hungary. He is best known for his "Private Hungary" series of award winning films based on home movies from the 1930s and 1960s, which document ordinary lives that were soon to be ruptured by an extraordinary historical...
- Zoltán FábriZoltán FábriZoltán Fábri was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His films The Boys of Paul Street and Hungarians were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film....
- Paul FejosPaul FejosPaul Fejos was a film director in America.Fejos was born in Budapest, Hungary as Pál Fejös. He emigrated to the United States in 1924 and became a naturalized citizen in 1930...
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- Alexander KordaAlexander KordaSir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.-Life and career:The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent...
- Barna KabayBarna KabayBarna Kabay is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and film producer. His film Job's Revolt , which he co-directed with Imre Gyöngyössy, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...
- Ferenc Kardos
- Ferenc KósaFerenc KósaFerenc Kósa is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1961 and 1988. He won the award for Best Director at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival for the film Ten Thousand Days.-External links:...
- Ferenc KósaFerenc KósaFerenc Kósa is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1961 and 1988. He won the award for Best Director at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival for the film Ten Thousand Days.-External links:...
- Ilona KolonitsIlona KolonitsIlona Kolonits was a Hungarian documentary film director.-Biography:Ilona Kolonits was born in Budapest to a family of political activists who took an active part in the Hungarian anti-fascist *resistance movement during the Second World War...
- Lajos Koltay
- Márton KeletiMárton KeletiMárton Keleti was a Hungarian film director. He directed 50 films between 1937 and 1973.-Selected filmography:* Franz Liszt. Dreams of love * Two Confessions * Kiskrajcár...
- Róbert KoltaiRóbert KoltaiRóbert Koltai is a Hungarian actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in over 90 films since 1967. He appeared in the 1976 film Man Without a Name, which was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement....
- Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács
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- István SzabóIstván SzabóIstván Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political...
- János SzászJános SzászJános Szász is an Hungarian film director, screenwriter and theater director. He has directed eleven films since 1983. His film Witman fiúk was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Szász was the Director of the American Repertory Theater Institute and a...
- Pál SándorPál Sándor (director)Pál Sándor is a Hungarian film director, producer and screenwriter. He has directed 28 films since 1964. His 1976 film A Strange Role was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear....
- István SzékelySteve SekelySteve Sekely was a Hungarian film director. Born Székely István, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely.He directed films in Hungarian, German, and English....
- Sándor Sára
- Zoltan SzalkaiZoltan SzalkaiZoltán Szalkai, a Hungarian film director, was born in 1961. He studied agriculture and geology before turning to a career in directing documentary films....