University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest

University of Theatre and Film Arts
Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem (Hungarian)

Other name	Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest
Type	Public
Established	1865
Rector	Zoltán Rátóti (2022−)^[1]
Location	Budapest , Hungary
Campus	Urban
Website	www.szfe.hu

The Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (Hungarian: Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem, SZFE) is an educational institution founded in 1865 in Budapest, Hungary. It became a university in 2000 and the name was changed to University of Theatre and Film Arts.^[2]

On 31 August 2020, the university's management resigned in protest at the imposition of a government-appointed board of trustees which they saw as limiting the university's autonomous status.^[3] A group of students took over the school building in protest and barricaded themselves inside.^[4] Several artists signed an open letter in defense of the autonomy of the school.^[5]

Notable alumni

Vilmos Zsigmond^[6] – Academy Award–winning (1977) (also nominated in 1978, 1984 and 2006), BAFTA Award-winning (1979) (also nominated in 1972 for three different films and 1978) and Emmy Award–winning (1993) (also nominated in 2002) cinematographer; Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography (2014)
István Szabó – Academy Award-winning (1981) (also nominated in 1963, 1980, 1985 and 1988), BAFTA Award–winning (1985) and Golden Globe Award–nominee (1985 and 1988) director
László Kovács^[6] – cinematographer
József Mikó^[7] – cinematographer
Miklós Jancsó – Cannes Film Festival Award-winning (1972) and Kossuth Prize–winning director (1973, 2006)
Lajos Koltai – Kossuth Prize–winning and Academy Award-nominee (2001) cinematographer
Gábor Bódy – director
Béla Tarr – Kossuth Prize (2003) and Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize–winning director (2011)
Géza Röhrig – Kossuth Prize–winning actor (2016)
Kristóf Deák^[8] – Academy Award–winning director (2016)
Alexandra Borbély^[9] – European Film Award-winning actress (2017)
Károly Makk – Kossuth Prize–winning director (1973)
Dénes Nagy^[10] – Silver Bear–winning director (2021)
Mari Törőcsik – Cannes Film Festival (1976) and three–time Kossuth Prize–winning actress (1973, 1999 and 2019)
Hilda Gobbi – Kossuth Prize–winning actress (1949)
Ildikó Enyedi – Academy Award–nominee (2017) and Golden Bear-winning director (2017)
Nimród Antal – director
Mátyás Erdély – Kossuth Prize–winning cinematographer (2016)
Kornél Mundruczó – Prix Un Certain Regard–winner director (2014)
Károly Eperjes – Kossuth Prize–winning actor (1999)
Cecília Esztergályos – Kossuth Prize–winning actress (2018)
László Lugossy – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize–winning director (1985)
Miklós Benedek - actor
Marcell Rév – Emmy Award–winning (2022) (also nominated in 2021) cinematographer
Miklós László – playwright

References

^ "Rátóti Zoltán a Színház és Filmművészeti Egyetem rektora" (in Hungarian). szfe.hu. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest". szfe.hu. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
^ "Heads of Hungary's top arts university quit amid fears of state control". Reuters. 31 August 2020.
^ "Hungarian Students, Artists Protest Government's Takeover Of Famed Film School". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ "Angry Students Continue To Occupy Budapest Film School To Protest Changes". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ ^a ^b Carolyn Giardina (2008-05-21). "'No Subtitles' to premiere in Classics sidebar - Tribute to cinematographers Kovacs and Zsigmond". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Publishing Media. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
^ "Deaths elsewhere". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
^ "Oscar-díjat kapott Deák Kristóf Mindenki című filmje" (in Hungarian). szfe.hu. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
^ "Prečo si vybrať maďarskú školu? (2. časť)". madari.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "Nagy Dénes" (in Hungarian). National Film Institute. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

External links

Official website in English

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