University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest explained

University of Theatre and Film Arts
Other Name:	Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest
Established:	1865
Rector:	Zoltán Rátóti (2022−)^[1]
City:	Budapest
Country:	Hungary
Campus:	Urban

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 – 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

1. Web site: Rátóti Zoltán a Színház és Filmművészeti Egyetem rektora. szfe.hu. Hungarian. 20 March 2022.
2. Web site: University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest. szfe.hu. 30 March 2017.
3. News: Heads of Hungary's top arts university quit amid fears of state control . . 31 August 2020.
4. News: 2020-10-19 . Hungarian Students, Artists Protest Government's Takeover Of Famed Film School . 2024-03-04 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . en.
5. News: 2020-09-08 . Angry Students Continue To Occupy Budapest Film School To Protest Changes . 2024-03-04 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . en.
6. Web site: 'No Subtitles' to premiere in Classics sidebar - Tribute to cinematographers Kovacs and Zsigmond . 2008-05-24 . Carolyn Giardina . 2008-05-21 . . Nielsen Publishing Media .
7. Web site: Deaths elsewhere . 2008-05-24 . 2008-05-12 . . Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907003025/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.delse12may12,0,1407478.story . 2008-09-07 . dead .
8. Web site: Oscar-díjat kapott Deák Kristóf Mindenki című filmje. szfe.hu. 30 March 2017. hu.
9. News: Prečo si vybrať maďarskú školu? (2. časť). madari.sk. sk. 18 April 2017.
10. Web site: Nagy Dénes. National Film Institute. 2021-03-07. hu.

External links

• Official website in English

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