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

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.

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