University of Theatre and Film Arts

The Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (, 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. 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. 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 – cinematographer József Mikó – 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 – Academy Award–winning director (2016) Alexandra Borbély – European Film Award-winning actress (2017) Károly Makk – Kossuth Prize–winning director (1973) Dénes Nagy – 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) Marcell Rév – Emmy Award–winning (2022) (also nominated in 2021) cinematographer Miklós László – playwright References