István Szabó

István Szabó (b. 1938, Budapest) is one of the best- known European directors. He finished his studies at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest with the short film Concert (1961), awarded at the 1963 Cannes IFF. There, another short film, You (1963), hit the mark as well. Other noteworthy titles include: Father (Apa, 1966), 25 Fireman’s Street (Tüzoltó utca 25, 1973 – Golden Leopard at the Locarno IFF), Confidence (Bizalom, 1979 – Silver Bear at the Berlin IFF), Mephisto (1981 – Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Jury Prize at the Cannes IFF, among others), Colonel Redl (Redl ezredes, 1984 – Jury Prize at the Cannes IFF), Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (Edes Emma, drága Böbe, 1991 – Silver Bear at the Berlin IFF), and Sunshine (1999 – European Film Award for Best Screenplay). He was president of the main jury at last year’s KVIFF.

47. MFF Karlovy Vary