Károly Makk | |
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Born |
Berettyóújfalu, Hungary |
22 December 1925
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1954 – present |
Károly Makk (born 22 December 1925) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Five of his films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival without success; however, he has won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He was born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary.
In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1980 he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. His 2003 film A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. Since 27 September 2011 he is the president of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts.