Károly Makk

Károly Makk

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1925-12-23

  • Day of Death

    2017-08-30 (91 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Berettyóújfalu, Hungary

Biography

Károly Makk (born 23 December 1925 in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary) 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.

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 September 27, 2011, he is the president of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts.

Known For

Crew