Hungarian

Celebrated Hungarian Director Bela Tarr Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at Tokyo International Film Festival

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Tokyo, Japan — Renowned Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), celebrating his distinguished career and enduring contributions to cinema. Scheduled between October 28 and November 6, the festival will host a Special Talk on November 1 featuring Tarr alongside Japanese director Yoji Yamada at the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya venue. Bela Tarr, whose influential filmography includes the epic 438-minute saga “Satantango,” which won the Berliner Zeitung Reader’s Jury award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1994, has long been a towering figure in … Read more

Hungarian Writer László Krasznahorkai Awarded Prestigious Literary Prize for his Imagination and Literary Genius

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Barcelona, Spain – László Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian writer acclaimed for his imaginative storytelling and elegant prose, has been awarded the prestigious Spanish Formentor international literary award for 2024. The five-member jury commended Krasznahorkai for his contribution to the preservation of the Hungarian language and for reviving forgotten aspects of the imagination. They also praised his ability to create captivating literary labyrinths and his deliberate, unhurried writing style, which reflects a literature untouched by the influence of entertainment. The Formentor Literature Prize, established in 1961, aims to recognize works that uphold the standards and cultural impact … Read more