Ferenc Kósa (21 November 1937 – 12 December 2018) was a Hungarian
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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He directed thirteen films between 1961 and 1988. He won the award for
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
at the
1967 Cannes Film Festival
The 20th Cannes Film Festival was held from 27 April to 12 May 1967. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to the ''Blowup'' by Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival opened with '' J'ai tué Raspoutine'', directed by Robert Hosse ...
for the film ''
Ten Thousand Days''.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Upthrown Stone
''The Upthrown Stone'' ( hu, Feldobott kő) is a 1969 Hungarian drama film directed by Sándor Sára. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film was ...
'' (1969)
* ''
Ten Thousand Days'' (1967)
* ''Hószakadás'' ("Snowfall") (1974)
References
External links
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1937 births
2018 deaths
Hungarian film directors
Hungarian screenwriters
Male screenwriters
Hungarian male writers
Hungarian Socialist Party politicians
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1990–1994)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1994–1998)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002)
Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006)
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director winners
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