Ferenc Sánta
Encyclopedia
Ferenc Sánta was a Hungarian
novel
ist and film screenwriter
. He was awarded the József Attila Prize in 1956 and 1964, and the prestigious Kossuth Prize
in 1973.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist and film screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He was awarded the József Attila Prize in 1956 and 1964, and the prestigious Kossuth Prize
Kossuth Prize
The Kossuth Prize is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionary Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and group achievements in the fields of...
in 1973.
Selected works
- Sokan voltunk, 1954
- Téli virágzás, 1956
- Farkasok a küszöbön, 1961
- Az ötödik pecsét, 1963
- Húsz óra, 1963
- Az áruló, 1966
- Isten a szekéren, 1970
- Kicsik és nagyok, 1982
- A szabadság küszöbén
- Halálnak halála, 1994
Filmography
- Húsz óra (1965) (based on his novel; English title, Twenty Hours). The film won the Grand Prix at the 1965 Moscow International Film FestivalMoscow International Film FestivalMoscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....
, and the UNICRIT Award at the 1965 Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
. - Az Ötödik pecsét (1976) (based on his novel; English title, The Fifth Seal). The film won the Golden Prize at the 1977 Moscow International Film FestivalMoscow International Film FestivalMoscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....
. It was nominated to the Golden Berlin Bear at Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
in 1977. - Éjszaka (1989) (writer).
Awards
- József Attila Prize (1956 and 1964)
- Arany Nimfa Prize (Monte Carlo, 1970)
- Kossuth PrizeKossuth PrizeThe Kossuth Prize is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionary Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and group achievements in the fields of...
(1973) - Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend Tisztikeresztje (1993)
- Hazám Prize (2004)
- Magyar Muvészetért Prize (2004)