Károly Makk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Károly Makk

film director

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1925

Place of Birth: Berettyóújfalu, Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary

Date of Death: 30-Aug-2017

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
Five of his films were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival; however, he 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 film A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (2003) was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.
From September 27, 2011, he was the president of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts.