Makk Károly

Directing · Writing · As actor

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 …