11th Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles Awards Presented

English

 Glass Tiger 3
The Michael Curtiz Audience Award went to Péter Rudolf for his film Glass Tiger 3 (Üvegtigris 3).
 
The  Tony Curtis Award, presented by the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles, went to Csaba Káel, director of the opera film Bánk Bán.
 
Kathleen Gáti was named Best Actress for her role in The Return (Visszatérés).
 
The cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond received a lifetime achievement award.
 
Twenty-four features and ten documentaries and shorts were on the programme of this year?s festival, which opened on November 9.
 
For the first time, the festival had a virtual presence on the web, allowing the whole world to participate, said festival director Béla Bunyik.
 
The highest number of virtual festival-goers ? from 41 countries ? was recorded on Friday, November 11.
 
The Magyar Filmunió is one of the festival?s partners.