Nagy was presented the award at the Berlinale Palace by deputy sate secretary at the Hungary's Ministry of Education and Culture Katalin Bogyay.
Since 1998, EFP has presented the Shooting Stars initiative during the Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, introducing Europe's latest wave of acting talent to the press, industry and public in a series of high-profile events. The follow-up programme, Touring Shooting Stars Film Programme, presents some of the actors with their films at three selected film festivals in Europe.
Nagy studied under Andor Lukáts at the Theatre and Film Academy. He is now a member of the Csokonai Theatre in Debrecen, where he has played roles in several productions, including West Side Story.
After being picked for several small film roles, he landed the lead in Gábor Herendi's new film Lora this year. The director enjoys working with up-and-coming actors, and his directorial debut, the Hungarian box office hit Some Kind of America, brought fame to several of them - two of them have also been picked to participate in the Shooting Stars programme.
In Lora, an action-packed romance story, Nagy plays a young rock musician. His co-star is the US actress Lucia Brawley. The film will be on general release in Hungary from January 25, 2007.
Former participants in the Shooting Stars programme who have since made big names for themselves are Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Daniel Brühl and Ludivine Sagnier. Hungarians who have participated in the programme include Marcell Miklós, Szonja Oroszlán, Eszter Ónodi, Dorka Gryllus and Gabriella Hámori.
Shooting Stars 2007 is being organised with support from the European Union's MEDIA programme, Studio Hamburg, Volkswagen and members of the European Film Promotion.
Another Hungarian, director Márta Mészáros, will be presented the Berlinale Camera award in recognition of her services to cinema on Wednesday. The Berlinale Camera is awarded to a film personality to whom the film festival feels especially attached. The award is a way of expressing thanks and has been given every year since 1986
Mészáros's film Adoption will be screened after the ceremony. Mészáros won a Golden Bear for the film at the 1975 Berlinale, making her the first female director to receive award.
The 57th Berlin Film Festival runs from February 8 until 18.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
