Moldoványi will join about 2,300 European filmmakers who are members of EFA, including 41 from Hungary.
Moldoványi graduated from Budapest?s Academy of Theatre and Film in 1990 and continued his studied in Paris. He is well known for his documentaries and last year was presented an award by UNICEF goodwill ambassador Sir Roger Moore in recognition of his documentaries featuring children?s issues.
Moldoványi?s films have been shown in 52 countries around the world and won more than 40 awards.
His film Another Planet, shot on four continents, has been shown at 60 festivals and taken18 awards.
The European Film Academy was established by 40 filmmakers in 1989 with the aim of promoting European film. Among the founding members were Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodóvar, Theo Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Claude Chabrol, Federico Fellini, Stephen Frears, Marcello Mastroianni, Jirí Menzel, Nyikita Mihalkov, István Szabó, Mikis Theodorakis and Andrzej Wajda.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
