Zsigmond will also be presented with the Golden Camera 300 at the festival named after named after two pioneering photographers and filmmakers in the Balkans. Previous recipients of the prize include Vittorio Storaro, Vadim Yusov, Raoul Coutard, Tonino Delli Colli and Miroslav Ondricek.
Zsigmond fled his homeland after the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution and emigrated to the United States. He won an Oscar for Best Cinematography for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978. He was nominated for the prize in following years for his work on The Deer Hunter (1979), The River (1985) and Black Dahlia (2006). He holds a lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Cinematographers.
Zsigmond will hold a master class and attend a question-and-answer session in Bitola during the festival which takes place on October 16-22.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
