János Erdélyi

film director

Duka, 27 September 1955

Corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2023–)

If we attempt to outline the directorial career of János Erdélyi, born in 1955 in Duka in the Kemenesalja region of western Hungary, the usual structuring (‘key milestones’, ‘creative phases’) seems not to function.

Balázs Béla Award

The highest state professional award that can be granted by the Minister responsible for culture to filmmakers and television creators.

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1994governmental award

Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

One of the four highest Hungarian state awards is the Hungarian Order of Merit, which is granted in various grades to individuals who perform exemplary activities in culture, science, art, or their own field, in order to advance Hungary’’s interests and promote universal human values.

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