István Szőts

film director

Valea Sângeorgiului, 30 June 1912 – Wien, 6 November 1998

Posthumous associate member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts

“We can hope for a future and for independence only if we are able to create a high-quality type of human being, a nation of profound culture” – wrote István Szőts in his reform

Gold Medal of the President of the Republic

The Presidential Gold Medal was established by President Árpád Göncz as a personal recognition.

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1993

governmental award

Commander'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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1992

governmental award

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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