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Márta Mészáros

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Márta Mészáros, born on 19 September 1931, is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. The daughter of the sculptor László Mészáros, she began her career working in documentary film, making 25 documentary shorts over ten years. Her full-length directorial debut, The Girl from 1968, was the first Hungarian film to have been directed by a woman, and it won the Special Prize of the Jury at the Valladolid International Film Festival. Her work often combines autobiographical details with documentary footage.

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FIPRESCI Prize 1
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Silver Bear 1
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1931 1
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1. Wikipedia: Márta Mészáros
  • Article body: Golden Bear
    Throughout her career, Mészáros has won the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear awards at the Berlinale; the Golden Medal at the Chicago International Film Festival; the Silver Shell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival; and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
  • Article body: Silver Bear
    Throughout her career, Mészáros has won the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear awards at the Berlinale; the Golden Medal at the Chicago International Film Festival; the Silver Shell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival; and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
  • Article body: FIPRESCI Prize
    Throughout her career, Mészáros has won the Golden Bear and the Silver Bear awards at the Berlinale; the Golden Medal at the Chicago International Film Festival; the Silver Shell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival; and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
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    Márta Mészáros (born 19 September 1931) is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director.
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