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establishment of an independent film fund in Hungary by donating a symbolic ¤10 banknote. The revered film-maker ques-
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tioned whether the newly formed National Film Fund (under the stewardship of Andy Vajna) will support a full range of Hungarian film talent. “They [the Fund] opened only one window. Every- one who is thinking differently, everyone who has a different imagination — they have no chance,” Tarr said. The gesture of launching the
independent fund came at the end of the relaunched Hungarian Film Week, which Tarr led in his capacity as board chairman of the Hungarian Film-makers’ Associa- tion. The Film Week (February 2-5) was staged independently, without government support. In spite of its modest budget,
Bela Tarr flies Hungarian flag
the Film Week was, in Tarr’s opin- ion, a resounding success. “You know what you need is a
lot of enthusiastic and nice people — and you can do everything if you want! It was amazing to see people working for free, to get free wine and free hotel rooms. People were talking about culture
ela Tarr has made a plea on behalf of Hungarian film culture after announcing the
and respecting culture,” he told Screen on Wednesday. Leading festival directors,
among them Dieter Kosslick (Ber- linale), Thierry Frémaux (Cannes) and Alberto Barbera (Venice), supported a statement from the Association championing Hun- garian film as “an organic part of national and European culture”. Tarr said: “They are the three
major festivals, and I am very glad they came to us. I just wanted to say a really big thanks to them.” The Film Week featured works
by 141 Hungarian film directors. Eight feature films, 50 documen- taries, animation, experimental and short films were screened in the festival’s two cinemas, Urania and Toldi. Some 10,000 spectators attended the three-day event.
“We have two ways. One is sit-
ting at home, crying and scream- ing, or we can try to do something,” Tarr said of the decision to move ahead with the Film Week in such adverse circumstances. “My men- tality is always to try to do some- thing. If I do not accept the world, I have to change the world.” Tarr announced his retirement
from directing after his last fea- ture, The Turin Horse (a Silver Bear winner last year in Berlin). Will he reconsider? “My main project now is to
open a new film school in Split [in Croatia]. This is my major job… I will try to produce some Hungar- ian cinema and the third job is this Film-makers’ Association. I have three jobs. I am totally busy.” Geoffrey Macnab
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