István Szabó Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cannes Film Festival

The 87-year-old Oscar-winning director received the award before a screening of his 25-year-old film Taste of Sunshine.

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) honored István Szabó with a lifetime achievement award on Friday evening at the 78th Cannes International Film Festival. The Hungarian filmmaker received the award before the screening of the restored version of his film A Taste of Sunshine. The digital version of the Hungarian film classic, shot 25 years ago and restored by the National Film Institute (NFI), was presented in the official C…

István Szabó was honored with a lifetime achievement award in Cannes - The audience gave the Oscar-winning director a standing ovation.

The coverage of the event also reported that István Szabó was greeted by a packed house and standing ovation at the screening of the renovated version of his work The Taste of the Sun.