Bela Tarr

On 7th January 2026, Renowned Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr passed away at the age of 70 following a long and serious illness, the Association of Hungarian Film Artists confirmed.

Born in 1955 in Pécs, Tarr began his filmmaking journey at just 16 as an amateur filmmaker.
He later worked at the Balazs Bela Studio, a key centre for experimental cinema in Hungary.
Tarr made his first feature film, The Family Nest (1977), which explored social realities and class struggles.
His subsequent films, including The Prefab People (1982) and Damnation (1988), examined themes of human fragility and social decay.
He achieved global acclaim with Sátántangó, a seven-and-a-half-hour epic widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the 20th century.