István Szőts
István Szőts | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 30, 1912 |
| Died | November 6, 1998 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Farkasréti Cemetery |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director |
| Years active | 1941–1975 |
| Known for | Directing the 1942 movie People of the Mountains |
| Spouse | Alice Szellay |
| Awards | Kossuth Prize (1992) |
István Szőts (June 30, 1912 – November 6, 1998) was a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. He was born in Szentgyörgyválya (now Valea Sângeorgiului, Călan, Romania), and later moved with his father to Hungary. Szőts studied fine arts at the painting school of the two masters, Aba-Novák Vilmos and Iványi-Grünwald Béla. In 1939 he worked at Hunnia, where he was assistant to director Lajos Zilahy.