University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest

The Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem, SZFE) is an educational institution founded in 1865 in Budapest, Hungary. It became a university in 2000 and the name was changed to University of Theatre and Film Arts.

On 31 August 2020, the university's management resigned in protest at the imposition of a government-appointed board of trustees which they saw as limiting the university's autonomous status. A group of students took over the school building in protest and barricaded themselves inside. Several artists signed an open letter in defense of the autonomy of the school.

Notable alumni

 * Vilmos Zsigmond – Academy Award–winning (1977) (also nominated in 1978, 1984 and 2006), BAFTA Award-winning (1979) (also nominated in 1972 for three different films and 1978) and Emmy Award–winning (1993) (also nominated in 2002) cinematographer; Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography (2014)
 * István Szabó – Academy Award-winning (1981) (also nominated in 1963, 1980, 1985 and 1988), BAFTA Award–winning (1985) and Golden Globe Award–nominee (1985 and 1988) director
 * László Kovács – cinematographer
 * József Mikó – cinematographer
 * Miklós Jancsó – Cannes Film Festival Award-winning (1972) and Kossuth Prize–winning director (1973, 2006)
 * Lajos Koltai – Kossuth Prize–winning and Academy Award-nominee (2001) cinematographer
 * Gábor Bódy – director
 * Béla Tarr – Kossuth Prize (2003) and Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize–winning director (2011)
 * Géza Röhrig – Kossuth Prize–winning actor (2016)
 * Kristóf Deák – Academy Award–winning director (2016)
 * Alexandra Borbély – European Film Award-winning actress (2017)
 * Károly Makk – Kossuth Prize–winning director (1973)
 * Dénes Nagy – Silver Bear–winning director (2021)
 * Mari Törőcsik – Cannes Film Festival (1976) and three–time Kossuth Prize–winning actress (1973, 1999 and 2019)
 * Hilda Gobbi – Kossuth Prize–winning actress (1949)
 * Ildikó Enyedi – Academy Award–nominee (2017) and Golden Bear-winning director (2017)
 * Nimród Antal – director
 * Mátyás Erdély – Kossuth Prize–winning cinematographer (2016)
 * Kornél Mundruczó – Prix Un Certain Regard–winner director (2014)
 * Károly Eperjes – Kossuth Prize–winning actor (1999)
 * Cecília Esztergályos – Kossuth Prize–winning actress (2018)
 * László Lugossy – Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize–winning director (1985)
 * Miklós Benedek - actor
 * Marcell Rév – Emmy Award–winning (2022) (also nominated in 2021) cinematographer
 * Miklós László – playwright