Legacy Films Hollywood

Oscar-quality FILM BIOGRAPHIES & elite DOCUMENTARIES for decamillionaire individuals and centimillionaire families:

“A gift for somebody who has everything.”

Do you want your life and achievements to be commemorated in an exclusive documentary? Would you feel proud to have a private-use movie made about YOU? Would you feel excited to include a film biography in your legacy-creation? You might be happy to hear that I make personalized and Oscar-quality LEGACY FILMS to preserve your and your family’s history.

Klaudia Kovacs behind the camera on a film set.

Klaudia Kovács behind the camera on a film set

My name is Klaudia Kovács. I'm a multi-award-winning Hollywood Film Director originally from Europe and as an Oscar contender in “Best Documentary” I make LEGACY FILMS worldwide.

Klaudia Kovacs on the cover of The Immigrant Magazine

Read article here

Cinematic, 45-90 minute LEGACY FILMS are created as a film-legacy or film biography for:

  • Individuals

  • Families

  • Departed loved ones

  • Companies

  • Non-profits, charitable organizations

and they focus on paying homage to and celebrating the accomplishments of my clients.

With LEGACY FILMS HOLLYWOOD you put yourself in a position of power to decide how your life story is being told on the big screen.

LEGACY FILMS are primarily used for private legacy-making but it’s also possible to utilize them for tax-deduction or tax-reduction, marketing and public relations (PR) purposes.

Beautifully-crafted, Oscar-quality LEGACY FILMS are not to be confused with standard videos, regular videography, or everyday iPhone footage.

With 37 awards under my belt and the title of “Hungary’s most successful documentarian,” I guarantee an outstanding film-biography that is visually engaging and is cinema art only a professional, Oscar-contending director can make for you.

Klaudia Kovacs at Panavision, Woodland Hills.

The (secret) goal of every filmmaker…

I personally love making movies because the stories I tell with motion pictures are not only seen by many today but will also outlive me. They will inspire and empower people years after I’m gone. Your incredible journey also deserves such a future which is the real value of LEGACY FILMS: to live on forever.

Legacy-creation step number one: book. Then comes the script of a LEGACY FILM

Legacy-creation step number one: book authored by Klaudia Kovács. Then comes the script of a LEGACY FILM

Klaudia Kovács co-authored this book and interviewed many on the cover

Due to the recent Covid pandemic, we learned that priorities rapidly change with circumstances. Now, more than ever, the focus on legacy-creation has swiftly moved to the forefront. It cannot wait and be put aside for everyday activities any longer.

Most of my ultra high net worth clients come from the business sector but I have also worked with and/or interviewed:

  • Nobel Prize winners

  • Pulitzer Prize winners

  • Academy Award (Oscar) winners

  • Forbes 400 Americans

  • Presidents

  • Prime Ministers

  • European Royalty

  • Politicians (Secretary of State, Minister of State, Foreign Policy Advisor, Head of National Security Council, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Senator-Elect, etc.)

  • Mayors

  • Hollywood Celebrities and Artists

Klaudia Kovacs with Dr. Henry Kissinger.

Klaudia Kovács after interviewing, former Secretary of State and Nobel Prize-winner, Dr. Henry Kissinger, for Torn from the Flag

If you need to make certain that I know how to make great movies, you may want to take a note of my eight-time-award winning documentary, Torn from the Flag, a film that was invited to the United States Congress along with 21 festivals including five Academy Award-qualifying festivals. I made the picture with Oscar-winning Cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, and legendary cinematographer, Laszlo Kovacs.

Entrepreneur, George Mismas, shows a picture of the stall of the gulag camp he was forced to live in as a child, at the premiere of the film

If you still need to make sure I’m the right Director for your LEGACY FILM, check out my long list of impressive accolades here, Bold Journey’s article here, The Immigrant Magazine’s article here, or my on-camera interview with American Stories with Saida Pagan here.

Some of the awards Klaudia Kovács’ projects have received

Clients of LEGACY FILM HOLLYWOOD fund the full budget required to make a serious film. If anything is truly worth investing in: it is sharing your journey and legacy with your family, friends, and community, and the world. If you’re interested in taking advantage of a tax-deduction or tax-reduction, please click here.

Blind fencer, Cathrine Bolton, who struggles with loss of eyesight and yet practices the Olympic sport

You may wonder why movies require a substantial investment. Here are the key personnel necessary for most documentaries: writer, director, producer, cinematographer, sound/boom operator, editor, line producer, historian, narrator, archive researcher, transcriber, translator, and production assistant.

In addition, certain budget items are also mandatory for most film shoots: camera, lighting, and sound equipment; archive footage and transfer fees; lab and post-production costs; crew’s travel and shipping of equipment; production insurance; film’s opening title, artwork, and credit list; sound and music expenses.

These two lists above give you an idea of how many components are needed for a professional film. That being said, I do everything in my power to keep the costs down for your LEGACY FILM. One way of doing that is that I’ll do several of the creative jobs myself.

There are two major phases of a LEGACY FILM: 1. Discovery 2. Production

Discovery will take 2-3 months and the investment in relations to the entire budget is minimal and without any additional obligation on your part.

We can start this process anytime and it can be done remotely. I’ll go through the basics with you such as what kind of a film YOU want me to make for you, your personal history, the length and locations of your LEGACY FILM, number of interviewees, special requests, etc.

Klaudia Kovacs writes Ida Csiszar's biography.

My client also wanted me to write her biography in a book format

Based on the information, I’ll write an outline for the project and create a budget specific to your individualized LEGACY FILM.

You then can decide whether you’d like to move forward and commit to the next phase.

If you do, then we move into Production which consists of three sub-phases:

  • pre-production

  • production, and

  • post-production.

Given the current changes in the world, if you’d prefer, we can also now do the interviews remotely and without live interaction. How we proceed is 100% up to you. What matters to me that you feel comfortable and safe during the entire process.

Once we have shot the interviews, we move into editing and before you know it, you’ll be getting ready for a real red carpet premiere at a luxurious and private movie theater with plush seats celebrating your achievements.

Getting ready for a premiere in Montreal, Quebec

How large of an opening party you want to throw and whom you want to invite will be up to you. Whatever you decide, we’ll do all the work for you so that you can have your own “Hollywood night” that neither you nor any of your guests will ever forget.

The additional good news is once you have your own LEGACY FILM completed, you can show it to news outlets, book publishers, or broadcasters.

A celebrity might decide to interview you, publish your biography, show your LEGACY FILM on television, or develop it into a major Hollywood picture. If you have a genuine calling to share and promote your story on a bigger scale, having a LEGACY FILM created is a necessary tool.

If you are ready to sit in an upscale and exclusive theater, watch the curtain go up, and see your name on the silver screen, please contact me about your own LEGACY FILM via the form below.

I’m excited to hear about YOUR UNIQUE LIFE STORY, exceptional accomplishments, and looking forward to discussing how to get started with your legacy-creation soon.

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Film set of Klaudia Kovacs' Torn from the Flag.

Interview with European Royalty, Archduke and Crown Prince of Austro-Hungarian Empire, Otto von Habsburg