Oscar contender in “Best Documentary” and ten-times award-winning TORN FROM THE FLAG: A FILM BY KLAUDIA KOVACS just received an invite to Film Festival at the Corvin Theater. The event will take place in October 2026 in Hungary and is organized to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight. The showing will be followed by a panel discussion featuring the film’s director, Klaudia Kovacs, historians, survivors, and witnesses. The documentary’s second screening in the country will help introduce this uniquely evergreen and highly respected project to local audiences. The event-series is supported by Budapest Film, the City of Budapest, and the National Film Archive. At the opening, there will be speeches by Katalin Jánosi, the granddaughter of Imre Nagy, historian János M. Rainer, former director of the '56 Institute, and Budapest’s Mayor Gergely Karácsony. The festival’s director is Réka Pigniczky, co-founder and Pál Schiffer Prize-winning director of 56Films.
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Ottawa Hungarians Take Part in Commemorating 1956 Hungarian Revolution /
The SEVENTY FOR SEVENTY international screening series of TORN FROM THE FLAG: A FILM BY KLAUDIA KOVACS is on including the exhibit in Ottawa, Canada! Support this 1956-themed cultural endeavor with a non-profit status with your donation here: https://tornfromtheflag.allyrafundraising.com/
Funds will go toward the expenses of the 70 events, the preservation of the master copy and the 90 hours of raw film footage.
New screening of TORN FROM THE FLAG: A FILM BY KLAUDIA KOVACS in Sonoma, California /
Academy Awards contending in “Best Documentary” and multi-award-winning TORN FROM THE FLAG: A FILM BY KLAUDIA KOVACS (in Hungarian A LYUKAS ZÁSZLÓ) will screen at the Sebastiani Theater in Sonoma, California on September 13, 2026. The event is organized by Sonoma Tokaj Sister Cities. Doors open at 2:30 and there will be local wines available.
Oscar Contender Film Director, Klaudia Kovács, Interviewed by European Publication /
Oscar winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, and multi-award-winning filmmaker, Klaudia Kovacs
Read MorePoster of Director Klaudia Kovacs' Film, TORN FROM THE FLAG, Exhibited at Hungarian Consulate in Los Angeles /
The Consulate General of Hungary - Los Angeles participated in the International Commemoration Series, entitled 70 for 70, and displayed the poster of the Oscar contender and multi-award-winning documentary, TORN FROM THE FLAG. The Series pays homage to the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and the Polish October, as well as celebrate the 35th anniversary of the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union. Learn more here: https://klaudiakovacs.com/torn-from-the-flag-70-for-70
Multi-Award-Winning Film Director, Klaudia Kovács, Officially Announces the 70 for 70 International Commemoration Series for the 70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution /
Multi-award-winning Film & Theater Director, Klaudia Kovács, officially announces her brainchild, the 70 for 70 International Commemoration Series for the upcoming 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The events will pay homage to Hungary’s brave freedom fight for sovereignty and against Russian geopolitical aggression. The organizers are ACTIVELY SEEKING COLLABORATORS AND SUPPORTERS, and want YOU to join them! Please visit the page below and let them know how you'd like to be part of this global event. They are looking forward to hearing from you! 70TH ANNIVERSARY Commemoration Series of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956 — Klaudia Kovács
Multi-Award-Winning Film Director, Klaudia Kovács' Hungarian Heritage Expo Talk Becomes Available Online /
Multi-award-winning film director, Klaudia Kovács, released her presentation at the Hungarian Heritage Expo 2025 online. The talk celebrates Hungarian heritage and culture, and presents her brainchild the “70 for 70 Commemoration Series” dedicated to the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 through the lens of her Oscar-contender documentary, TORN FROM THE FLAG. The film company’s Commemoration Series is looking for national and international hosts, exhibitors, sponsors, donors, libraries, schools, and individuals who want to help with this significant anniversary. The presentation can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/qL7dRE3OEOY
Contact the “70 for 70 Commemoration Series” here: http://www.klaudiakovacs.com/torn-from-the-flag
Multi-Award-Winning Film Director, Klaudia Kovács, A Speaker at the Hungarian Heritage Expo 2025 /
Multi-Award-Winning Film Director, Klaudia Kovács, was invited to be one of the speakers at the Hungarian Heritage Expo celebrating Hungarian heritage and culture.
The event will be online and can be viewed from any part of the world. The Hungarian American film director will be presenting her brainchild the “70 for 70 Commemoration Series” dedicated to the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 through the lens of her Oscar-contender documentary, TORN FROM THE FLAG. The film company’s Commemoration Series is looking for national and international hosts, exhibitors, sponsors, donors, libraries, schools, and individuals who want to help with this significant anniversary.
All presentations of the Hungarian Heritage Expo are in English and free for anyone, but you have to sign up for a free ticket. You can also upgrade your ticket to an All Access Pass for a fee.
Sign up for the Hungarian Heritage Expo here: https://hungarianheritageexpo.com/?pa=4565FEF96C
Contact the “70 for 70 Commemoration Series” here: http://www.klaudiakovacs.com/torn-from-the-flag
Multi-Award Winning Director, Klaudia Kovács, Teaches UCLA Course /
Klaudia Kovács recently taught a UCLA course: the class was about the Cold War and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution accompanied by the director’s Oscar contender and multi-award-winning film, TORN FROM THE FLAG. As the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union and the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s freedom fight are approaching, there will be an international 70 for 70 series showcasing the documentary worldwide.
Multi-Award Winning Director, Klaudia Kovács' UCLA Class Gets Top Rating /
Delighted to share about the top rating the UCLA course — Klaudia Kovács recently taught — received: the class was about the Cold War and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution accompanied by the director’s Oscar contender and multi-award-winning film, TORN FROM THE FLAG. As the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union and the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s freedom fight are approaching, reach out to the filmmaker directly if your institution is interested in a presentation and/or screening as well.