Overview
- The news was conveyed to Hungary’s national agency MTI by filmmaker Bence Fliegauf on behalf of Tarr’s family.
- The European Film Academy posted a tribute on January 6 confirming his death.
- Tarr directed nine features across his career, from Family Nest (1979) to The Turin Horse (2011).
- His films, including the 450-minute Sátántangó, helped define modern slow cinema through extended, immersive single takes.
- After stepping away from directing, he founded the Film Factory in Sarajevo in 2012, enlisted tutors such as Tilda Swinton and Juliette Binoche, and received a European Film Academy honor in 2023.