It is with deep sorrow that the European Film Academy announces that the iconic Hungarian film director Béla Tarr passed away this morning after a long and serious illness. 

The European Film Academy mourns an outstanding director and a personality with a strong political voice, who is not only deeply respected by his colleagues but also celebrated by audiences world-wide. 

The grieving family asks for the understanding of the press and the public and that they not be sought for a statement during these difficult days.

European Film Academy In Memoriam Béla Tarr