Péter Forgács (1950) is a media artist and independent filmmaker based in Budapest, whose works have been exhibited worldwide. Since 1978 he has made more than thirty films. He is best known for his documentary series Private Hungary, based on home movies from the 1930s and 1960s. In 1983, he established the Private Photo & Film Archives Foundation (PPFA) in Budapest, a unique collection of amateur film footage. In 2002, the Getty Research Institute held an exhibit of his installation The Danube Exodus: Rippling Currents of the River. His international debut came with The Bartos Family (1988), awarded the Grand Prix at the World Wide Video Festival in The Hague. Since then he has received several international awards, including the Prix Europe for Free Fall.
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