Freedom First – Hungary 1956 Film Festival
During November 17 – 20, 2016, Hungary cinematically celebrates 60 years of freedom
and honours its Canadian connection at the
Freedom First – Hungary 1956 Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox
Featuring a number of special appearances including internationally acclaimed pianist János Balázs, and Award-Winning Producer Robert Lantos, who will be presented with Hungary’s state honour.
Tickets are FREE
Tickets can be requested in advance by calling
TIFF Box office 416-599-8433, or at the door 350 King St. W.
As part of a cross-Canada program of cultural events marking Hungary’s 1956 revolution, the Hungarian Consulate presents the Freedom First – Hungary 1956 Film Festival featuring films about that historic Revolution. The uprising of October 1956 not only asserted Hungary’s national identity, but represented the first real resistance to the Soviet empire – the 1956 Revolution was the beginning of the end of communism.
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