Ferenc Grunwalsky

Ferenc Grunwalsky (16 May 1943 – 30 June 2025) was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and university professor.

Ferenc Grunwalsky
Grunwalsky in 2003
Born	Ferenc Grunwalsky (1943-05-16)16 May 1943 Budapest, Hungary
Died	30 June 2025(2025-06-30) (aged 82)
Occupations	Film director Cinematographer Screenwriter

Life and career

Grunwalsky was born 16 May 1943 in Budapest, to Károly Grünwalsky (1912–1996), a Lutheran pastor and Iroska Laász (1912–1987).^[1] He attended the Eötvös Loránd University and the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts.^[2]

From 1968, he was a Director and Cinematographer at Mafilm. He was a member of the board of the Association of Hungarian Film Artists, and the president of the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation (MMKK).^[3]

Throughout his career he directed a number of feature films, including Little but Tough (1989), and is credited as cinematographer on Tight Quarters (1983), amongst others.^[4]

Grunwalsky died on 30 June 2025, at the age of 82.^[5]