Dezsõ Ákos Hamza(1903-1993)

Loved drawing and painting at primary school, and decided to be an artist. He graduated as a drawing teacher. Worked as a journalist in the beginning, much of the time in foreign countries. In Paris he worked as an assistant director, when he knew R. Clair. In Hungary he founded a film factory in 1938. First he was a production manager, and learnt directing. He showed his knowledge in 1940, when _Gyurkovics fiúk (1940)_ was his first film. In 1945 he was employed as a co-manager in the Mafirt film factory. He began to produce news reels for the cinema. At the end of the 40s he moved to Italy where he lived for about 15 years and painted a lot. After 1956 he moved to Brasil, and finally returned home to Hungary where he died.