The director agrees with the SZFE students that there is no point in negotiating, and believes that Attila Vidnyánszky must now realize that “this is a professional failure.” However, according to Viktor Bodó, an optimistic scenario is no longer being written in Hungary.

He spoke at a demonstration in support of the students of the University of Theater and Film, and regrets not having done so until now, because, as 24In an interview with

I should have spoken many years ago.

However, according to Viktor Bodó, his generation must learn from this, because, with some exceptions, like Árpád Schilling, they have not learned to represent their opinion publicly.

Viktor Bodó was recently invited by the Theater Institute to start a class starting in 2021, but after the current situation he no longer undertakes or promises not to set foot in the University of Theater and Film Arts until the board chaired by Attila Vidnyánszky sweeps it off the table. requests from students and teachers. According to him, the biggest problem was that the other party never expressed any professional argumentation system.

We could only hear power and ideological arguments. The rest are lies and fabrications. This is revealing.

When asked how he can imagine the course of events around SZFE, Viktor Bodó said:

In Hungary, an optimistic scenario is no longer written. (…) There is apathy and a mixture of indifference, fear and selfishness, but I would not condemn anyone about it.

Thanks to the students, instead, he sees some hope, but emphasizes that

The entire profession should have a voice.

He agrees with the students that there is no longer a need for a trial because

There has been no trial for years, there have always been situations prepared, even in the case of the Theater Law. (…) It only makes sense for Attila Vidnyánszky to go back three and realize that this is a professional failure.

He realizes that the longer it takes, the more embarrassing the case will be for them. From the outside, it is becoming increasingly clear that his sole objective is to assert his own power. If you really want to do something for Hungarian culture and within that for the University of Theater and Cinematographic Arts, don’t tie your support to just one person. It does not require Attila Vidnyánszky or the other members of the board of trustees, especially if they were not democratically elected, taking into account the professional recommendations of the Senate. You just have to give the scholarship. Taxpayers’ money cannot be used as a blackmail fund. “



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