# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ilona-kolonits
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:12:07.659Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ilona-kolonits"
name: "Ilona Kolonits"
slug: "ilona-kolonits"
description: "Ilona Kolonits was a Hungarian documentary film director and international news correspondent. She was an early war correspondent and also was among the first women to be film directors. Kolonits' films were known for their lyrical treatment of historical events and the lives of ordinary people. Kolonits received numerous awards, and nominations throughout her career, including international film festivals in Paris, Moscow, Oberhausen, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Berlin, Leipzig, Mexico City and Budapest. Kolonits has been awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations and the 'Pro Virtue' Award for Courage of the Republic of Hungary for saving the lives of many during the Second World War."
tagline: "Hungarian documentary filmmaker"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KolonitsIlona1960s.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1922-03-17"
deathDate: "2002-08-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           35.95
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.802412
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3761630/"
    handle:    "nm3761630"
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%2C_%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0"
    title: "Колонич, Илона"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3"
    title: "ايلونا كولونيتس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Kolonits"
    title: "Ilona Kolonits"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Kolonits"
    title: "Ilona Kolonits"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Kolonits"
    title: "Ilona Kolonits"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A5"
    title: "אילונה קולוניץ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolonits_Ilona"
    title: "Kolonits Ilona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Kolonits"
    title: "Ilona Kolonits"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240335"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump