Recent News:

• With Vilmos Zsigmond’s belief in the project and his enthusiastic recommendation, we were accepted into Panavision’s Young Filmmaker’s Program.
• 100% of the U.S. shoot is complete - proceeding with the filming planned in Europe.

Support the project to ensure its completion for the 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution. You can also donate stock! [See [Klaudia's official site]

10/10/2004 - “Torn from the Flag”
AHF is proud to support this new documentary film about the significant international consequences and participants of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This very event was the first indicator of the future downfall of communism, later political and economic rearrangement of the world, and had important effects on the Cold War. This event was so important that the United Nations kept the “Hungarian Question” on its agenda until 1962. Questions also remain open regarding the mysterious death of a prominent UN diplomat sympathetic to the Freedom Fighters.

Delving into these topics, our feature-length, English-language feature dedicated to the universal values of freedom, democracy and human rights is being produced to honor the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising. Focusing on international attention, it will be part of the worldwide celebration in 2006.

“Torn from the Flag” is the product of the worldwide Hungarian community and we have secured significant international patronage as well. Along with fourteen multicultural foundations, many influential institutions, corporate sponsors and individuals pledged their support: the United Nations, the President of Hungary Ferenc Madl, the 56 Hungarian World Federation, the Szechenyi Hungarian National Library, the Hungarian National Film Archive, the Hungarian Cultural Center of New York, Hungarian Ambassadors and Consul Generals in the United States and Canada, six-time Oscar-nominee Tony Curtis, Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, the William Penn Association, the Cleveland Development Panel, the President of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute William J. vanden Heauvel, and the American Hungarian Federation.

With our targeted PR campaign, many communities from around the world are now involved. The media coverage has been fantastic. Television and radio interviews in multiple languages and over a dozen newspaper and magazine articles have been aired and published across the globe. “Torn from the Flag” is truly becoming an international phenomenon.

Please support this high-quality project by making your donation check payable to the International Documentary Association and mailing it to:

American Hungarian Federation
C/O Kovacs Klaudia, Torn From the Flag Project
1626 North Wilcox Avenue #393,
Hollywood, CA 90028

You can also contribute online at:
International Documentary Association

Your financial contribution commemorating a nation’s struggle for freedom would be heartily appreciated. Please note that your gift is tax-deductible and your name will be on the film’s rolling credits seen on all continents. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter and we are looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Klaudia Kovacs
Producer, AHF Member

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Are you planning an event for the 50th Anniversary of 1956?

Join AHF and help us coordinate events around the nation and the world. Read more about 1956 Commemoration activities around the nation and the world, contact us, join or

1956 Commemoration Task Force is planning major events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution brutally crushed by Soviet tanks. We need volunteers and donations to make this a success.

AHF's work regarding the tragic events nearly 50 years ago, dates back to the early days of the revolution and thereafter assisting tens of thousands of refugees. In 1956 the American Hungarian Federation activated the second Hungarian Relief program for the refugees of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, providing $512,560.00. With the support of the American Hungarian Federation, over 35,000 refugees arrived in the USA. [read more]

Purchase the etching! This striking and profound image was created by the internationally acclaimed fine artist Gabor Koranyi in remembrance of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight.

The maimed Hungarian flag became an instant and poignant symbol of the tragic Hungarian revolution the moment the communist emblem was ripped from the middle by the young freedom fighters.

The limited-edition hand-pulled etching is currently available for acquisition for $300.00 unframed and $450.00 framed. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to assist in the funding of the documentary “Torn from the Flag.”

For further information and to acquire one or more examples of this fine art tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution please email Klaudia Kovacs at klaudiakovacs@msn.com