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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 465-473. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 20th Cannes International Film Festival in 1967.

His films Rouges et blancs (1967) and Psaume rouge (1972) are featured in the book "1001 Films You Must See Before You Die".

Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival in 1987.

His family was part of the minor nobility based in Transylvania, which used to be Hungarian territory but was handed over to Romania after WWI.

'Golden Lion Honorary Award' for his whole career at the 47th Venice International Film Festival in 1990.

Held a teaching position at Filmmüvészeti Föiskola Színházmüvészeti in Budapest, and from 1990 to 1992 at Harvard University.

Retrospective at the 34th Bergamo Film Meeting (5 - 13 March 2016) for "the great master of Hungarian cinema". The retrospective is carried out in collaboration with Magyar Nemzeti Digitális Archívum és Filmintézet, to celebrate the digital restoration of his films.[2016].

Father of three: Nyika Jancsó (b. 1952), Katalin Jancsó (b. 1955), Dávid Jancsó (b. 1982). He also adopted Márta Mészáros's son, Zoltán Jancsó.