Ferenc Sánta (September 4, 1927 – June 6, 2008) was aHungariannovelist and filmscreenwriter. He was awarded theJózsef Attila Prize in 1956 and 1964, and the prestigiousKossuth Prize in 1973.^[1] He was born inBraṣov and died inBudapest.

• Sokan voltunk, 1954
• Téli virágzás, 1956
• Farkasok a küszöbön, 1961
• Az ötödik pecsét, 1963
• Húsz óra, 1963
• Az áruló, 1966
• Isten a szekéren, 1970
• Kicsik és nagyok, 1982
• A szabadság küszöbén
• Halálnak halála, 1994

• Húsz óra (1965) (based on his novel; English title,Twenty Hours). The film won theGrand Prix at the 1965Moscow International Film Festival, and theUNICRIT Award at the 1965Venice Film Festival.
• Az Ötödik pecsét (1976) (based on his novel; English title,The Fifth Seal). The film won theGolden Prize at the 1977Moscow International Film Festival. It was nominated to theGolden Berlin Bear atBerlin International Film Festival in 1977.
• Éjszaka (1989) (writer).

• József Attila Prize (1956 and 1964)
• Arany Nimfa Prize (Monte Carlo, 1970)
• Kossuth Prize (1973)
• Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend Tisztikeresztje (1993)
• Hazám Prize (2004)
• Magyar Muvészetért Prize (2004)

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