The Hungarian Historical Film Foundation, and its successor, the Hungarian Historical Film Public Foundation, operated for seventeen years. At the beginning, the board of trustees prioritized applications dealing with the history of the 1956 revolution and the decisive issues concerning Hungarian nationalities. Later, this thematic limitation was dropped and its main goal became fostering portrayal, adaptation and preservation of 20^th-century historical processes leading to the present.

Members of the board: 1993–1998
Chair: Géza Perjés, military historian
Secretary: Dr. Sándor Szakály, historian
Members: Géza Böszörményi, film director (resigned in 1997); Dr. Csaba Csorba, historian; János Erdélyi, film director; Dr. Gyula Erdmann, historian; Zoltán Fábri, film director (resigned in 1993); István Gaál, film director (resigned September 1994); Gyula Gulyás, film director; István Kardos, screen writer (elected in 1994); Gábor Hanák, historian; Dr. László Katus, historian; Ferenc Kósa, film director; Gyula Obersovszky, journalist and poet; Gergely Pongrátz, politician; Pál Rosdy, historian and journalist; Sándor Sára, film director; Pál Schiffer, film director; Dr. János Varga, archivist (resigned in 1996); Dr. Károly Vígh, historian and journalist.

Members of the board from 1999–2006:
Chair: Gábor Hanák, historian
Secretary: Dr. Sándor Szakály, historian
Members: Tamás Almási, film director; Dr. Csaba Csorba, historian; Mátyás Domokos, historian; János Erdélyi, film director; Gyula Gulyás, film director; Dr. Lajos Izsák, historian; István Kardos, screen writer (elected in January 1995); Dr. László Katus, historian; Ferenc Kósa, film director; Dr. György Kövér, historian; Katalin Macskássy, film director; Gyula Maár, film director; Gyula Obersovszky, journalist and poet; József Pacskovszky, film director; Géza Perjés, military historian; András Péterffy, film director; János Rainer M., historian; Sándor Sára, film director.

Members of the board from 2006:
Chair: Ferenc Kósa, film director, member of parliament
Secretary: Dr. Sándor Szakály, historian
Members: Dr. Csaba Csorba, historian; Mátyás Domokos, literature historian; Gyula Gulyás, film director; Gábor Hanák, historian; Dr. Lajos Izsák, historian; Dr. György Kövér, historian; Gyula Maár, film director; József Pacskovszky, film director; Miklós Peternák, art historian; András Péterffy, film director; Géza Pörös, editor and film critic; Dr. János Rainer M., historian; László Regéczy Nagy, historian; Sándor Sára, film director; Andrea Vészíts, playreader.