Government Plans Restructuring of Hungarian Film Financing System

The Hungarian government plans to restructure film funding in its 2011 budget, according to local news reports. Film financing, which is currently handled by the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMK,…
03-11-2010

Run to Ground picked up for world sales

Vienna based EastWest Film Distribution has acquired sales rights to the Hungarian/UK film Run to Ground, an English language dark thriller shot in Hungary. The film is directed by Zsombor…
28-10-2010

Applications are Open for Hungarian Film Week

Hungarian Film Week (http://www.hungarianfilmweek.com) has announced a call for applications through 15 November 2010. For the first time, animation films are also eligible to apply and are expected to be…
27-10-2010

Digital TV on the Rise in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Digital TV subscriptions were poised to top 1.3 million at the end of August, according to a report from Hungary's National Media and Telecommunications Authority.
21-10-2010

PRODUCTION: István Szabó shooting The Door

BUDAPEST: Oscar-winning Hungarian director István Szabó is mid-way through shooting a film based on the best-selling novel by Hungarian writer Magda Szabó, The Door with Academy Award winner Helen Mirren…
18-10-2010

SPI Announces New Hungarian TV Channels

SPI International (www.spi.pl) will launch two new movie channels in Hungary, building on the Film Box label. FilmBox and FilmBox Plus will air 24/7.
17-10-2010

PRODUCTION: Gödrös in Preproduction with The Beginning of Things

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Frigyes Gödrös is in preproduction with a Hungarian-Cuban coproduction based on Cuban magical realist writer Alejo Carpentier's novella Viaje a la Semilla (The Beginning of Things).
13-10-2010

FESTIVALS: CEE FilmsTake Top Awards at CinePecs

PECS: Under the affable and capable guidance of festival director Janos Keresnyei, the 2nd edition of the revitalized CinePécs IFF handed out its top awards to films from Czech Republic,…
12-10-2010

PRODUCTION: Abigel in preproduction

BUDAPEST: Abigél, the first feature film based on a popular Hungarian novel for youth, is in preproduction for an August/September 2011 shoot and theatrical release in 2012.
10-10-2010

PRODUCTION: Hungarian dance film in postproduction

BUDAPEST - The Maiden Danced to Death directed by Endre Hules and filmed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond has completed shooting in Budapest, Slovenia, and Montreal.
04-10-2010

Hungary's TV2 appoints new general director

BUDAPEST - After several months of head-hunting Zsolt Simon, the former head of an advertising agency, has been chosen to chair Hungary's second biggest commercial television, TV2 (http://tv2.hu/).
04-10-2010

Hungarian film nominated for EFA prize

The Hungarian film Here I Am directed by Bálint Szimler has been selected as the final nomination in the European Film Academy (www.europeanfilmacademy.org) short film awards category.
30-09-2010

PRODUCTION: Ludmilla in production

The Hungarian amimated series Ludmilla produced by Inforg Studio (www.inforgstudio.hu) and Solve Art Film (www.solveart.hu) is now in production, with the first episode of the 12-part series already in the…
29-09-2010

FNE at Cinepecs 2010: Competition lineup announced

The second edition of the CienPecs International Film Festival (www.cinepecs.hu) will take place in the Hungarian city Pecs, European Capitol of Culture 2010, from 4-10 October. The festival has two…
28-09-2010

FESTIVALS: Hungarian Film Week faces reforms

The new president of the Hungarian Motion Picture Association (MMKA - http://english.mmka.hu/ ) Zoltán Kőrösi is making plans to open the traditional national film festival to foreign films and adding…
28-09-2010

Magyar Telekom plans market expansion

Magyar Telekom (www.telekom.hu ), the leading telecom provider in Hungary, plans to strengthen its position in the pay-TV market, with the goal of becoming the country's market leader.
28-09-2010

New mobile provider could enter Hungarian market

The National Media and Telecommunications Authority (NMHH, www.nmhh.hu) plans to sell the 450 MHz band in Hungary in 2010. The deputy chief of the Authority, Gábor Mátrai, explained that the…
23-09-2010

Rófusz introduces holiday-themed animation series

SOPRON: Academy Award winning animator, Ferenc Rófusz presented his new series Hoppi Holidays, now in pre-production, at the Cartoon Forum (www.cartoon-media.be/FORUM/index.php ) in Sopron, Hungary 14-17 September. His animation series…
20-09-2010

The Borgias take over Korda Studios

Showtime's series recounting the historic court intrigues of Italy's Borgia dynasty, starring Jeremy Irons, has filled out 50 percent of Hungary's Korda Studios for production.
06-09-2010

Cartoon Forum prepares for 700 delegates

Cartoon Forum, the coproduction forum for animation series which is being held in Sopron Hungary September 14-17, is gearing up for 700 delegates from 33 countries, including 230 buyers.
05-09-2010