Karlovy Vary film festival East of the West competition: Barhtalo!

Robert Lakatos' directorial feature film debut Bahrtalo! competes in the East of the West section at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The international co-production is a primarily Hungarian…
24-06-2008

DISCOPRO kicks off DISCOP EAST 08

DISCOPRO, a networking and training program, precedes the Central and East European TV market, DISCOP EAST 08. Taking place in Budapest on June 17, the second annual session includes five…
16-06-2008

Hungarian Film Law modification

The Hungarian Parliament voted 212 to 1 (with 155 abstentions) to accept alterations in the Hungarian film law on June 9. The modification brings the Hungarian film law in line…
15-06-2008

Hungary's MMKA Fund 2008 grants listing

The Hungarian state film financing body, MMKA (www.mmka.hu) has given grants to 31 feature films, TV movies and animated films in May, 2008. A complete list of the films, production…
13-06-2008

DISCOP business heats up prior to June 18 opening

DISCOP EAST 08, taking place June 18-20 in Budapest, is moving into gear even before buyers arrive. Now in its 18th year of operation, the TV market expects to attract…
11-06-2008

First Hungarian Film Showcase set for London

The centennial of Hungarian filmmaking will be celebrated in London with a film showcase running June 26-29. Organized by the Hungarian Cultural Centre, the showcase will be attended by guests…
10-06-2008

RTL Klub CEO tops Most Influential Media Figures List in Hungary

Dirk Gerkens, CEO of M-RTL Klub Zrt. (www.rtlklub.hu), has been named as the most influential figure in the Hungarian media scene by "Marketing & Media." The Sanoma trade paper publishes…
09-06-2008

MMKA Fund's credit point system grants €146,000 to filmmakers

On May 23, the Hungarian film fund MMKA announced it had assigned credit points to several dozen filmmakers, totalling HUF 36 million (€146,000). Animation films received €63,000, €43,000 was granted…
08-06-2008

Hungary's MMKA fund pledges €450,000 for film production

On May 28, Hungary's main state film funding body, the Hungarian Motion Picture Fund, MMKA (www.mmka.hu), pledged over €450,000 (HUF110 million) in refundable grants for five feature films with principal…
02-06-2008

Delta takes FIPRESCI prize at Cannes

Hungarian director Kornel Mondruczo's Delta won the film critics' FIPRESCI award at the 61st Cannes film festival. The award was accepted by German co-producer Susanne Marian on behalf of Mondruczo,…
26-05-2008

HungariCom presents a slate of eight films in Cannes

The independent Hungarian distribution company HungariCom leads off its Marche du Film slate with the Hungarian/U.S. adult animated feature Immigrant.
18-05-2008

Hungarian Revolution cameraman Joseph Miko dies, age 87

Joseph Miko, who filmed the 1956 Hungarian uprising, then fled to the U.S., has died in Los Angeles.
12-05-2008

HelloHD TV launches in Hungary

Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) announced that it is supplying high definition digital video recorders to Hello Platform for the launch of the new Hungarian television platform, which launched May 1.
04-05-2008

Two Hungarian films headed for Cannes

Feature film Delta and short film 411-Z have been invited to compete at the Cannes Film Festival.
29-04-2008

Correction: Nine Miles Down

FNE would like to correct information published on 19 February under the headline Nine Miles Down Wraps in Hungary
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Biopic planned on Hungarian pop singer Miklos Fenyo

Gergely Fonyo will direct a biopic of the famous Hungarian pop singer Miklós Fenyo budgeted at €2 million, titled Made in Hungaria. The director, who previously lived and worked in…
31-03-2008

Palfi winds up shoot on Triptichon

Gyorgy Palfi, the director of Taxidermia (2006) and Hukkle (2002), both of which are often described as "unique" and even "bizarre," has just finished the shooting of Triptichon, which by…
24-03-2008

Hungarian director Tamas Toth wins independent film award

Hungarian director Tamas Toth picked up the best director prize for his film Wolf at the European Independent Film Festival 2008 in Paris on Sunday. The weekend event featured 102…
18-03-2008

Hungarian New Wave directors on webTV

Hungary's New Wave directors, seeking a way to counter declining film admissions, have launched a webTV site (www.madzagtv.hu) to get their films before a wider audience. Eight directors and three…
11-03-2008

Animated film Princess of the Sun shows competitive edge for Hungary

Hungary proved to have the competitive advantage in landing the animation work for Princess of the Sun, a €5.5 million French-Belgian-Hungarian co-production that was recently presented in Hungary at a…
09-03-2008