Kenyeres conquers Chicago
History of Aviation (A repülés története), a short film by Bálint Kenyeres, won the main prize (the Golden Hugo) at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Production: Tamás Sas filming Night of the Singles
Tamás Sas (Nine and Half Dates, S.O.S. Love) is in production with a romantic comedy, Night of the Singles (Szinglik éjszakája).
Hungarian box office on the rise
Both cinema attendance and box office showed growth in Hungary through August, 2009.
New studios under construction in Budapest
Eight new studios are in construction in Budapest, with the first expected to open its doors in spring 2010 and the remainder completed by the end of 2010.
Germans buy majority stake in Budapest Film
Ferenc Port, CEO of Budapest Film and Alexander van Dülmen, CEO of Germany's A Company Consulting and Licensing signed an agreement for the the German company to acquire a 51%…
Magyar Telekom launches thematic channels
Origo Zrt. (www.origo.hu), part of the Magyar Telekom (www.telekom.hu) group, launches two thematic channels on September 28, Life Network and The Ozone Network, both available in analogue and digital cable…
Nation-wide cinema days have record success
Moziünnep (http://moziunnep.hu), an annual cinema promotion event in Hungary, saw a record success for the September 17-20 screenings.
The Father's Acre competes for European Film Awards
The European Film Academy has announced that the debut film of Viktor Oszkár Nagy, Father's Acre (Apaföld) will represent Hungary in the European Film Awards.
Nickelodeon airs on TV2
Nickelodeon is broadcasting for the first time on Hungarian terrestrial TV.
New boss at Hungarian Viasat3 and TV6
Camilla Hammer, currently the COO of Free-TV Emerging Markets within MTG (www.mtg.se), has also been appointed the new CEO of Viasat3 (www.viasat3.hu) and TV6 (www.tv6.co.hu) in Hungary.
Summer box office in Hungary
U.S. films drew strong summer box office, with several titles competing for the top spot.
Newcomer in Hungarian distribution
Though the market of the independent films has shrunk in Hungary, a new distribution company recently entered the market: Palace Pictures.
Production: Jancsó in post-production with So Much for Justice
Hungarian director Miklós Jancsó has finished a four-week shoot on the Hungary/Poland/Austria co-production Oda az igazság! (So Much for Justice!) and is now in post-production.
Marcell Jankovics to receive World Arts Award
Hungarian director Marcell Jankovics has been named the 2009 recepient of the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts.
Production: Mundruczó films Frankenstein project
Kornél Mundruczó (Delta, Johanna, Pleasant Days) is in production with The Frankenstein Plan, developed out of his 2007 theatrical piece.
Eagle of the Ninth films in Hungary
Fous Features' Roman epic The Eagle of the Ninth is filming in Hungary before moving on to Scotland.
Production: Adrienn Pál in post-production
Director Ágnes Kocsis (Friss levegő/Fresh Air) has completed filming and is in post-production with her new film, Adrienn Pál.
Digital TV reaches 1 million mark
Digital TV households have crossed the 1 million mark, reaching 42.4% of Hungarian households.
Production: Womb nears completion
Producer András Muhi, Inforg Stúdió (www.inforgstudio.hu) has annonced that Womb, the new film from Golden Leopard winner Benedek Fliegauf, will complete its final cut on August 20.
Production: Szasz launches new project
Janos Szasz has started pre-production on a new project, the adaptation of the novel of Agota Kristof titled Le Grand Cahier (The Big Notebook).
