BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Ádám Freund, whose surreal family sci fi Earthly People / Földiek (2017) was nominated for the Student Academy Award, is currently shooting his debut feature, Hyenas / Hiénák.

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has distributed 6.1 m EUR / 6,300 m HUF to the production of nine feature films and long documentaries in 2024.

MISKOLC: The CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary from 6 to 14 September 2024 not only through films, but also through various programmes for cinephiles and professionals.

BUDAPEST: The independent Hungarian film Lesson Learned directed by Bálint Szimler and involving 10 production companies and 19 producers received 5,317 EUR / 2.09 m HUF through a crowdfunding campaign organised on the platform brancskozosseg.hu. The funding was needed for a 35 mm copy that will be used at a special pre-premiere at the Uránia National Film Theater on 4 September 2024.

BUDAPEST: Hungary celebrates the 20th anniversary of its pioneering cash rebate system, offering a 30% cash back on production costs. Simple and efficient, the system is offered with no cap, which has attracted a great number of international productions to the country emerging as the largest production hub in Europe.

BUDAPEST: Blue Heron directed by Canadian first-time director Sophy Romvari starts shooting in Vancouver at the end of July 2024. This Canadian/Hungarian coproduction received support from the National Film Institute – Hungary.

BUDAPEST: Young Hungarian director Márton István Szabó is currently prepping his debut feature Captain Noise / Zajkapitány, which is financially supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary’s Incubator Programme. A dazzling, underground story, both humorous and lyrical, for audiences between 20 and 70.

BUDAPEST: The director of the Hungarian National Theater, Attila Vidnyánszky, is currently in production with Úri muri, megazisten!, an adaptation of Zsigmond Móricz’s famous 1928 novel Very Merry / Úri muri. The production of the film is supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI).

BUDAPEST: The 7th edition of the Budapest Classics Film Marathon, organised by the National Film Institute – Hungary, will bring more than 100 restored classics screenings in the Hungarian capital from 17 to 22 September 2024. German film director Wim Wenders will be its guest of honour.

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian film Operation Sámán by Zsombor Dyga will start shooting in Hungary in August 2024, benefitting from a grant of approximately 7.13 m EUR / 2.8 billion HUF from the National Film Institute – Hungary.