SkyShowtime Launches Partnership with Magyar Telekom

BUDAPEST: SkyShowtime is expanding its reach in Hungary, where it is available through the telecommunications leader Magyar Telekom starting 27 November 2024.
28-11-2024

NFI’s FILMIO Platform Is More Accessible

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has developed its domestic films streaming platform, therefore FILMIO now has Chromecast support, making the content consumption on TV sets easier.
26-11-2024

Winners of 2024 Hungarian Incubator Programme Announced

BUDAPEST: Nine finalists pitched their stories to the jury of film and media industry representatives at the 9th Incubator Pitch Forum organised by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI).
21-11-2024

Romanian Documentary TATA Wins 2024 Verzió International Human Rights DFF

BUDAPEST: The Romanian production TATA directed by Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc received the main award in the International Competition of the 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival,…
12-11-2024

Hungarian Film Incentive Extended for Six More Years

LOS ANGELES: At the very first “Made in Hungary” event held in Beverly Hills on 28 October 2024, Government Commissioner Csaba Kael presented the inaugural Best International Production Filmed in…
29-10-2024

GRANTS: Hungarian Production Grants for Television Projects in 2024

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has distributed 8.5 m EUR / 3.400 m HUF for the production of 30 TV documentaries, six TV animations and five TV…
24-10-2024

NFI World Sales Highlights at MIPCOM

CANNES: NFI World Sales, the international sales division of the National Film Institute – Hungary, is participating in MIPCOM in Cannes (21 – 24 October 2024) with a handful of…
22-10-2024

Hungary Becomes Second Most Important Centre for Film Production in Europe

BUDAPEST: Csaba Kael, the government commissioner for film in Hungary, announced at the opening of the Made in Hungary film festival, held in London at the Hungarian Cultural Centre, that…
15-10-2024

Verzió International Human Rights Film Festival 2024 Announces Lineup

BUDAPEST: The 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which will run in Budapest 6 – 13 November 2024, has a new programming team who stake on both award-winning…
13-10-2024

Rise of Raven Leads Beta Film Lineup at MIPCOM 2024

BUDAPEST: The big budget 10-hour series Rise of the Raven produced by Robert Lantos is heading the lineup of Beta Film at the MIPCOM in Cannes (21 – 24 October…
03-10-2024

Inaugural Tony Curtis International Film Festival 2024 Wraps in Hungary

BUDAPEST: The first edition of the Tony Curtis International Film Festival wrapped in the Hungarian town of Mátészalka, the place where Tony Curtis’ father was born.
26-09-2024

Inspector Maigret and Uma Thurman Catch up with Budapest

BUDAPEST: International projects continue to arrive in Hungary and benefit from the local 30% tax rebate. Inspector Maigret starring Benjamin Wainwright and Stefanie Martini, and Ballerina Overdrive starring Uma Thurman…
24-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Student Academy Award Nominee Ádám Freund Shoots Debut Feature

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 /…
22-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Hungary Selects Semmelweis as Oscar Candidate

BUDAPEST: The biopic Semmelweis, Lajos Koltai’s return to directing after over 15 years, has been selected as Hungary’s contender for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
12-09-2024

Andrew Scott and Greta Lee to Star in Lili Horvát’s My Notes on Mars

BUDAPEST: The first English-language film by Hungarian director Lili Horvát is a sci-fi romance starring Andrew Scott and Greta Lee. My Notes on Mars is due to shoot in Budapest…
10-09-2024

GRANTS: Hungarian Production Grants for Feature Films and Documentaries in 2024

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.
08-09-2024

The 20th CineFest Welcomes Industry Professionals with Media Conference and Roundtable Discussions

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…
06-09-2024

FNE at Venice 2024: Hungarian Talents Shine in Venice

VENICE: Hungarian artists and technical craftsmanship is on full display this year in Venice with two films that have recently been shot in Hungary in the main competition, Maria directed…
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Now You See Me 3 Shoots in Hungary

BUDAPEST: The third instalment of Now You See Me series is currently shooting in Budapest as cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman have been spotted in town.
02-09-2024

The 20th Anniversary Edition of CineFest Miskolc IFF Ready to Take Off

MISKOLC: Thirteen titles including January 2 by Zsófia Szilágy and Vulture’s Wake by Szabolcs Hajdu have been selected for the Feature Film Competition of the CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival,…
31-08-2024