Dune: Part Three Shoots at NFI Studios in Hungary

BUDAPEST: The third part of the Dune series, based on Frank Herbert’s novels and led by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, started shooting in Hungary in the first half of July…
17-07-2025

Dune: Part Three and Other International Productions Shoot in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Dune: Part Three, the series 12/12/12 and Ponies, as well as the sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang are among the international productions currently shooting in Hungary and benefiting from the…
10-07-2025

PRODUCTION: Moonstone Ent. Picks up Hungarian/Belgian/Spanish Comedy Espionage for Beginners

BUDAPEST: Viktor Oszkár Nagy’s anti-James Bond spy comedy Espionage for Beginners / Kémfeladatok kezdőknek has been acquired by U.S. Moonstone Entertainment. The film is currently in postproduction.
09-07-2025

GRANTS: NFI Announces Production Grants for TV Projects

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has distributed 2.3 m EUR in production grants to five TV projects including fiction films, one documentary and documentary series.
04-07-2025

PRODUCTION: Dragons over Kabul to Hit Hungarian Cinemas This Autumn

BUDAPEST: Zsombor Dyga’s heroic war action-drama Dragons over Kabul / Sárkányok Kabul felett (working title Operation Kabul) is currently in postproduction and it will be released in domestic cinemas by…
26-06-2025

How Could I Live Without You? Wins MOZ.GO Hungarian Film Festival 2025

VESZPRÉM: How Could I Live Without You? by Dénes Orosz received the award for Best Feature Film at the 5th MOZ.GO (former Hungarian Motion Picture Film Festival), held 18 –…
26-06-2025

NATPE Budapest 2025 Starts Today

BUDAPEST: Over 100 exhibitors and partners, and over 400 buyers are taking part in NATPE Budapest, the most prominent global TV market focused on the CEE and EMEA regions, from…
22-06-2025

Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy: Q&A with Producer Orsolya Sipos

ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian producer Orsolya Sipos about Kati Glaser's upcoming 60-minute animated TV special Three Wishes / Három kívánság, which is a participant in the Hungarian Animation Pitch…
12-06-2025

Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy: Q&A with Director/Producer Réka Anna Szakály

ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian director/producer Réka Anna Szakály about her short animated film Witches’ Sabbath / Boszorkányszombat, which is taking part in the Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at the…
12-06-2025

Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy 2025: Q&A with Producers Bálint Gelley and Bella Szederkényi

ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian producers Bálint Gelley and Bella Szederkényi about their short animated film Little Ollie and the Tiny Legs directed by Krisztina Murányi and Barbara Koskó, and…
10-06-2025

Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy: Producers Bálint Gelley, Bella Szederkényi, Aristote Douroudakis and Valentin Maupin about Their TV and Web Series Tulip

ANNECY: FNE spoke to producers Bálint Gelley and Bella Szederkényi from CUB Animation (Hungary) and Aristote Douroudakis and Valentin Maupin from Avec ou Sans Vous (France), about Júlia Tudisco's web…
08-06-2025

Hungarian/Canadian/German Animation Fairyheart at Annecy: Q&A with Hungarian Producer Jozsef Berger

ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian producer Jozsef Berger from Mythberg Films about Anita Doron’s first long animated film Fairyheart, which is taking part in the Work in Progress pitch session…
08-06-2025

FNE Podcast: Ildiko Takacs: Tribute Programme Director, Executive Producer

ANNECY: FNE spoke to Ildiko Takacs, Hungarian Tribute Programme director and executive producer, about Annecy International Animation Film Festival (8 – 14 June 2025), where Hungary is the guest country…
05-06-2025

Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy: Q&A with Producer Zsuzsanna Vincze

ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian producer Zsuzsanna Vincze about Damján Lazin's short animated film Ergot, as well as the Hungarian animation industry, the challenges of making animation, and the role…
01-06-2025

Hungarian Animation Ready for Its Major Presence at Annecy International Animation FF 2025

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s guest country programme at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (8 – 14 June 2025) is an initiative of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) and part…
22-05-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes

Hungarian presence and projects at Marché du Film and Cannes Film Festival 2025
15-05-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: István Szabó Honoured at Cannes Classics

BUDAPEST: István Szabó’s Sunshine (1999) will screen in the Cannes Classics programme at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025), and the great Hungarian director will attend…
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PRODUCTION: Megafilm Service Preps Romantic Comedy Backed by NFI

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s Megafilm Service is set to begin principal photography on its upcoming romantic comedy One More Wish / Még egy kívánság in the autumn of 2025. The film will…
08-05-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes

Cannes festival bathed in Sunshine - The international hit film by István Szabó enriches the official selection of the Cannes festival in May. Released in 1999, three-times European Film Award…
08-05-2025

Busy Season for International Projects in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Hungary is currently hosting several major international productions, reaffirming its status as a top-tier European filmmaking hub. High-profile projects like The Entertainment System Is Down, 3 Body Problem Season…
01-05-2025