PRODUCTION: László Nemes Starts Shooting Orphan in Budapest
BUDAPEST: Oscar-winning Hungarian director László Nemes will start shooting his third feature film, Orphan / Árva, in June 2024. French Charades and Polish New Europe Film Sales will handle the…
PRODUCTION: Shooting Begins for Hungarian Musical Film How Could I Live Without You?
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian director Dénes Orosz is currently in production with his feature film How Could I Live Without You? (working title) / Hogyan tudnék élni nélküled?, a romantic musical…
FNE at Cannes 2024: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes
Hungary on Main Stage at Cannes - Hungarian film professionals have contributed to such outstanding successes as Oscars and BAFTAs winner Poor Things, box-office hit Dune movies and Cannes official…
FESTIVALS: Renamed Hungarian Motion Picture Festival 2024 Boasts Premieres and New Programmes
BUDAPEST: Organised for the fourth time by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI), the Hungarian Motion Picture Festival is going to take place in Veszprém, Balatonfüred and Balatonalmádi on…
Hungary and China Sign Cooperation Agreement
BUDAPEST: Government Commissioner and head of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) Csaba Káel, and Mao Yu, head of the China Film Administration, signed an agreement on wide-ranging cooperation…
Hungarian Film Day Celebrated on All Hungarian Screens
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Day, held on 30 April since 2018, is celebrated during a whole week from 29 April to 5 May 2024 with the participation of the National…
BOX OFFICE: All about the Levkoviches Has Over 30,000 Admissions in Hungary
BUDAPEST: All about the Levkoviches / Lefkovicsék gyászolnak is the most successful project made in the Incubator Programme of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI), which helps first-time directors.…
PRODUCTION: Ildikó Enyedi Starts Filming Silent Friend with Léa Seydoux and Tony Leung Chiu-wai
BUDAPEST: The German/French/Hungarian/Chinese coproduction Silent Friend directed by Ildikó Enyedi started shooting in Marburg, Germany on 9 April 2024. It is coproduced by Inforg-M&M Film and supported by the National…
BBC Acquires Hungarian/Romanian Cold War Thriller Series Spy/Master
BUDAPEST: The Cold War series Spy/Master produced by Hungary’s Proton Cinema and Romania’s Mobra Films has been acquired by the BBC from Warner Bros. Discovery for BBC iPlayer and TV…
BOX OFFICE: Now or Never! Sets Opening Record in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The domestic historical drama Now or Never! / Most vagy soha! directed by Balázs Lóth set a box office record in Hungary with 75,551 admissions and 405,483 EUR /…
Sky Max Series Amadeus to Be Shot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Hungary’s capital city will stand in for Vienna in the TV series Amadeus, which will be shot in Budapest from 6 May to 1 September 2024.
Academy Award for Hungarian Set Designer Zsuzsa Mihalek
LOS ANGELES: Hungarian set designer Zsuzsa Mihalek received the Academy Award for Best Production Design for her work on Poor Things, while Polish minority coproduction The Zone of Interest was…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Mihály Schwechtje in Postproduction with A Hunt for Hedgehogs
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director/writer Mihály Schwechtje is currently in postproduction with his feature film A Hunt for Hedgehogs / Sünvadászat, which is an independent, 100% Hungarian coproduction.
Hungary Celebrates 110 Years of Animation
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has declared 2024 as a commemorative year to celebrate 110 years of Hungarian animation and will organise several events throughout the year.
PRODUCTION: Tamás Kollarik, Sándor Takó and Ádám Tősér Shoot Documentary about Hollywood’s Hungarian Born Founding Fathers William Fox and Adolph Zukor
BUDAPEST: Hungarian directors Dr. Tamás Kollarik PhD, Dr. Sándor Takó and Ádám Tősér are currently in production with their long documentary Fox vs Zukor - The Hollywood Story. The film…
GRANTS: Hungarian Feature Film Production Grants in 2023
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary distributed 5,132,883 EUR / 1,998,454,756 HUF as production grants for 10 feature films throughout 2023.
Origo Studios Launches Innovative Acting Talent Platform
BUDAPEST: Origo Studios has launched the innovative online platform Origo Talent Network, which showcases Hungarian actresses and actors, and makes them available for international production companies.
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Hungarian Cinema in Berlin
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Nuremberg Starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek to Be Shot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The historical drama Nuremberg directed by James Vanderbilt and starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon will start shooting in Hungary in March 2024.
BOX OFFICE: Lajos Koltai’s Semmelweis Is Most Watched Domestic Film in Hungarian Cinemas in Five Years
BUDAPEST: The biopic Semmelweis, Lajos Koltai’s return to directing after over 15 years, has become the domestic film with best admissions in Hungarian cinemas in the past five years. Since…
