Hungary prepares for MMKA leadership change
Five candidates are under consideration to become the new president of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (MMKA, www.mmka.hu): Ferenc Tolvaly, producer András Muhi, scriptwriter Zoltán Kőrösi, producer Andrew…
Hungary launches new regional film fund
Hungary is reaching out to neighboring Slovakia with the launch of the North Hungarian Film Fund, which follows the establishment of similar funds in the south and the west of…
FNE VISEGRAD FORUM: FNE Interview with Ferenc Grunwalsky
FNE spoke with Ferenc Grunwalsky, President of the Motion Picture Public Fund of Hungary (MMK), about the current state of the Hungarian film industry.
FNE VISEGRAD FORUM: Hungarian grant, funding, and rebate programmes
The major grant and funding organization for Hungarian film is the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (MMKA), which dispersed some HUF 5.4 billion (20 million euro) in 2009.
MAFILM opens rebuilt sound stage with double capacity
Two years after a fire total destroyed its biggest sound stage, MAFILM has opened the rebuilt facility.
FNE VISEGRAD FORUM: Country Focus Hungary 2009
Hungary has become one of Europe's international coproduction hubs over the past five years since the passage of important legislation that set up a tax rebate system that allows producers…
Malnay named Chello Central Europe managing director
Levente Malnay joins Chellomedia as managing director of Chello Central Europe as of December 1.
MTV Networks Hungary names new managers
MTV Networks Hungary has appointed Gábor Horváth Dori as its new general manager and Gábor Vörös as deputy general manager.
Hungarian women's channel to launch in 2010
The ProSiebenSat1 group, owner of one of the major Hungarian commercial TV channel TV2 ( http://tv2.hu/ ) will launch TV3, a channel providing contents mostly for a female audience, in…
PRODUCTION: Zsombor Dyga shooting Run to Ground
The young Hungarian director Zsombor Dyga is shooting his new feature thriller Run to Ground.
PRODUCTION: Helen Mirren to star in István Szabó film
Academy Award winner Helen Mirren will play the main role in the film in The Door for Hungarian director István Szabó.
UPC drives Hungarian digitalization
UPC has become the leading provider of digital services in Hungary.
Béla Tarr at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art in New York is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the American premiere of Satan's Tango (Sátántangó), Béla Tarr's masterpiece.
New docu-series on Spektrum
On the Spot, a Hungarian documentary series, is launching on TV channel Spektrum on November 7.
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…