Filmrights goes to the Hungarian National Film Archive
The distribution rights to Hungarian movies made before 1987 has been granted to the Hungarian National Film Archive (www.filmintezet.hu), following a four-year long process.
Moveast grand prize goes to Ukraine
The Ukrainian film At the River (U Reki) won the Golden Benjamin at the 4th Moveast International Film Festival in Pecs.
56’ revolution Documentary for Oscar
Hungarian born Hollywood director Klaudia Kovacs will place her documentary Torn from the Flag in competition for the best feature-length documentary Academy Award.
Star of Good, Viggo Mortensen praises the Hungarian shoot
An adaptation of the C. P. Taylor 1981 play, the Hungarian filmed Good will receive its European premiere at the upcoming Rome Film Festival starting next week (www.romacinemafest.it).
Moveast awards Ukrainian debut
Moveast International Film Festival's Golden Benjamin Award went to Eva Neymann's directorial debut, At the River, produced by Ukraine's Odessa Film Studios. The film was awarded FIPRESCI Prize and FICC…
Hungary heads to Botswana for The Stars Must Be Crazy
Hungary's TV2 is headed to Botswana to film the first year of a planned five-year reality TV programme, following the adventures of ten stars dropped off in the Botswana wilderness.
New Hungarian Film Week Board is appointed
The Board of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (www.mmka.hu) appointed a new Hungarian Film Week board to preside over next year's jubilee edition.
Revolution inspire film competition
Hungarian national TV channel MTV (www.mtv.hu) and the Prime Minister's Office (www.meh.hu) announced a screenwriting competition on the theme of the 1956 revolution (www.magyarorszag.hu/filmszabadsag56).
Delta in e-release draws audiences
Cannes FIPRESCI winner Delta by Kornel Mundruczo has collected 12,100 admission since its E-Cinema release on September 11..
Hungarian audiences eat up Movie Feast
This year's Movie Feast, Moziunnep 2008 (www.moziunnep.hu), brought more than 400,000 spectators to cinemas, organizer Upper Studio announcemed.
Brand loyalty guides Hungarian kids
According to a Stop.hu survey, 60% of Hungarian children age 8-14 watch their favorite TV programs every day, according to a report on realdeal.hu.
State-of-art E-cinema opens in Budapest
Hungarian distribution and exhibition power house, Budapest Film Zrt. (www.budapestfilm.hu) will open its newly reconstructed Toldi Cinema, the first E-cinema in Budapest, on October 2.
Professional film school opens in Hungary
Film critic Andras Rez is launching a film school, Werk Academy (WFA www.werkakademia.hu), for practical training for directors, producers, editors and screenwriters.
Palace Cinemas launches distribution arm in Hungary
Palace Cinemas, a leading force in the Central European exhibition business, is moving into distribution in Hungary by launching Palace Pictures.
Hungarian distributor Linda Potyondi, Cirko Film
Linda Potyondi was managing an art house cinema in the the town of Pecs until 2006, when she became distribution and press manager at Cirko Film, which grew a distribution…
Hungarian-shot John Adams wins 13 Emmy Awards
The $110 million, Hungarian-filmed, HBO Films's (www.hbo.com/films/) seven-part mini-series John Adams, won five awards at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (www.emmys.org) on September 22, after snapping up eight Creative Arts…
Renessaince TV series from Bela Tarr
The National Cultural Fund of Hungary (www.nka.hu) is supporting a Renessaince television series project from production company T.T. Filmmuhely under the artistic direction of Bela Tarr.
Kasztner story lures filmmakers
Considered something of a Hungarian Oskar Schindler, although less known, Rudolf (Rezso) Kasztner, the Jewish rescuer in Budapest during the Holocaust, was the subject of yet another documentary at the…
Fluke in postproduction
Tamas Kemenyffy's directorial feature debut Fluke (http://mazli.film.hu/) is in postproduction, following a month-long shoot, and will be released in Hungary October 23, the director told FNE.
Experimental Antigone in the works
Gabor Dettre, whose latest movie Tableau screened in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, has completed principal photography with the cast on his experimental film based on Sophocles' Antigone.
