Vajna Pledges Support for Hungarian Scripts
BUDAPEST: Hungary's new commissioner for the film industry pledged to finance the development of scripts at a meeting of film professionals during the 42 Hungarian Film Week (5-8 May 2011…
FNE at HFW 2011: Hungarian Film Week winners
BUDAPEST: Pal Adrienn directed by Agnes Kocsis and produced by Ferenc Pusztai won the main prize for best feature film and best producer at this year's edition of the Hungarian…
FNE at HFW 2011: Competition Lineup
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Film Week (www.magyarfilmszemle.hu) has announced its feature film competition line-up. The HFW which is traditionally held the first week of February was delayed this year when the…
Vajna Unveils New System for Support of Hungarian Film Production
BUDAPEST: Hungary's new film commissioner, Andy Vajna, has unveiled plans for the restructuring of the country's film industry. A new body, the Hungarian National Film Fund will be responsible for…
Hungarian Government to Shut Down MMK
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian government has announced that it will close the embattled Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMK www.mmka.hu) on 31 May 2011. The MMK was responsible for film funding in…
EFP Producer on the Move: Attila Csaky
Hungarian Producer on the Move Attila Csaky's production experience dates back to 1989, when he served as a production assistant on Before the Bat's Flight is Done directed by Peter…
MMKA fined for avoiding procurement
BUDAPEST: The embattled Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu) has been fined 2 million HUF for avoiding procurement on several activities where it should have asked for a tender. The MMK…
Hungarian Film Commissioner Andy Vajna Takes Lead in Debt Negotiations
BUDAPEST: Hungarian film producers who are in trouble with the banks after the financial collapse of Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu) are pinning their hopes on Hungary film commissioner Andy…
FESTIVALS: Hungarian Film Week Scheduled for May
BUDAPEST: After months of uncertainty the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (www.mmka.hu) and the Association of Hungarian Filmmakers announced on 1 March that the 42nd Hungarian Film Week will take place…
Hungary Sets Broadband Goal
The Hungarian government laid out a plan for complete broadband coverage for the entire country. Hungary, with broadband access that reaches 80% of internet users, is already ahead of the…
Budget Cuts Endanger Plans for Hungarian Public Televisions to Play Bigger Role in Film Production
BUDAPEST: Plans for the newly restructured public television in Hungary to play a greater role in film and TV drama production have been endangered by government cuts to the new…
The Turin Horse Sells in 23 Countries
Berlinale Grand Prix and FIPRESCI winner Béla Tarr's The Turin Horse sold to 23 countries during the European Film Market. More sales are expected.
Vajna to Deliver New Hungarian Film Strategy in 90 Days
BERLIN: Hungarian born Hollywood producer Andrew G. Vajna announced that he would deliver the new strategy for the future of the Hungarian film industry in just 90 days. It was…
Vajna to Deliver New Hungarian Film Strategy in 90 Days
BERLIN: Hungarian born Hollywood producer Andrew G. Vajna announced that he would deliver the new strategy for the future of the Hungarian film industry in just 90 days. It was…
The Hungarian state-owned film studios to merge
BUDAPEST: The four state-owned film production companies that produced the majority of the Hungarian films before 1989 are about to merge. János Rózsa (head of Objektiv, http://www.objektivfilm.hu), Pál Sándor (head…
Foreign and Film Service Productions on the Rise in Hungary
The 2010 year was the most successful period for foreign film productions and film services in Hungary. Of the 135 million spent on film production in the country, 75% came…
Hungarian Filmmakers Protest Restructuring
Nine Hungarian film directors (Ildikó Enyedi, Benedek Fliegauf, Szabolcs Hajdu, Miklós Jancsó, Ágnes Kocsis, Márta Mészáros, Kornél Mundruczó, György Pálfi and Béla Tarr) published a statement protesting the centralization of…
Hungarian Producers Lodge Appeal Against Cinema City Multiplex Acquisition
BUDAPEST:The MPSz (National Association of Hungarian Producers) has lodged an appeal with the Hungarian competition office (GHV) to investigate whether the acquisition of Hungarian multiplexes by Israeli based Cinema City…
Bibliotheque Pascal Wins Hungarian Critics Award
BUDAPEST: Bibliotheque Pascal, directed by Szabolcs Hajdu, was named best film from 2010 by Hungarian film critics.
Hungary’s CHB Hosts Meeting Point at Berlinale
Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (.CHB, www.hungaricu.de) is presenting its fourth Cinema Total event from 12-15 February 2011 at the Berlin Film Festival.
