Production: Magic Boys in preproduction
Director Robert Koltai (Colossal Sensation, Train Keeps a Rollin') is in preproduction with Magic Boys, an international co-production starring Michael Madsen and Adrian Paul.
Production: Sports murder doc planned
A documentary about the tragic death of well-known handball player Marian Cozma is being filmed in Hungary, producer Gabor Kalomista told FNE.
SPI distirbution agreement with Forum Film Hungary
Forum Film Hungary has picked up theatrical distribution rights to SPI International's stable of acquired films in Hungary.
PRODUCTION: Erdelyi’s Security in preproduction
Daniel Erdelyi's second feature film, Security, is in preproduction, the director told FNE, with filming planned for the first half of 2010.
Szomjas preps new film
Director Gyorgy Szomjas (The Sun Street Boys, Vagabond) is in preproduction with Against the Eastern Wind (Szemben a keleti szellel), for an October shoot, the director told FNE.
Hungarian funds for scriptwriting announced
The Board of the Motion Picture Section of the National Cultural Fund of Hungary (www.nka.hu) announced its latest funding decisions on March 31, covering scriptwriting and digitalization of films.
Tivoli's Vespa in preproduction
The Hungarian-Serbian feature film Vespa from director Diana Groo is in preproduction and the shooting will start at the end of June.
The Land of Wonders in postproduction
The Croatian-Hungarian co-production feature film The Land of Wonders (U zemlji cudesa) from director Dejan Sorak is now in postproduction.
Besa in postproduction
The Serbian-Hungarian-French-Croatian-Slovenian co-production Besa by Srdjan Karanovic is in post-production, Hungarian producer Denes Szekeres told FNE.
Poligamy in preproduction
Denes Orosz begins filming his directorial debut Poligamy for production house Skyfilm on June 15.
Debt wraps first Hungarian shoot
Miramax's The Debt, directed by John Madden and starring Helen Mirren, completed the first of two filming sequences in Hungary.
Hungarian filmmaker Bacsó dies
Hungarian director and screenwriter Péter Bacsó died March 11 at age 81.
New Mafilm studio construction underway
Construction of a new Mafilm studio in Fot, replacing a studio destroyed by fire two years ago, began in February.
Hungarian Istanbul in preproduction
Rising young Hungarian director Ferenc Torok (Overnight) has signed on to make Istanbul, a Hungarian-Dutch-Turkish-German co-production.
Hungary predicts ad decline in 2009
Hungarian media experts predict a 10% drop in TV advertising in 2009, according to local reports.
Mancs in preproduction
Mancs, a Hungarian-French-German-Irish co-production movie about a famous life-saving dog, will begin filming in autumn.
Yesterday in preproduction
European Film Academy Award winner Balint Kenyeres is in preproduction for his feature film debut Yesterday, producer Laszlo Kantor told FNE.
Magyar Telekom projects growth via TV
Hungary's Magyar Telekom reported a slight drop in revemues, but predicts growth in its new media and TV sectors.
Hungarian-Irish co-operation agreement signed
A bilateral agreement was signed during the Berlinale between the Irish Film Board (www.irishfilmboard.ie) and the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (www.mmka.hu).
FNE IN BERLIN: EFP Shooting Star Orsi Toth
Hungarian actress Orsi Toth is an actress of few words, a rare thing in a profession where language and lengthy dialogues are the tools of the trade.
