PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Peter Fazakas Shoots Crime Comedy Tonight We Kill
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Peter Fazakas is currently in production with Tonight We Kill / Ma este gyilkolunk written by Norbert Köbli, one of the most talented Hungarian young scriptwriters. The…
FESTIVALS: Strong Win for Blockade at Hungarian Motion Picture Awards 2023
BUDAPEST: Blockade / Blokád directed by Ádám Tősér was the biggest winner at the Hungarian Motion Picture Awards, which were announced in 24 categories at the closing ceremony of the…
FESTIVALS: Hungarian Motion Picture Festival 2023 Underway with Premieres and Film Classics
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Motion Picture Festival organised by the National Film Institute - Hungary and the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture programme, is currently screening almost 100 Hungarian films…
Content Budapest 2023 to Celebrate Content Business Across CEE
BUDAPEST: More than 500 buyers will attend Content Budapest (27 – 29 June 2023), alongside 200 commissioners and senior executives from channels, platforms and production companies across the region. The…
Johnny Depp to Shoot Sophomore Directorial Project in Budapest
BUDAPEST: Johnny Depp’s Amedeo Modigliani biopic Modi starring Riccardo Scamarcio, Pierre Niney and Al Pacino, will start shooting in Budapest in the autumn of 2023. Proton Cinema will handle the…
Last Call for dok.incubator HU 2023
BUDAPEST: Applications for the Visegrad coproduction forum and the Open programme of dok.incubator HU are still open till 26 May and 5 June 2023, respectively. dok.incubator HU will be held…
FNE Classics: Films from FNE Partner Countries in 4th ACE’s A Season of Classic Films Programme
CANNES: Nine films from FNE partner countries are among the titles selected for the 4th edition of A Season of Classic Films programme organised by ACE (Association of European Film…
Death of a Unicorn Starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega Set to Start Shooting in Hungary
BUDAPEST: A24’s Death of a Unicorn directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, is reported to start shooting in Budapest in July 2023.
FNE at Cannes 2023: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes
Judit Elek’s film The Lady from Constantinople back at Cannes - For the seventh time, a newly restored Hungarian film has been invited to the Cannes Classics selection – showing…
Largest Virtual Film Studio in CEE to Be Finished in Hungary in 2024
BUDAPEST: The 11 m EUR largest virtual film studio in Central and Eastern Europe, whose foundation stone has recently been laid in Fót, near Budapest, will be completed in the…
Blockade Scores Most Nominations at Hungarian Motion Picture Awards
BUDAPEST: Our Blossom, Blockade, Six Weeks, Larry and Heights and Depths compete for the Best Hungarian Feature Film Award at the Hungarian Motion Picture Awards. The awards ceremony will take…
Hungarian/Romanian Series Spy/Master to Be Released Globally on HBO Max
BUDAPEST: First two episodes of the six-part drama series Spy/Master produced by Hungary’s Proton Cinema and Romania’s Mobra Films for HBO Max will be released on HBO Max platforms globally…
French WW2 Drama Starring Mélanie Thierry Shoots in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The historical drama La Chambre de Mariana directed by Emmanuel Finkiel and starring Mélanie Thierry is currently shooting in Hungary.
Mads Mikkelsen to Shoot in Budapest for Bryan Fuller’s Horror Dust Bunny
BUDAPEST: The family horror Dust Bunny, American writer and producer Bryan Fuller's debut feature, will start shooting in Hungary soon.
Johnny Depp Spotted in Budapest
BUDAPEST: Johnny Depp has visited Budapest and was seen in front of the Gellért Hotel as well as at the restaurant PitPit.
PRODUCTION: Gábor Dettre in Postproduction with Hungarian Feature Silent Night
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director/writer/producer Gábor Dettre is currently in postproduction with his feature film Silent Night / Csendes éj, which was entirely crowfounded through a campaign that ran from December 2022…
Hungarian Film Day Celebrations on 30 April 2023
BUDAPEST: The initiative of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) to annually celebrate the day of 30 April, when the first film with dramatised scenes, A Táncz by Béla…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Hungarian Filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi to Preside over Cannes’ Short Film and La Cinef Juries
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director and scriptwriter Ildikó Enyedi will chair the Short Film and La Cinef juries at the upcoming edition of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, which will be held…
Netflix Miniseries Eric Starring Benedict Cumberbatch Shoots in Budapest
BUDAPEST: Benedict Cumberbatch is starring in a six-part limited series called Eric, created by Abi Morgan. The Netflix production is currently shooting in Hungary with local company Mid Atlantic Films…
PRODUCTION: Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó in Postproduction with New Documentary Shot in Bhutan
BUDAPEST: Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó return to Bhutan with their new documentary Agent of Happiness / Bruttó Nemzeti Boldogság, which was supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary…
