FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Vespa
Vespa, the second feature from Diana Groó (Csoda Krakkóban) is about a Romany child who wins a Vespa scooter and must travel from his poor home town to Budapest to…
FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Question in Details (Köntörfalak)
After two fresh comedies (Tesó, Kész cirkusz), director Zsombor Dyga turned to the darker side in Question in Details, a film about triangular relationships filled with tension.
FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Czukor Show
Tamás Dömötör's Czukor Show takes on the cruelty of TV talk shows - the film was inspired by a show featuring a woman who killed her own child.
FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Team Building
Team Building, the debut feature of Réka Almási, looks at the curious development of capitalist Hungary through the twisted logic of team building management techniques.
Bathory celebrates Hungarian premiere
Juraj Jakubisko's historical epic movie Bathory had a gala premiere in Hungary January 14, with star Franco Nero in attendance.
Musicals draw Hungarian audiences, box office up
Hungarian viewers made box office successes of two domestic musical films in 2009: Gábor Herendi's A Kind of America 2 and Made in Hungaria from Gergely Fonyó.
Kőrösi elected as MMKA president
Writer and editor Dr. Zoltán Kőrösi 48) has been selected as the new president of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (MMKA).
Jancsó film to open Hungarian Film Week
The 41st Hungarian Film Week (www.hungarianfilmweek.com) will screen 16 films in competition, with Miklós Jancsó's So Much For Justice! set to open the festival on February 2.
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.
