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Berlinale: Fliegauf’s Just The Wind to screen in competition

Berlinale: Fliegauf’s Just The Wind to screen in competition

Benedek Fliegauf will be in the race for the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlinale with Just the Wind. tovább
filmhu | 12 January, 2012
The Hungarian film industry pins hopes on the end of 2011 releases

The Hungarian film industry pins hopes on the end of 2011 releases

The Hungarian film industry is pinning its hopes for the 2011 box office on two December releases. tovább
filmhu | 12 January, 2012
Hajdu in Production with The Gambler

Hajdu in Production with The Gambler

Hungarian director Szabolcs Hajdu in mid-production with The Gambler, the follow-up to his 2010 film Bibliotheque Pascal. tovább
filmhu | 15 December, 2011

Hungarian Parliament Accepts New Film Law

The Hungarian Parliament approved the new Hungarian Film Law with a vote of 249 for and 102 against. tovább
filmhu | 25 November, 2011
Coproductions in Hungary 2011

Coproductions in Hungary 2011

The halt of MMK payments on its contracts for subsidies in mid-2011, left a number of Hungarian film production companies in a difficult position financially. tovább
filmhu | 18 October, 2011
Call for Grants in Hungary

Call for Grants in Hungary

More than one year after the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation stopped supporting the Hungarian film industry, the Hungarian National Film Fund has published its grants tovább
filmhu | 01 October, 2011
Jameson Cinefest Announces Film Line-up

Jameson Cinefest Announces Film Line-up

The 8the Jameson Cinefest Hungary (17-25 September 2011, www.cinefest.hu) has selected 14 films to screen in competition and six films screening out of competition. tovább
filmhu | 06 September, 2011
The Hungarian National Film Fund Names Committee Members

The Hungarian National Film Fund Names Committee Members

After its establishment three months ago, the Hungarian National Film Fund has announced the names of the five film professionals. tovább
filmhu | 16 August, 2011
Hungarian Filmunio Appoints New Director

Hungarian Filmunio Appoints New Director

Katalin Vajda has been named the new director of Hungary's Filmunio, the national organization that promotes Hungarian films internationally. tovább
filmhu | 15 August, 2011
Hungarian Success at New Horizons IFF

Hungarian Success at New Horizons IFF

The Grand Prix of the 11th New Horizons IFF went to Attenberg. Sándor Kardos's Gravedigger received the jury's special mention along with the FIPRESCI award. tovább
filmhu | 01 August, 2011

Vajna Bails out Hungarian Producers

The Hungarian National Film Fund announced on 20 July 2011 that it has reached an agreement to purchase the claims of three banks with loans to Hungarian film producers. tovább
filmhu | 25 July, 2011

Debt Consolidation Moves Forward in Hungary

The Hungarian National Film Fund will receive HUF 5.97 billion (EUR 22.5 million) to consolidate the debts of the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation. tovább
filmhu | 19 July, 2011
Asterix and Obelix go 3D

Asterix and Obelix go 3D

Shooting begins for Axterix and Obelix: God save Briatnnia, Edouard Baer to fight for the Gauls alongside Gerard Depardieu tovább
filmhu | 02 June, 2011
The end of the world won't be a great show

The end of the world won't be a great show

An interview with Béla Tarr

"I am not a pessimistic guy. If I was pessimistic, I would never even have started to make films. I hope that these films will be watched in twenty, thirty or forty years, and I think this is as optimistic as you can get in today’s world." tovább
filmhu | 22 February, 2011
Hungarians at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival - February 10-20, 2011

Hungarians at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival - February 10-20, 2011

Screening schedule and contacts. tovább
filmhu | 07 February, 2011
No Money for the HFW

No Money for the HFW

Due to the blocked finances of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary in 2010 and based on the figures which can be seen in the Hungarian state budget plans for 2011 the organization announced that „it doesn’t have the financial possibilities to organize the Hungarian Film Week” (http://www.hungarianfilmweek.com/frontpage/News/). However with regard to the fact that next spring Hungary will have the presidency of the European Union and considering the importance of presenting to the public the productions made with public funding MMK asks the Ministry of National Resources to insure the necessary finances to organize the event.   tovább
filmhu | 22 November, 2010

Open letter to the prime minister - battle for the Hungarian film funding

The battle around the planned but still unclear restructuration of the Hungarian film funding continues. The public funding for Hungarian film productions should continue to go to the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary – this is the goal of the Association of Hungarian Film Artists with their open letter to prime minister Viktor Orbán, published on 16th of November. They consider that it is important for the future of Hungarian cinema that the funding go through MMKA. tovább
filmhu | 16 November, 2010
First Hungarian web series

First Hungarian web series

MAB, the first series created directly and only for Internet in Hungary is ready to be launched (trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogInq8enG8I&feature=related). The project has been initiated by Ádám Horgas, director at alternative theater groups. The series will be comprised of 16 episodes, 8 minutes long each and will be broadcasted on Youtube. tovább
filmhu | 12 November, 2010
The end of MMKA?

The end of MMKA?

Though the official decision about the liquidation – promised for 31st October – hasn’t been announced yet, the future of Motion Picture Foundation of Hungary seems at least uncertain. However – as Index.hu has shown it - certain directions can already be seen from the newly published budget-plan of Hungary for 2011.   tovább
filmhu | 08 November, 2010
Applications are open for HFW

Applications are open for HFW

For the first time of its existence animation films will also be part of the Hungarian Film Week which will take place between 1-8 February 2011. tovább
filmhu | 26 October, 2010
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