News in Brief Eternal Winter wins prize at International Film Festival Sep 30, 2020 Eternal Winter is the latest masterpiece in a long series of successes for the Hungarian film industry.
News in Brief Hungarian production selected for prestigious Venice Film Festival competition Jul 27, 2020 Lili Horvát’s film "Felkészülés egy meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre" will be the first Hungarian film to be entered into the Venice Days program.
News in Brief Hungary’s film industry attracted a record-breaking HUF 164.4 billion spend last year Jul 02, 2020 Official figures show that Hungary’s film industry attracted a record-breaking HUF 164.4 billion (EUR 465m) direct spending last year, 50 percent up from the previous year.
News in Brief Filmmaking will soon fully resume in Hungary Jun 16, 2020 The government commissioner for motion pictures said filmmaking will soon fully resume in Hungary once coronavirus-related restrictions are lifted.
News in Brief Marina Gera wins coveted International Emmy Award Nov 27, 2019 Marina Gera's win at the International Emmy Awards is not only a huge victory for Hungarian cinema but also raises awareness of Soviet war crimes that saw millions deported from their countries.
News in Brief Hungarian wins prestigious Parma film award Oct 01, 2019 Péter Bergendy’s 2018 feature film Trezor has won the Best Screenplay category at the Parma International Music Film Festival.
News in Brief 13-year-old Hungarian boy's 1-minute film makes Cannes Film Festival final May 08, 2019 Ábel Százados made a video of a boring family reunion using only his smartphone, trying different effects
News in Brief 14 new film projects supported by the Hungarian National Film Fund Nov 07, 2018 The latest tender of the Hungarian National Film Fund will support script writers to tell the stories of the most important events and moments in Hungarian history
News in Brief Sunset chosen as Hungary's hope for 2019 Oscars Sep 12, 2018 Sunset tells the story of a young Hungarian girl who investigates the fate of her family and the Budapest family shop circa 1913
News in Brief Hungarian film wins prize at 75th Venice film festival Sep 10, 2018 László Nemes Jeles film Sunset awarded international federation of film critics (FIPRESCI) prize
News in Brief Hungarians win at 42nd Montreal World Film Festival awards Sep 05, 2018 Tamás Yvan Topolánszky won the award for best film, for his flick Curtiz. Attila Szász received the best director’s prize for Eternal Winter
News in Brief Five locations are used for filming each day in Hungary Aug 03, 2018 The Hungarian National Film Fund received more than two thousand applications for filming on location in public spaces last year, and already more than a thousand requests had been submitted by the middle of July 2018
News in Brief Hungary raises production incentive for filming in the country from 25 to 30 percent Jul 19, 2018 Variety has reported that the incentive has been increased to “preserve Hungary’s leading position and competitiveness in the European film industry"
News in Brief Hungarian film 'Blossom Valley' wins top film prize Jul 09, 2018 Blossom Valley' was produced with a 62 million HUF (190,860 EUR) grant from the Hungarian Film Fund
News in Brief CNN Travel showcases Budapest's stunning blockbuster film locations Jun 25, 2018 "Hungary and Budapest offer great locations and a well-equipped infrastructure for film productions. For instance, Hungary has the largest water tank in continental Europe, which was used in "Blade Runner 2049," Andy Vajna tells CNN Travel
News in Brief Hungarian film “One Day” wins International Critics’ Prize at the 71st Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2018 The film, directed by Zsófia Szilágyi, was the only Hungarian production nominated at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is Szilágyi’s first foray into the film-making business
News in Brief On Body and Soul wins five gongs at Hungarian Film Awards Mar 13, 2018 Hungarian film “On Body and Soul” has won best motion picture, best script, best director, best lead actress and best supporting actress at the Hungarian Film Awards in Budapest
News in Brief VIP screening of On Body and Soul proves a big hit in New York just a week before the Oscars Feb 26, 2018 The Hungarian Cultural Center New York and Netflix put on a special VIP screening of On Body and Soul at the Whitby Hotel in the Big Apple on Sunday
News in Brief Excitement builds for "On Body And Soul’ Hungary‘s Oscar nominee Feb 22, 2018 Ildiko Enyedi is the only female director in the best foreign language film category this year, and will hopefully follow in the footsteps of her countrymen and women to bag the prize at the 90th Academy Awards on March 4th, 2018
News in Brief On Body and Soul nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category Jan 24, 2018 On Body and Soul, made in association with the Hungarian Film Fund, tells the story of two people working at a slaughterhouse in Budapest who discover that they have the same dreams and attempt to make them come true
News in Brief Alexandra Borbély wins prize for best actress at European Film Awards Dec 12, 2017 Borbély joined the likes of acting greats Juliette Binoche and Florence Pough after winning the award for her performance in “On Body and Soul”
News in Brief Netflix acquires the North American rights to Hungarian film “On Body And Soul” Nov 08, 2017 The US premiere will take place on November 12th at the AFI Fest and Netflix will stream the film from February 21, 2018
News in Brief On Body and Soul nominated for a record four European Film Awards Nov 06, 2017 The European Film Academy has nominated Ildikó Enyedi’s romantic drama for best film, best director, best actress and best screenplay, a record for a Hungarian film
News in Brief Hungary confirmed as one of the world's top film production destinations Nov 03, 2017 It is now a fact that Hungary has become one of the world’s top production destinations for Hollywood movies, and the second-largest in Europe
News in Brief Hungarian film ‘1945’ wins prize at San Francisco Jewish Festival Aug 11, 2017 Director Ferenc Török received a standing ovation after screening the film to guests and jury members at the 37th San Francisco Jewish Festival
News in Brief Twenty films put forward for Hungary's entry into 2018 Oscars Aug 09, 2017 The jury of seven, comprising producers, directors and university teachers, will decide in September on the film Hungary enters into the mix. The academy will announce the short list of nominees on January 23, 2018
News in Brief Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis move to Budapest Jul 06, 2017 The Hollywood stars have moved to Budapest for the next four months while Kunis shoots her new movie, The Spy Who Dumped Me
News in Brief Will Smith says Hungarian film Jupiter's Moon is one of his favorites May 30, 2017 "I absolutely love Jupiter’s Moon! I was raised in a very staunch religious household, so I got everything, I was there the whole way," Smith said. "I really thought it was fantastic, and it’s one of the movies that we viewed that I absolutely will watch again and again"
News in Brief Hungary's film industry becomes European leader May 04, 2017 The spending on film and television productions in Hungary rose by almost 75 percent to 125.5 billion HUF (40.2bn EUR) last year
News in Brief Son of Saul director László Nemes working on new film titled Sunset May 03, 2017 Sunset will be set in Budapest in 1915 and will begin shooting in June. It is expected to hit cinema screens in 2018
News in Brief Hungarian actress Katalin Berek passes away at 87-years-old Mar 01, 2017 Katalin Berek appeared in 21 films between 1950 and 1984, and starred in the 1975 film Adoption, which won the Golden Bear at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival
News in Brief Hungarian film 'Sing' wins Oscar for best short film Feb 27, 2017 With this Oscar win, Sing has reached the same level of acclaim as the Hungarian film Son of Saul, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film at last year's ceremony
News in Brief Hungarian film wins prestigious Golden Bear prize Feb 20, 2017 Hungarian film Testről és Lélekről (On Body and Soul) received the Golden Bear prize at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday
News in Brief Son of Saul wins BAFTA for best foreign film Feb 13, 2017 The film beat international greats Mustang and Toni Erdmann to take the prize during the event held at the Royal Opera House, in front of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge
News in Brief Hungary's film industry has grown 20-fold over the past 16 years Feb 08, 2017 Andy Vajna said that the presence of Hollywood stars in Hungary has given an invaluable boost to the country’s image
News in Brief Hungarian short film receives Oscar nomination Jan 25, 2017 Hungarian short film Mindenki (Sing) has been nominated for an Oscar after beating over 70 contenders
News in Brief Hungarian film industry becomes one of the strongest in Europe Nov 24, 2016 2016 will be a record year in film production, given that some 85 billion HUF will have been spent in Hungary by Hungarian and foreign film crews this year
News in Brief Kills on Wheels is Hungary's best shot for 2017 Oscar win Sep 01, 2016 The second feature film by Attila Till will represent Hungary in the race for the 2017 Oscar for Best Foreign-language Film