FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Lull (Szélcsend)

Lull, the second feature in competition from director Tamás Sas, is a chamber drama, a triangle of three women on a boat.
02-02-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Espresso 10 years (Presszó 10 év)

Director Tamás Sas revisits his 1998 film Espresso (Presszó) with his sequel Espresso 10 years ,
01-02-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Chirribirri (Csiribiri)

Director JánosRózsa sculpts his film Chirribirri around what is a common experience for every Hungarian children: the songs of Judit Halász.
01-02-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Out/In Tawaret (Ki/Be Tawaret)

Veteran director György Molnár collected the crazy adventures of contemporary extravagant female poet Orsolya Karafiáth to create the film Out/in Tawaret.
01-02-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Deathwaltz (Halálkeringő)

The Deathwaltz from director Krisztián Károly Köves is billed as the first modern Hungarian thriller.
01-02-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: The Gravedigger (A sírásó)

The Gravedigger is best characterized as an experimental film, as director-photographer Sándor Kardos creates a film interpretation of Rainer Maria Rilke's poem "The funeral of John Mortonson."
26-01-2010

FNE at Hungarian Film Week: Bibliotheque Pascal

Bibliotheque Pascal from director Szabolcs Hajdu had a long production process and overcame numerous problems before it completion.
26-01-2010

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…
26-01-2010

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.
25-01-2010

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.
25-01-2010

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.
25-01-2010

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.
21-01-2010

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.
20-01-2010

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).
14-01-2010

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.
10-01-2010

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…
02-12-2009

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…
02-12-2009

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.
25-11-2009

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.
24-11-2009

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.
23-11-2009