SAG-AFTRA Waivers Allow Some Productions to Continue to Shoot in CEE

BUDAPEST: Three feature films received waivers from Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG - AFTRA) for shooting in CEE. Their shooting is taking place…
20-07-2023

Brad Pitt in Hungary for Joseph Kosinski's Apex

BUDAPEST: Brad Pitt will visit Hungary in July 2023 for the shooting of Apex directed by Joseph Kosinski, which will be serviced in Hungary by Mid Atlantic Films and will…
14-07-2023

Drama Series The Day of the Jackal Starring Eddie Redmayne Shoots in Hungary and Croatia

BUDAPEST: The drama series The Day of the Jackal produced by Carnival Film & Television for Sky/Peacock and starring Eddie Redmayne is currently filming. The shooting started in June 2023…
05-07-2023

PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Nóra Lakos Shoots I Accidentally Wrote a Book

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director/screenwriter Nóra Lakos is currently in production with children's film I Accidentally Wrote a Book / Véletlenül írtam egy könyvet. This 4 m EUR Hungarian/Dutch coproduction has already…
29-06-2023

Polish Project Camper Wins Pitch & Play LIVE! at NATPE Budapest 2023

BUDAPEST: Polish project Camper, produced by TVP, has won the 7th edition of Pitch & Play LIVE! at NATPE Budapest 2023.
28-06-2023

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…
21-06-2023

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…
12-06-2023

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…
09-06-2023

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…
08-06-2023

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…
31-05-2023

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…
24-05-2023

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…
23-05-2023

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.
22-05-2023

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…
19-05-2023

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…
18-05-2023

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…
17-05-2023

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…
16-05-2023

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.
10-05-2023

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.
05-05-2023

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.
03-05-2023