CANNES: Oscar-winning Hungarian director László Nemes returns to the Official Competition of the Cannes Film Festival with his fourth feature film Moulin, a French language historical drama distinguished by its striking visuals shot on 35mm film.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian debut feature My Turn / Nem énvagyok will be released in domestic theatres on 21 May 2026. Young Hungarian director of Chinese descent Zhang Ge confirmed to FNE that the film was produced independently, but the production benefited from Hungary’s 30% cash rebate scheme.

BUDAPEST: When Tom Cruise was spotted at Lake Balaton in April 2026, rumours connected his presence with additional shooting scenes in Hungary for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, which had already been shot in the UK in 2025.

BUDAPEST: Filming has begun in Budapest on Oscar-winning István Szabó’s new period drama Embers / A gyertyák csonkig égnek, an adaptation of Sándor Márai’s 1942 novel or, more precisely, an adaptation of the novel’s stage adaptation, which premiered in London in 2006.

BUDAPEST: Dénes Orosz, the director of the box office hit How Could I Live Without You?, will release his new film It’s Okay to Cheat! / Félrelépni szabad! theatrically on 11 February 2027. The film is currently in postproduction.

BUDAPEST: Six TV projects received 1,476,330 EUR / 578,721,500 HUF as production support from the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) on 18 March 2026.

BUDAPEST: Very Merry / Úri muri, megazisten! directed by Attila Vidnyánszky, which brings Zsigmond Móricz’s 1928 classic novel to life on the big screen, is currently in postproduction with the theatrical release set for November 2026. The film was partially shot at the NFI Studios in Fót.

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) gave 116,500 EUR / 44,805,000 HUF for two TV productions at its latest batch.

BERLIN: Janka Feiner's MOME diploma film Fire in My Pocket, and two restored Judit Elek films are screening at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, at the initiative of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI). Kornél Mundruczó's new film At the Sea has its world premiere in the Competition on 16 February 2026, at the Berlinale Palast.

BUDAPEST: The 12th Budapest International Documentary Festival (BIDF) is currently held (24 January - 1 February 2026) in Budapest and also in Békéscsaba, Debrecen, Eger, Győr, Jászberény, Kecskemét, Pécs, Sopron, Szeged, Székesfehérvár, Szombathely, and Veszprém.