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.

BUDAPEST: Acclaimed American director Ron Howard is shooting his upcoming military drama Alone at Dawn in Hungary, benefitting from the local 30% tax rebate. The Amazon MGM Studios film starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway is serviced in Hungary by Mid Atlantic Films.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian films produced with the support of the National Film Institute (NFI) exceeded 2 billion HUF (5.1m EUR) in revenue and 1 million viewers in cinemas in 2025. Hungarian filmmakers were awarded more than 50 prestigious festival awards at international film festivals around the world. At the Venice Film Festival, two Hungarian coproductions supported by the NFI were included in the competition programme which was unprecedented.

BUDAPEST: Creator and screenwriter Joe Barton’s Amadeus premiered on 21 December 2025 on Sky Atlantic. The five-episode historical miniseries is a new adaptation of Peter Schaffer’s 1979 stage play. The miniseries was shot in Budapest and other locations in Hungary, between May and September 2024, substituting for 18th century Vienna. It benefited from Hungary’s 30% tax rebate.