13-06-2008

Hungary's MMKA Fund 2008 grants listing

By Laszlo Kriston

    The Hungarian state film financing body, MMKA (www.mmka.hu) has given grants to 31 feature films, TV movies and animated films in May, 2008. A complete list of the films, production companies, directors, and amount granted includes:

    The Hungarian state film financing body, MMKA (www.mmka.hu) has given refundable grants to the following feature film projects in May, 2008:

    Project Production Company Director Amount (forint)

    Papirkutyak/Paper Dogs Europa 2000 Kft. Bence Gyongyossy 20M

    Kameleon/Chameleon Megafilm Kft. Krisztina Goda 20M

    Kolorado Kid/Colorado Kid Cameofilm Kft. Andras B. Vagvolgyi 20M

    Valami Amerika 2./A Kind of America 2. Sky Film Kft. Gabor Herendi 20M

    Felelem volgye/Le Valle della paura Focus Film Mihaly Gyorik 30M

    MMKA has pledged the following (non-refundable) grants for feature film production in April 2008:

    Project Production Company Director Amount (forint)

    Mazli/Fluke Extreme Film Kft. Tamas Kemenyffy 10M

    Utolso idok/Last Times Unio Film Kft. Aron Matyassy 60M

    Czukor Show Dropout Film Kft. Tamas Domotor 22M

    Vespa Tivoli Filmprodukcio Kft. Diana Groo 50M

    Adas/Broadcast Filmpartners Kft. Roland Vranik 90M

    Pal Adrienn/Adrienn Pal Print K.M.H. Kft. Agnes Kocsis 80M

    MMKA has given letter of intent on possible (non-refundable) grants for the following feature films in April 2008:

    Project Production Company Director Amount (forint)

    Valami Amerika 2./A Kind of America 2. Sky Film Kft. Gabor Herendi 60M

    Aglaja Inforg Studio Kft. Krisztina Deak 75M

    Womb Inforg Studio Kft. Benedek Fliegauf 80M

    Made in Hungaria Next Station Tv es Film. Gergo Fonyo 50M

    Kameleon/Chameleon Megafilm Kft. Krisztina Goda 60M

    MANCS Uj Budapest Filmstudio Robert Pejo 50M

    Jandera Eurofilm Studio Kft. Viktor Oszkar Nagy 65M

    A remeny/The Hope Hunnia Filmstudio Kft. Marta Meszaros(20% of budget)

    Visszateres/Return Danielfilm Studio Kft. Judit Elek (20% of budget)

    Oda az igazsag/The Truth is Lost Mythbergfilms Kft. Miklos Jancso (20% of budget)

    A sohajok hidja/... Grantfilm Kft. Janos Szasz (20% of budget)

    Hunky Blues- az amerikai alom (feature doc.)Filmpartners Kft. Peter Forgacs 12M

    MMKA has pledged the following (non-refundable) grants for TV film production in April 2008:

    Project Production Company Director Amount (forint)

    Koccanas/Crash Unio Film Kft. Ferenc Torok 40M

    Istvan, a kiraly/St. Stephen, the King Zikkurat Kft. Janos Szikora 50M

    Zarora/Closing Hour K.K.TV Bt. Csaba Szekeres 4,8M

    Irodalom/Literature Hunnia Filmstudio Geza Beremenyi 21M

    Majusi zapor/Rain in May Central 2002 Kft. Karoly Esztergalyos 15,9M

    Es a nyolcadik napon/And on the 8th Day Opcio-Film Kft. Robert Pajer 20M

    Trefa, 1912/Joke, 1912 Tivoli-Filmprodukcio Kft.Peter Gardos 28M

    Farkasborben Neuropa Kft. Karoly Makk 35M

    Az igazi Puskas/The Real Puskas Filmplus Kft. Tamas Almasi 20M

    MMKA has pledged the following development grants for animation films in April 2008:

    Project Production Company DirectorAmount (forint)

    Almodas hegye/The Mountain of Dreaming Cinemon Kft. Eva Kalla 1M

    Nezar jatok bea sulit!/Don't Close this School! Szupermodern Studio Csaba Nemes 0,6M

    Liszt animaciok zongorara/Liszt Animations for Piano Kedd Kft. Geza M. Toth 0,5M