FNE at Cannes 2025: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes
Hungarian presence and projects at Marché du Film and Cannes Film Festival 2025
FNE at Cannes 2025: István Szabó Honoured at Cannes Classics
BUDAPEST: István Szabó’s Sunshine (1999) will screen in the Cannes Classics programme at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025), and the great Hungarian director will attend…
PRODUCTION: Megafilm Service Preps Romantic Comedy Backed by NFI
BUDAPEST: Hungary’s Megafilm Service is set to begin principal photography on its upcoming romantic comedy One More Wish / Még egy kívánság in the autumn of 2025. The film will…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes
Cannes festival bathed in Sunshine - The international hit film by István Szabó enriches the official selection of the Cannes festival in May. Released in 1999, three-times European Film Award…
Busy Season for International Projects in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Hungary is currently hosting several major international productions, reaffirming its status as a top-tier European filmmaking hub. High-profile projects like The Entertainment System Is Down, 3 Body Problem Season…
GRANTS: Five Hungarian Feature and Animated Films Receive NFI Support in 2025
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has distributed 8,230,741 EUR in production grants for five domestic feature and animated films in 2025.
GRANTS: NFI Production Grants for Hungarian Television Projects in 2025
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute has distributed 4,021,579 EUR in production grants for 22 projects, including documentaries, animated films, docuseries, and a TV fiction film since January 2025.
BOX OFFICE: Hungarian Films Dominate Domestic Charts in 2025
BUDAPEST: Hungarian cinema has experienced a remarkable start in 2025, with the films supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) amassing 642,305 admissions in theatres throughout March, resulting…
Will Smith to Give Concert in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy Award-winning singer Will Smith will give concert in Budapest on 14 August 2025, as part of his summer tour Based on a True Story.
Matchbox Shoots in Hungary and Slovakia
BUDAPEST: Apple Original Films’ Matchbox, an adaptation of the Mattel car toy brand directed by Sam Hargrave, is currently shooting in Hungary and Slovakia, among other countries.
Year of French Central European Film 2025: The 15th Francophone Film Days in Hungary Pays Homage to Female Artists
BUDAPEST: The Francophone Film Days took place in Budapest from 27 February to 9 March, and it continues in Hungary till 31 March 2025. This year, the festival presents 23…
Laszlo Illes in Postproduction with U.S. Horror Film Ever After, Shot in Budapest
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director and writer Laszlo Illes is currently in postproduction with his horror film Ever After, which is an American production starring Bonnie Aarons, Michael Berryman, Kane Hodder, Mark…
First Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum to Be Held in March
BUDAPEST: The inaugural Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum will be held on 28 March 2025 at the Toldi Cinema in Budapest, organised by the Friss Hús Short Film Festival with support…
BOX OFFICE: Hungarian Films Break Records
BUDAPEST: Hungarian films have been dominating the national box office for weeks, marking a rare phenomenon in decades. In the third and fourth week of 2025, the top 3 was…
Suspenseful Rise of the Raven’s Release in Hungary
BUDAPEST: One of the most anticipated events for the Hungarian film industry in 2025 is the upcoming release of Rise of the Raven / Hunyadi. The country’s first big-budget TV…
Winners of 2025 Budapest International Documentary Film Festival
BUDAPEST: The winners of the 11th Budapest International Documentary Film Festival (BIDF) have been announced in eight categories. The festival was held from 25 January to 2 February in Budapest,…
The Entertainment System Is Down Starts Shooting in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Ruben Östlund’s new satire The Entertainment System Is Down starring Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Samantha Morton, Nicholas Braun, Vincent Lindon and Tobias Menzies has started shooting in…
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán Opens NFI New Film Studio Complex in Fót
BUDAPEST: The new studio complex in Fót was opened on 30 January 2025 by a ceremony attended by the PM Viktor Orbán. The development of the studio was launched by…
Hungarian Film Review Announces 2025 Programme
BUDAPEST: The 44th edition of the Hungarian Film Review will be held at the Corvin Cinema in Budapest from 3 to 9 February 2025 after a 13-year hiatus. The Competition…
Wicker Starring Olivia Colman and Dev Patel to Be Shot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The Romantic fantasy Wicker by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson will be shot in Hungary in the autumn of 2025 with Olivia Colman and Dev Patel in the…
