FNE at Cannes 2025: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes

Hungarian presence and projects at Marché du Film and Cannes Film Festival 2025
15-05-2025

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…
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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…
08-05-2025

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…
08-05-2025

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…
01-05-2025

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.
24-04-2025

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.
24-04-2025

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…
17-04-2025

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.
08-04-2025

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.
27-03-2025

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…
23-03-2025

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…
19-03-2025

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…
25-02-2025

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…
17-02-2025

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…
13-02-2025

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,…
04-02-2025

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…
02-02-2025

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…
30-01-2025

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…
29-01-2025

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…
26-01-2025