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"Reconstructing A World that Has Disappeared" - Interview with László Rajk

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László Rajk is a well-known Hungarian public figure: an architect, an avant garde artist, a university professor - and also a production designer in films of Costa-Gavras, John Irwin, Miklós Jancsó,...

2018.09.02.

"All Sounds Are Equal" - Interview

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In Cannes, he won Vulcan Award for the sound design of the 'Son of Saul,' even Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning sound designer congratulated him. On the movie 'Sunset,' one of the most soughtafter Hu...

2018.09.01.

Admission Card to the International Circle of Movie Professionals - interview with Gábor Sipos and Gábor Rajna

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As the Laokoon Filmgroup produced the first feature film of Academy Award winner László Nemes, his second movie the 'Sunset' is also got produced by the company. We asked the two CEOs of the Laokoon F...

2018.08.31.

"Every Work of Art has its Own Form" - interview with Mátyás Erdély

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The most recently presented feature film on which Mátyás Erdély worked as a cinematographer won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Now he has teamed up again with the director of 'Son o...

2018.08.30.

The story of a fragile & bizarre friendship

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The story of a fragile and bizarre friendship A first movie from Petra Szo ´´ cs, 'Deva' will be premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. This Biennale College Cinema production tells the...

2018.08.30.

The 75th Venice Film Festival Begins

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The 75th Venice Film Festival begins on the 29th of August and lasts till 8th of September. Read our latest Hungarian Film Magazine, which was made for the occasion that after 24 years a Hungarian fil...

2018.08.29.

"So Far, I've Been Lucky" - interview with Juli Jakab

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László Nemes' monumental second film rests upon the slender shoulders of Juli Jakab. A 29 year old graduate dramaturg with little acting experience besides a one scene appearrance in the director's Os...

2018.08.24.

"The Viewer Should Go into the Labyrinth of the Story" - interview with László Nemes

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It has only been three years since his sensational debut 'Son of Saul' won virtually every major international award, including the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, László Nemes is back with the...

2018.08.24.

Budapest Classics Film Marathon: Restored Masterpieces on Big Screen

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Claudia Cardinale (Once Upon a Time in the West, 8 ½, The Leopard), Klaus Maria Brandauer (Mephisto, Colonel Redl, Out of Africa) and Jean-Marc Barr (The Big Blue), as well as Katinka Farago, Ingmar B...

2018.08.13.

“There’s Nothing in the Shadows” – Interview with Bálint Kenyeres

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Interview with Bálint Kenyeres about his first feature, Hier, which will be premiered at the Locarno Festival.

2018.07.31.

Laszlo Nemes’ Sunset in Venezia 75 Competition

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The second feature of László Nemes, Sunset, is competing at the Venice International Film Festival.

2018.07.26.

Hungarian films for the Heart of Sarajevo Awards

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Eight Hungarian films will be on show at Sarajevo Film Festival (10-17 August), South-East Europe’s leading cinema event, recognized by both film professionals and the wider audience.

2018.07.24.

‘Blossom Valley’ awarded Best Film at Palic

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László Csuja’s debut feature, produced within the Film Fund’s Incubator Program, has won Best Film Award of the ‘Parallels and Encounters’ section of the 25th European Film Festival Palić.

2018.07.21.

Hungary’s Rebate Scheme Raised from 25% to 30%

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Initiated by the Hungarian National Film Fund, the European Commission has approved the raise of Hungary’s tax incentive to 30%. The tax incentive is available for film productions shooting in Hungary...

2018.07.18.

First reactions: ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’ trailer

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A few days ago, the first international trailer of Ruben Brandt, Collector was released. The newest Hungarian animated feature got very good reactions from the international press.

2018.07.16.

An Impressive Hungarian line-up at Locarno

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Animated action-thriller ’Ruben Brandt, Collector’, ’Hier’ starring Vald Ivanov and creative documentary ’Easy Lessons’ - Three Hungarian world premieres enrich the 71st Locarno Festival.

2018.07.11.

Blossom Valley Wins the Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary

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Blossom Valley by László Csuja has won the jury prize of the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

2018.07.09.

"We tried to avoid cheap catharsis"

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An interview with László Csuja, the director of Blossom Valley which will be competed at Karlovy Vary.

2018.06.21.

The Last Bus awarded at Transilvania Pitch Stop

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The co-prod platform of the 17th Transilvania IFF, Transilvania Pitch Stop awarded The Last Bus. The debut feature project by Bálint Nagy and Nándor Lőrincz, developed in the frame of HNFF Incubator P...

2018.06.06.

‘Blossom Valley’ premiere at Karlovy Vary

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László Csuja’s debut feature, ‘Blossom Valley’ will world premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF’s East of the West Competition. The prestigious selection presents Central and Eastern European first and second...

2018.05.29.

Ready, Set, Fast Forward

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Halfway through the pilot year of the Fast Forward Program we look back at some of the milestones of the training scheme.

2018.05.24.

The International Critics' Prize Goes to One Day in Cannes

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The jury of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI, has awarded the International Critics' Prize to One Day at the 71tst Cannes Film Festival.

2018.05.19.

"A magnificent portrait of a woman” – How Critics Reacted to One Day

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One Day, the debut feature by Zsófia Szilágyi premiered in Cannes in the Critics’ Week section. The audience seemed to love the film, and you can read below how international critics reacted.

2018.05.10.

The Invisible Labour of Women

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Interview with Zsófia Szilágyi, the director of ‘One Day’, the first Incubator Program film in Cannes.

2018.05.03.