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Laokoon in development on Kills on Wheels

Director and screenwriter Attila Till is completing the development phase of Kills on Wheels, the story of a wheelchair-bound gang of assassins.

filmhu | 10 October, 2012

Csicska on EFA Short Film List

Six films from Central Europe have been nominated for the European Films Academy’s Short Film 2012 award.

filmhu | 08 October, 2012

JCF's winners 2012

The Lithuanian Vanishing Waves by Kristina Buozyte won the Emeric Pressburger Prize of the 9th Jameson CineFest.

filmhu | 25 September, 2012

India, Pakistan Head to Central Europe

Hungary and Slovenia are expected to host film productions from India and Pakistan in 2012.

filmhu | 03 August, 2012

Hungarian National Film Fund Announces Grants

Ádám Császi's Hungarian-German coproduction Land of Storms/ Viharsarok received 208,000 Euro/60 M HUF on July 12. Other three projects received script development grants.

filmhu | 30 July, 2012

Die Hard 5 Shooting in Hungary

The fifth installment of Die Hard directed by John Moore is currently shooting in Budapest through August 2012. A Good Day to Die is written by Skip Woods and Roderick Thorp. Jonathan Sela is the DOP. The Twentieth Century Fox film is produced by the Beverly Hills based Media Magik Entertainment, Los Angeles based Dune Entertainment and the Hungary's Origo Film Group.

filmhu | 14 June, 2012

EFP Producer on the Move: Judit Stalter

"I feel lucky because my job is my hobby too", says Judit Stalter, Hungary's European Film Promotion 2012 Producer on the Move

filmhu | 16 May, 2012

Heat in Development

Mihaly Schwechtje is developing Heat, a black-comedy set in a small village an involving love, friendship, sex, lies and some pregnant goats.

filmhu | 11 April, 2012

Robert Pejo is developing Paw

Robert Pejo is developing Paw, an inspiring story of an amazing rescue dog and his trainer and focusing on friendship, compassion and love.

filmhu | 03 April, 2012

Kenyeres Balint in Pre-production with Hier

Hungarian director Kenyeres Balint will shoot his first feature, Hier, in Morroco for seven weeeks and in Hungary for one week fall 2012.

filmhu | 21 March, 2012

Berlinale 2012: Prize winners: Golden Bear goes to Taviani Doc

In a year that critics agreed presented an outstandingly high level of films in competition the second highest honour went to Bence Fliegauf for Just the Wind.

filmhu | 22 February, 2012

Hungarian 2012 Grants Announced

Károly Ujj Mészáros's first feature, Liza, the Fox Fairy/Liza, a rókatündér, János Szász's The Notebook/A nagy füzet and Gyula Nemes's Zero received 1,283,470 Euro.

filmhu | 23 January, 2012

Berlinale: Fliegauf’s Just The Wind to screen in competition

Benedek Fliegauf will be in the race for the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlinale with Just the Wind.

filmhu | 12 January, 2012

The Hungarian film industry pins hopes on the end of 2011 releases

The Hungarian film industry is pinning its hopes for the 2011 box office on two December releases.

filmhu | 12 January, 2012

Hajdu in Production with The Gambler

Hungarian director Szabolcs Hajdu in mid-production with The Gambler, the follow-up to his 2010 film Bibliotheque Pascal.

filmhu | 15 December, 2011

Hungarian Parliament Accepts New Film Law

The Hungarian Parliament approved the new Hungarian Film Law with a vote of 249 for and 102 against.

filmhu | 25 November, 2011

Coproductions in Hungary 2011

The halt of MMK payments on its contracts for subsidies in mid-2011, left a number of Hungarian film production companies in a difficult position financially.

filmhu | 18 October, 2011

Call for Grants in Hungary

More than one year after the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation stopped supporting the Hungarian film industry, the Hungarian National Film Fund has published its grants

filmhu | 01 October, 2011

Jameson Cinefest Announces Film Line-up

The 8the Jameson Cinefest Hungary (17-25 September 2011, www.cinefest.hu) has selected 14 films to screen in competition and six films screening out of competition.

filmhu | 06 September, 2011

The Hungarian National Film Fund Names Committee Members

After its establishment three months ago, the Hungarian National Film Fund has announced the names of the five film professionals.

filmhu | 16 August, 2011

Director	Mikael Hafström
Cast	Anthony Hopkins Colin O'Donoghue Ciarán Hinds

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