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The Pecs Film Studio could be accomplished as soon as the end of 2009.

The complex of ‘Pecs Film Factory and Media Studio’ is going to be built on the 7-acre land of the former Mecsek Hills coal mines and should be ready and running by the end of 2009- as said by Tamas Sas film director who also cooked up the whole project.

He mentioned to the Hungarian News Agency (MTA) that he believes the historic city of Pecs might actually attract some international players in the movie industry this the region.

The crew of A Kind of America (Hu: Valami Amerika) was shooting in New York.

Producer-director Gabor Herendi has just recently arrived back home from the New York set of A Kind of America 2, where he and his crew were shooting the sequel to the movie for three long days.

Tracy Murphy private ‘paparazzo’ shared the scoop and his pictures on Flickr and we gave a call to the director right away. Trace Murphy - Flickr.com

What will come of the combined legacy?

Mokép and Pannónia Together

Hungary’s two most venerable film companies, one time monopolies, are merging under the name Mokép Pannónia Film Production and Distribution Ltd. Based on the wealth of equipment, films and royalty rights available to them they are striving to play a considerable part in Hungarian film distribution (cinema and DVDs) and animated productions. We talked to Jenő Rácskay, CEO of the company, about their plans.

Goda films in Etyek

Chameleon is the first Hungarian film to lense at Korda Studios"A hospital, a surgery, an apartment and a TV studio are going to be built in Etyek" – was in the press release of Chameleon.

Krisztina Goda’s third feature film is being shot at Korda Studios. The staff spends half of the shooting time (forty eight days), almost twenty days, in Etyek.

Filmklik reaches 100 million people

On Media Information Day in Cannes Péter Bognár represented Hungary and talked about the results of the first VoD competition of Filmklik VoD-platform and Mediadesk.

Filmklik initiated by Budapest Film is one of the biggest distribution companies which operates a VoD system in the European market. Despite the fact Filmklik can reach 100 million people, we must wait for a VoD explosion.

Hungarian success in Cannes

Hungary was represented in all significant categories at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival: feature films, short films, projects and producers were present in the Croisette.

The Hungarian participation is evaluated by MMK secretary-general Erzsébet Tóth and HungariCom managing director Zsuzsa Kálomista.

Young Hungarians at the Croisette

The Hungarian delegation at Cannes

Kordnél Mundruczó has been the second Hungarian in twenty years to compete for the Palm d’Or in the full-length features category Canes. Dániel Erdélyi’s short film 411-Z is being weighed against eight other shorts for the Golden Palm in its own category. Géza M. Tóth is presenting his work at Critics’ Week, while Balázs  Simonyi is going in for the off programme at Critics’ Week. Dalma Hidasi is participating at the event entitled ‘Producer on the Move’ while Benedek Fliegauf’s new film script has been entered for the Atelier.

Chances of Hungarian Cinema in the EU

Considering Brussels’s observations, the Ministry of Education and Culture would modify the film law in Hungary.

Filmhu discussed the necessities of changes and significances with vice artistic director Balázs Sámuel and Tamás Csutak, head of Abacus Consult Kft., a company participating in working out the modifications.

Daniel Young: Pinprick

The shooting of Pinprick started on 10th March in Erzsébettelek, in a villa in Buda. A girl gets the swindler Ervin Nagy hidden here in a wardrobe, until he sets his eye on the girl’s freshly divorced, and still very pretty mother.

The film, which is produced by the Hungarian Skyfilm Studio and the Swiss Kontraproduktion AG, is directed by Daniel Young and stars Rachael Blake, who also starred in Lantana.

The movie Cashflow got the green light for summer

Finally, this summer Balázs Juszt can start shooting his very first movie, Cashflow.

We interviewed the young London Royal Holloway and American UCLA film graduate about his soon-to-be shot action-comedy.

Economy and art - Allianz about financing films

Too many films, not too much money, increase in claims for bank financing. Gábor Hegyi deputy general manager of Allianz Bank talks about film financing.

Gábor Hegyi deputy general manager of Allianz Bank talks about film financing.

Brazilian film shot in Budapest

The film entitled Budapest, which is based on Chico Buarque de Hollanda’s novel with the same title, is made in co-production of the Brazilian Nexus Cinema e Video and the Hungarian Eurofilm Studio.

The novel was published in Hungary in 2005: the central character writes popular books under the name of others, lives in Rio de Janeiro with his wife and son.

Tibor Bánócki was nominated for the British Animation Award

Actually it is like an Oscar ceremony, on 13th March the awards are presented in London.” – said Tibor Bánóczki to film.hu.

Allianz film insurance

During the making of a film several unexpected events may hinder or outright jeopardize the finishing of the movie or burden the budget with surplus expenses.

Minimizing these risks, it is in the best interest of production companies to have insurance. Discussing film insurance are deputy director of Allianz Hungária Bence Ötvös and director of product development Katalin Kerekes.