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Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Hungarian audiovisual sector.

Country profile: Hungary

Country profile: Hungary

27 June 2023

KineDok unveils its 2025/26 documentary collection, spotlighting personal and political stories

Institute of Documentary Film 2025

KineDok unveils its 2025/26 documentary collection, spotlighting personal and political stories

The programme brings together 16 features and various archival shorts, available for screenings in non-traditional venues across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Romania  

10 June 2025

Leverage Point Entertainment launches, aiming to embed systemic sustainability in film and TV production

Industry / Market - UK/Hungary

Leverage Point Entertainment launches, aiming to embed systemic sustainability in film and TV production

The services of the London- and Budapest-based venture will range from carbon budgeting and decarbonisation strategies to script consulting and sustainable storytelling  

25 April 2025

Gábor Herendi stuns cinema-goers with Gone Running

Box Office - Hungary

Gábor Herendi stuns cinema-goers with Gone Running

With his new movie – a Hungarian remake of the Czech hit Women on the Run – the filmmaker once again confirms his undisputed status as the darling of local audiences  

27 December 2024

Five projects have been selected for the National Film Institute Hungary’s Incubator programme

Industry / Market - Hungary

Five projects have been selected for the National Film Institute Hungary’s Incubator programme

The Hungarian institution will support first feature films by Kristóf Orzói, Pici Pápai, Gábor Varga Péter Karácsony and Bence Sipos  

27 November 2024

The fourth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way doubles its entries

Industry / Market - Europe

The fourth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way doubles its entries

This year, the pitching platform received a record number of 44 submissions in comparison with the third edition’s 21 applications  

30 October 2024

The Hungarian National Film Institute has high hopes for Cannes

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

The Hungarian National Film Institute has high hopes for Cannes

Hungary's national film agency and its international sales department arrive on the Croisette with a strong line-up and some good news  

14 May 2024

Hungary’s NFI unveils its new additions in Berlin

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Hungary’s NFI unveils its new additions in Berlin

The Hungarian national film agency and its international sales department are wagering on seven recent films and eight feature films in post-production at the EFM  

13 February 2024

dok.incubator workshop to debut in Budapest with local projects and international industry pros

Industry / Market - Hungary/Czech Republic

dok.incubator workshop to debut in Budapest with local projects and international industry pros

The Hungarian offshoot of the platform will see the introduction of a new co-production forum  

22 June 2023

Lady Sunshine and Cold triumph at the Budapest Debut Film Forum

Industry / Market - Hungary

Lady Sunshine and Cold triumph at the Budapest Debut Film Forum

The Hungarian debut feature film project and the Lithuanian series were singled out among the ten contenders at the close of an intensive four-day workshop  

05 April 2023

A flurry of new films in Berlin for the NFI World Sales

Berlinale 2023 – EFM

A flurry of new films in Berlin for the NFI World Sales

19 Hungarian films to come, completed or in post-production, including Semmelweis by Lajos Koltai, will be showcased at the EFM  

08 February 2023

SkyShowtime unveils slate of shows and films ahead of launches across eight new CEE markets

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Albania/Czech Republic/Hungary/Kosovo/North Macedonia/Poland/Romania/Slovakia

SkyShowtime unveils slate of shows and films ahead of launches across eight new CEE markets

The streaming platform will offer a jam-packed catalogue of European and international blockbusters, series and original CEE productions  

02 February 2023

Ji.hlava looks at how regional filmmakers and theatre-goers must adapt to the new post-pandemic reality and the war

Jihlava 2022 – Jihlava Industry

Ji.hlava looks at how regional filmmakers and theatre-goers must adapt to the new post-pandemic reality and the war

The Czech gathering organised a panel discussion with film journalists from the Visegrad region in order to delve into the current state of documentary cinema and its near future  

02 November 2022

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