270 result(s) for best film award
Xpat Interview: Peter Zwack
- 14 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
RIP: Peter Zwack was born in Budapest, where he finished high school, before being forced to flee the country in 1948. He subsequently continued with his studies in Milan and then in New York at the faculty of economics.
Hungarian Tony Curtis Buried With Favorite Things In Las Vegas
- 7 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- community & culture
Actor Tony Curtis, who became famous with his role in “Some Like It Hot”, died at 85. In a solemn funeral he was buried in Las Vegas on Monday. More than 400 guests, celebrities, family members and fans took part at the memorial service held in the chapel of the Palm Valley Memorial Park where besides funeral speeches and Jewish prayers a short-film was presented with the actor’s best moments on ...
Hungary's Hajdu Film Chosen For Oscars
- 8 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"Bibliotheque Pascal, a feature by director Szabolcs Hajdu, will be Hungary’s official entry in the best foreign-language film category at the Academy Awards, the Hungarian Film Union announced on Tuesday.
'BuSho Film Festival', Budapest, Until 5 September
- 3 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"The festival was established in 2004 by a group of young Hungarian filmmakers in order to fill a gap in the category of short film, but during the years it became clear that it was about much more. The name "BuSho" has come from a pun (Budapest Short - budapesti rövid), but it refers to a traditional popular custom of winter-send-of from Southern Hungary called "busójárás".
'International Photo Contest', Budapest
- 5 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian National Assembly Shall announce the International Photo contest entitled “LIVING TOGETHER. THE CO-EXISTENCE OF TRADITIONAL CULTURES IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN”, in a professional partnership together with the Hungarian House of Photography.
Anoushka Shankar, Margit Sziget, 3 June, 8 pm
- 31 May 2010 2:00 AM
- entertainment
"For Anoushka Shankar, there is legacy and then there is destiny. She is equally respectful of both, but bound to neither. Her ever-growing audience cannot help but acknowledge the familial roots of the young woman coaxing spellbinding spiritual sounds from her sitar, but neither can they deny that she is an innovator in her own right. Her name may have brought her to the stage for the first time ...
'Yvette Bozsik Company: Director's Cut', Trafó, 18 - 19 March
- 17 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- entertainment
"What if we had a chance to re-play or re-cut our lives and works, with our present knowledge and feelings? Were the things we missed out on more precious than the ones we eventually did accomplish?
RIP Frederick Sweet
- 17 Dec 2009 11:00 AM
Frederick Sweet was born in New York City of Hungarian parents (both from Budapest) who had immigrated to the United States before World War II. Since Hungarian was spoken at home, Sweet acquired it as a second language.
Budapest Bonfire Night: An Expat Success For Charity
- 17 Nov 2009 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Bonfire Night in Budapest went with a real bang on 5 November 2009. British Ambassador to Hungary Mr. Greg Dorey (pictured), guest of honour at this XpatLoop.com event, started proceedings with an informative and entertaining speech about this UK tradition, aka Guy Fawkes Night, to a packed house at the local InterContinental Hotel.
Xpat Interview: Peter Zwack
- 14 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
RIP: Peter Zwack was born in Budapest, where he finished high school, before being forced to flee the country in 1948. He subsequently continued with his studies in Milan and then in New York at the faculty of economics.
Hungarian Tony Curtis Buried With Favorite Things In Las Vegas
- 7 Oct 2010 9:35 AM
- community & culture
Actor Tony Curtis, who became famous with his role in “Some Like It Hot”, died at 85. In a solemn funeral he was buried in Las Vegas on Monday. More than 400 guests, celebrities, family members and fans took part at the memorial service held in the chapel of the Palm Valley Memorial Park where besides funeral speeches and Jewish prayers a short-film was presented with the actor’s best moments on ...
Hungary's Hajdu Film Chosen For Oscars
- 8 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"Bibliotheque Pascal, a feature by director Szabolcs Hajdu, will be Hungary’s official entry in the best foreign-language film category at the Academy Awards, the Hungarian Film Union announced on Tuesday.
'BuSho Film Festival', Budapest, Until 5 September
- 3 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- entertainment
"The festival was established in 2004 by a group of young Hungarian filmmakers in order to fill a gap in the category of short film, but during the years it became clear that it was about much more. The name "BuSho" has come from a pun (Budapest Short - budapesti rövid), but it refers to a traditional popular custom of winter-send-of from Southern Hungary called "busójárás".
'International Photo Contest', Budapest
- 5 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian National Assembly Shall announce the International Photo contest entitled “LIVING TOGETHER. THE CO-EXISTENCE OF TRADITIONAL CULTURES IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN”, in a professional partnership together with the Hungarian House of Photography.
Anoushka Shankar, Margit Sziget, 3 June, 8 pm
- 31 May 2010 2:00 AM
- entertainment
"For Anoushka Shankar, there is legacy and then there is destiny. She is equally respectful of both, but bound to neither. Her ever-growing audience cannot help but acknowledge the familial roots of the young woman coaxing spellbinding spiritual sounds from her sitar, but neither can they deny that she is an innovator in her own right. Her name may have brought her to the stage for the first time ...
'Yvette Bozsik Company: Director's Cut', Trafó, 18 - 19 March
- 17 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- entertainment
"What if we had a chance to re-play or re-cut our lives and works, with our present knowledge and feelings? Were the things we missed out on more precious than the ones we eventually did accomplish?
RIP Frederick Sweet
- 17 Dec 2009 11:00 AM
Frederick Sweet was born in New York City of Hungarian parents (both from Budapest) who had immigrated to the United States before World War II. Since Hungarian was spoken at home, Sweet acquired it as a second language.
Budapest Bonfire Night: An Expat Success For Charity
- 17 Nov 2009 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Bonfire Night in Budapest went with a real bang on 5 November 2009. British Ambassador to Hungary Mr. Greg Dorey (pictured), guest of honour at this XpatLoop.com event, started proceedings with an informative and entertaining speech about this UK tradition, aka Guy Fawkes Night, to a packed house at the local InterContinental Hotel.