594 result(s) for budapest writer
Slovakia And Hungary At Loggerheads Over Tokaj Wine
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Even Hungary's last-ditch Hungarian efforts have failed to prevent Slovakia from using the Tokaj name. The Slovak Tokaj wine is here to stay. But that's not the end of the world - let us excel them in quality, a wine writer says.
TEDxDanubia 2014: The Age Of Uncertainty, Budapest, 15 May
- 6 May 2014 9:02 AM
- business
We live in uncertain times, probably more so than ever before. The pace of change is accelerating, the amount of information and choices is overwhelming. A merging biological and technological revolution is transforming our reality. The gap between rich and poor has widened to unprecedented levels. Population growth and human induced ecological changes are creating unforeseeable risks on a ...
21st International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 24-27 April 2014
- 25 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
On Thursday, 24 April – right between the World Book and Copyright Day on Saint George's Day, 23 April and the World Intellectual Property Day on 25 April –, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books, Dr Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice and deputy prime minister, accompanied by Dr Miklós Bendzsel, president of the Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Viktoria Won The 21st Titanic International Film Festival In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Viktoria, the first film of the talented Bulgarian female writer, Maya Vitkova won the 8000-euros Breaking Waves Award of the 21st Titanic. The three-membered jury led by Hungarian director János Szász gave a special, director’s award to Benedikt Erlingsson for his film, Of Horses and Men. The students’ jury found Heart of a Lion to be the best piece of The European stories section, whilst the ...
The City Of Light Writers, The Whale Budapest, 21 March
- 13 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The anniversary exhibition of the Camera Anima Free School. The Camera Anima (Szellemkép) Free School celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014. The school is also a production agency, a lab, a studio, an organizer of competitions and exhibitions: a meeting point of creative minds that is closely associated with Szellemkép, an arts journal launched 25 years ago.
120th Anniversary Of New York Palace Budapest
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The history of the New York Palace dates back to the 70s of the 19th century when a talented young man from Upper Hungary called Max Aufricht arrived to Budapest with a teacher’s diploma and a silver forint in his pocket. But his poverty was paired with immense ambition; he obtained a doctoral degree in law and learned French.
Invitation: Győr Ballet: Zorba the Greek, Festival Theater Budapest, 27 February
- 27 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- community & culture
“The story of Zorba had a very profound effect on me. A man who can rediscover the sunny side of life through dance even after the deepest distress, who finds his feet again after every setback – I think all of us would like to be like him.
The writer, the composer and the choreographer all endeavour to recount Zorba’s story faithfully to the audience, but their differing tools of expression ...
Literary & Gastronomic Event, Brody Studios Budapest, 26 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Starting on Wednesday 26 February 2014, Rosie Apponyi will host a series of international literary dinners with writers including Masha Gessen (Russia), Timur Vermes (Germany) and Philippe Claudel (France); as well as homegrown authors such as Tibor Fischer.
Slovakia And Hungary At Loggerheads Over Tokaj Wine
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Even Hungary's last-ditch Hungarian efforts have failed to prevent Slovakia from using the Tokaj name. The Slovak Tokaj wine is here to stay. But that's not the end of the world - let us excel them in quality, a wine writer says.
TEDxDanubia 2014: The Age Of Uncertainty, Budapest, 15 May
- 6 May 2014 9:02 AM
- business
We live in uncertain times, probably more so than ever before. The pace of change is accelerating, the amount of information and choices is overwhelming. A merging biological and technological revolution is transforming our reality. The gap between rich and poor has widened to unprecedented levels. Population growth and human induced ecological changes are creating unforeseeable risks on a ...
21st International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 24-27 April 2014
- 25 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
On Thursday, 24 April – right between the World Book and Copyright Day on Saint George's Day, 23 April and the World Intellectual Property Day on 25 April –, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books, Dr Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice and deputy prime minister, accompanied by Dr Miklós Bendzsel, president of the Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Viktoria Won The 21st Titanic International Film Festival In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Viktoria, the first film of the talented Bulgarian female writer, Maya Vitkova won the 8000-euros Breaking Waves Award of the 21st Titanic. The three-membered jury led by Hungarian director János Szász gave a special, director’s award to Benedikt Erlingsson for his film, Of Horses and Men. The students’ jury found Heart of a Lion to be the best piece of The European stories section, whilst the ...
The City Of Light Writers, The Whale Budapest, 21 March
- 13 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The anniversary exhibition of the Camera Anima Free School. The Camera Anima (Szellemkép) Free School celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014. The school is also a production agency, a lab, a studio, an organizer of competitions and exhibitions: a meeting point of creative minds that is closely associated with Szellemkép, an arts journal launched 25 years ago.
120th Anniversary Of New York Palace Budapest
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The history of the New York Palace dates back to the 70s of the 19th century when a talented young man from Upper Hungary called Max Aufricht arrived to Budapest with a teacher’s diploma and a silver forint in his pocket. But his poverty was paired with immense ambition; he obtained a doctoral degree in law and learned French.
Invitation: Győr Ballet: Zorba the Greek, Festival Theater Budapest, 27 February
- 27 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- community & culture
“The story of Zorba had a very profound effect on me. A man who can rediscover the sunny side of life through dance even after the deepest distress, who finds his feet again after every setback – I think all of us would like to be like him.
The writer, the composer and the choreographer all endeavour to recount Zorba’s story faithfully to the audience, but their differing tools of expression ...
Literary & Gastronomic Event, Brody Studios Budapest, 26 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Starting on Wednesday 26 February 2014, Rosie Apponyi will host a series of international literary dinners with writers including Masha Gessen (Russia), Timur Vermes (Germany) and Philippe Claudel (France); as well as homegrown authors such as Tibor Fischer.