50 result(s) for film funding
Bill To ‘Create Clarity’ Around Theatre Funding In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2019 12:45 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The new culture bill before parliament will create "crystal clear and predictable" conditions around the funding and operation of theatres, the Ministry of Human Resources has said.
On Body And Soul Shortlisted For Oscar 2018
- 25 Jan 2018 11:40 AM
- entertainment
The American film academy has nominated Ildikó Enyedi’s romantic drama On Body and Soul for this year’s Academy Award for best foreign language film, it was announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Hungary Oscar Nominee To Be Chosen From Among 20 Films
- 9 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- entertainment
Thanks to the recently reformed Hungarian film funding system, the jury selecting the Hungarian nominee for the American Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is to sample a crop of 20 films this year, the director of the Hungarian Film Fund told public television.
Magyar Opinion: Hungarian Film Wins Golden Bear
- 21 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The leading pro-government daily contends that Ildikó Enyedi’s success at the Berlin film festival indicates that the Hungarian public film funding system works well. A left-wing commentator acknowledges the state’s role in the success, but nonetheless considers the fund distribution scheme absurd.
Lázár: Sport ‘National Cause’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly press briefing. The achievements of Hungary’s athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympics and in past years will help the country’s bid to host the Olympics, Lázár said. He called Hungary one of the most successful “sporting nations” in the world.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
A Great Day For Hungarian Filmmaking
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
On Monday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán posted the following on his Facebook page: “This is a great day for Hungarian filmmaking. Thank you, everybody”. He was expressing his congratulations after László Nemes’ “Son of Saul” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in Los Angeles.
German Weekly Corrects Interview With Son Of Saul's Hungarian Director
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In response to complaints by producers of the Hungarian Holocaust drama Son of Saul, the German weekly Jüdische Allgemeine has corrected its interview with director László Nemes Jeles. The corrected version differs in its title and almost in its entire content from the original one which attributed fabricated answers to the director and provoked sharp criticism.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Tears Up Contract At Press Conference
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Five-time world swimming champion Katinka Hosszú yesterday rejected – by ripping it up in front of reporters – an offer of Ft 12 million in support from the Hungarian Swimming Federation. The world and European champion objected to the requirement that she must promote the 2017 world championships in Budapest in return for the funding and said the money would be better spent on upgrading the ...
Bill To ‘Create Clarity’ Around Theatre Funding In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2019 12:45 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The new culture bill before parliament will create "crystal clear and predictable" conditions around the funding and operation of theatres, the Ministry of Human Resources has said.
On Body And Soul Shortlisted For Oscar 2018
- 25 Jan 2018 11:40 AM
- entertainment
The American film academy has nominated Ildikó Enyedi’s romantic drama On Body and Soul for this year’s Academy Award for best foreign language film, it was announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Hungary Oscar Nominee To Be Chosen From Among 20 Films
- 9 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- entertainment
Thanks to the recently reformed Hungarian film funding system, the jury selecting the Hungarian nominee for the American Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is to sample a crop of 20 films this year, the director of the Hungarian Film Fund told public television.
Magyar Opinion: Hungarian Film Wins Golden Bear
- 21 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The leading pro-government daily contends that Ildikó Enyedi’s success at the Berlin film festival indicates that the Hungarian public film funding system works well. A left-wing commentator acknowledges the state’s role in the success, but nonetheless considers the fund distribution scheme absurd.
Lázár: Sport ‘National Cause’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly press briefing. The achievements of Hungary’s athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympics and in past years will help the country’s bid to host the Olympics, Lázár said. He called Hungary one of the most successful “sporting nations” in the world.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
A Great Day For Hungarian Filmmaking
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
On Monday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán posted the following on his Facebook page: “This is a great day for Hungarian filmmaking. Thank you, everybody”. He was expressing his congratulations after László Nemes’ “Son of Saul” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in Los Angeles.
German Weekly Corrects Interview With Son Of Saul's Hungarian Director
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In response to complaints by producers of the Hungarian Holocaust drama Son of Saul, the German weekly Jüdische Allgemeine has corrected its interview with director László Nemes Jeles. The corrected version differs in its title and almost in its entire content from the original one which attributed fabricated answers to the director and provoked sharp criticism.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Tears Up Contract At Press Conference
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Five-time world swimming champion Katinka Hosszú yesterday rejected – by ripping it up in front of reporters – an offer of Ft 12 million in support from the Hungarian Swimming Federation. The world and European champion objected to the requirement that she must promote the 2017 world championships in Budapest in return for the funding and said the money would be better spent on upgrading the ...

















