43 result(s) for national film fund in Entertainment
Resounding Hungarian Success - 12th Budapest International Short Film Festival
- 7 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The story of a girl preparing for the fight of her life – told by István Kovács – titled “The Sound of Concrete” (Betonzaj) won the main Award, the Golden BuSho of the 12th Budapest International Short Film Festival on Saturday evening. As a small surprise – for until this time it has not occurred that two Hungarian creations were among the best – the Silver BuSho went to Áron Ferenczik’s “Mr. ...
Whisky Robber Shooting Begins
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Director Nimród Antal will begin shooting a feature film on Attila Ambrus, who has come to be known as the whisky robber, on June 11. The Hungarian National Film Fund will subsidise the film to the tune of Ft 1.1 billion. It will be shot in 130 locations for seventy days but does not yet have a title.
“Whisky Robber” Film In The Works
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Shooting can start in late May for a movie relating the story of the “whisky robber” Attila Ambrus, who held up numerous banks and post offices in the 1990s and once escaped jail. He earned his nickname by stopping for a glass of whisky before committing his robberies.
270 Titles Compete At 2nd Hungarian Film Week, 1 - 6 March
- 3 Mar 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
A total of 270 titles will compete to win prizes in six categories at the 2nd Hungarian Film Week beginning on Tuesday, the organisers said. The awarding ceremony for best feature-length, short, television, documentary, educational and animated film will be held on March 6.
Congratulations Pour In For Hungarian Film After Golden Globes Win
- 14 Jan 2016 10:25 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated the director and his team on Son of Saul’s success in a post on his Facebook page. “Wow! A unique Hungarian success! I convey my heartfelt congratulations to László Nemes Jeles and all the creators and actors of Son of Saul. I would like to express my appreciation to Andy Vajna, who has established a support system for the film industry that ...
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Hungarian Film “Son Of Saul” Wins Grand Prize At Cannes 2015
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The harrowing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” offering unflinching depictions of the gas chambers of Auschwitz, claimed the runner-up Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Hungarian director László Nemes’s work is the first debut film (Steven Soderbergh’s “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”) to be given the Palme in twenty-six years.
Éva Duda Company: Lear, Átrium Film-Theatre Budapest, 12 May
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Éva Duda Dance Company celebrates its fifth anniversary in the theatre season of 2014/2015. Lear, a special theatrical performance is the highlight of this jubilee. Based on William Shakespeare’s play King Lear, the Éva Duda Dance Company and Átrium Film & Theatre presents: Lear - physical theatre inspired by legendary interpretations on 12. May 2015 at 19.00 pm, at Átrium Film-Theatre - ...
Hungarian Film Wins Grand Prix At Top Portuguese Festival
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian director Károly Mészáros’s first cinema film, the absurd romantic comedy Liza, The Fox-Fairy, has won the main prize and the award for the best visual effects at the thirty-fifth Fantasporto international film festival, held in Porto, Portugal. It is the first time in the festival’s 35-year history that the main prize, named Fastasporto Grand Prix, has gone to a Hungarian movie.
Resounding Hungarian Success - 12th Budapest International Short Film Festival
- 7 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The story of a girl preparing for the fight of her life – told by István Kovács – titled “The Sound of Concrete” (Betonzaj) won the main Award, the Golden BuSho of the 12th Budapest International Short Film Festival on Saturday evening. As a small surprise – for until this time it has not occurred that two Hungarian creations were among the best – the Silver BuSho went to Áron Ferenczik’s “Mr. ...
Whisky Robber Shooting Begins
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Director Nimród Antal will begin shooting a feature film on Attila Ambrus, who has come to be known as the whisky robber, on June 11. The Hungarian National Film Fund will subsidise the film to the tune of Ft 1.1 billion. It will be shot in 130 locations for seventy days but does not yet have a title.
“Whisky Robber” Film In The Works
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Shooting can start in late May for a movie relating the story of the “whisky robber” Attila Ambrus, who held up numerous banks and post offices in the 1990s and once escaped jail. He earned his nickname by stopping for a glass of whisky before committing his robberies.
270 Titles Compete At 2nd Hungarian Film Week, 1 - 6 March
- 3 Mar 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
A total of 270 titles will compete to win prizes in six categories at the 2nd Hungarian Film Week beginning on Tuesday, the organisers said. The awarding ceremony for best feature-length, short, television, documentary, educational and animated film will be held on March 6.
Congratulations Pour In For Hungarian Film After Golden Globes Win
- 14 Jan 2016 10:25 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated the director and his team on Son of Saul’s success in a post on his Facebook page. “Wow! A unique Hungarian success! I convey my heartfelt congratulations to László Nemes Jeles and all the creators and actors of Son of Saul. I would like to express my appreciation to Andy Vajna, who has established a support system for the film industry that ...
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Hungarian Film “Son Of Saul” Wins Grand Prize At Cannes 2015
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The harrowing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” offering unflinching depictions of the gas chambers of Auschwitz, claimed the runner-up Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Hungarian director László Nemes’s work is the first debut film (Steven Soderbergh’s “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”) to be given the Palme in twenty-six years.
Éva Duda Company: Lear, Átrium Film-Theatre Budapest, 12 May
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Éva Duda Dance Company celebrates its fifth anniversary in the theatre season of 2014/2015. Lear, a special theatrical performance is the highlight of this jubilee. Based on William Shakespeare’s play King Lear, the Éva Duda Dance Company and Átrium Film & Theatre presents: Lear - physical theatre inspired by legendary interpretations on 12. May 2015 at 19.00 pm, at Átrium Film-Theatre - ...
Hungarian Film Wins Grand Prix At Top Portuguese Festival
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian director Károly Mészáros’s first cinema film, the absurd romantic comedy Liza, The Fox-Fairy, has won the main prize and the award for the best visual effects at the thirty-fifth Fantasporto international film festival, held in Porto, Portugal. It is the first time in the festival’s 35-year history that the main prize, named Fastasporto Grand Prix, has gone to a Hungarian movie.