The Day of Hungarian Film

The Film Act Comes into Force
The Film Act came into force on April 1. The Association of Hungarian Producers designated this day as the Day of Hungarian Film. From now on, they wish to meet and celebrate on this day together with the reperesentatives of the local film industry, culture  experts and economic decision-makers. The legislation passed by Parliament’s unanimous vote in December will make Hungarian film production and distribution more predictable and transparent.

100 tenders for feature films

New Ways of Awarding Support
Altogether 81 new film projects were submitted to the feature film production tender of the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation, requesting Ft 6.79 billion in support. In the other category 19 already supported film projects applied for altogether Ft 680 million in additional support. Meanwhile, the foundation has less to spend than last year’s Ft 1.5 billion budget. This time, filmmakers will be able to meet the members of the judging panel in person.

5 is the Hungarian way

The Success of Dealer in Argentina
The award for best direction, best cinematography, the award of Argentine film critics, the FIPRESCI Award and a special prize for creating an artistic audiovisual unity: Benedek Fliegauf’s film won 5 prizes in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

International perspectives

Script Factory Kicks Off
The first script factory of Central and Eastern Europe, script-factory.net, started operations recently. The aim of the enterprise is to make use of the creative potential that can help our region become a force shaping culture in the international film industry. To do that, they are launching a scriptwriting contest and are creating an online database for producers and writers. 

The professional amateur

Sándor Reisenbüchler Dies
Animation director Sándor Reisenbüchler, the holder of the Kossuth and the Balázs Béla prizes, died unexpectedly at the age of 69. He had won numerous awards at international festivals, including Cannes, New York, Rome, Cairo and Barcelona. For the self-taught illusionist and artist, it was never the technique of drawing but the message of the film that mattered, the desire to provoke and to teach.