Media Hungary 2005
 
Gray Zone
The Media Hungary 2005 conference took place on May 24-25 in Tihany. Its main focus this year was „The redefinition of public service at the time of the digital revolution”. The two-day event featured numerous lectures and discussion panels on the current situation and tasks of public service media, and the complicated position of Hungarian film in Hungarian media was also mentioned.

Hunnia Film Studio is Rolling

Csáth and the Restaurant Reviewers
Péter Bacsó is shooting his new comedy, Pál Sándor will embark on Noah’s Ark and János Szász is about to dive into the belly of the universe of Géza Csáth once again. 

Filmvilág Goes Digital

The entire 25-year archive of the cinema magazine Filmvilág has been uploaded on the internet (www.filmvilag.hu), and the digital magazine is accompanied by a user-friendly search engine. The archive is expanding, while the search engine is able to conduct simple and specific searches as well.

HBO Launches New Movie Channel

Home Box Office (HBO), a leading programming provider in Central Europe is launching a new movie channel by the name Cinemax. The new channel is available for subscribers since May 13.
 
The Crew of Fehér tenyér Returns

The crew of the film Fehér tenyér (White Palms) arrived home in late April from a two-week shoot in Canada and Las Vegas. Both locations are featured in the script, so filmmakers used the original settings for the scenes that take place in Calgary and the Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. Tom Cruise is rumoured to be interested in the film, which will be shot in Budapest from June.
 
An Affiliate of Cinema City: Fórum Hungary

A new distibutor, Fórum Hungary Distibution Ltd. has entered the Hungarian market. It will primarily sell mainstream Hollywood movies in Hungary. The new distributor, which will share the scene with about 10-12 domestic distribution companies, is the affiliate of Cinema City International (CCI), a cinema owner and operator in Central Europe and Israel.

The Day of Wrath Was Shot in Fót

In spite of the spectacular riding and fencing scenes, Mexican-American Adrian Rudomin’s period thriller shot in Hungary does not appear to be a light movie. Christopher Lambert.
Plays Ruy de Mendoza, who investigates the deeds of inquisitors hunting down baptized Jews.