„God Bless the Camera!”

Film Financing: Documentaries
According to the representatives of the neglected documetary genre, the malfunctioning distribution system is equally responsible for the current situation as the indifferent TV stations.

The first year of the MEDIA Program

How Did Hungarians Perform?
Hungary officially became the member of the Media Plus program aimed at strengthening the European audiovisual sector as of May 1, but it could apply for support for all sorts of audivisual activities apart from filmmaking already from the beginning of the year. Hungarians submitted applications in eight categories.

No guidelines

Erzsébet Tóth about the Public Foundation
According to Ezsébet Tóth, secretary general of the Hungarian Motion Picture Public Foundation, their main task is to maintain the continuity of filmmaking and distrubution. Although there are still no guidelines helping their work, applicants, producers and professional organizations are starting to realize and learn their own roles in the system.

Award for Being Julia

Annette Bening Wins Golden Globe
This year Annette Bening won a Golden Globe for best comedy or musical actress for her performance in Being Julia. The movie was directed by Academy Award winner István Szabó and photographed by Lajos Koltai.