Budapest could be the city of films in Europe – interview with Gábor Rajna part 2
The Astra Film Studio is developing. The aim of the studio is to attract more filmmakers to Hungary. We asked Gábor Rajna, Executive Producer, about the topic.
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Astra Film Studios expands – interview with Gábor Rajna
The Astra Film Studio is developing. The aim of the studio is to attract more filmmakers to Hungary. We asked Gábor Rajna, Executive Producer, about the topic.
Exclusive interview with Mihály Korom, producer of Chernobyl: Abyss
Mihály Korom producer answered our questions about his career and the few months-old Chernobyl: Abyss. He also shared some “behind the scene” info.
Exclusive: “Every creator has the right to artistic freedom” – says the Vice-Chairman of the Cultural Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
László L. Simon explains the controversial Hungarian law and assures everyone that the law will not restrict the freedom of film artists.
How Wendy Partridge designed the costumes in Shadow and Bone
She explains why she had to travel to India, only to return and make the costumes in Budapest with Peris Costumes. She also reveals her favorite costume.
“Few people take the risk of pushing the “all in” button around the age of 40″ – Imre Czomba
At 40, Imre Czomba changed his life and moved to Los Angeles. He has written music for several foreign productions working with stars such as Julie Dash.
„The directors’ job is to make decisions” – Áron Mátyássy one of the directors of The Informant series on HBO Hungary
Golden Life in 2015 achieved a breakthrough with HBO Hungary. Now they started to shoot another series after a pause of many years, called The Informant.
On the set of Wandering leaves with Mátyás Szabó director – exclusive
“Every good director-producer relationship is based on mutual trust” – on set interview with the makers of the new Hungarian scifi lovestory funded by the NFI.
“I am first to arrive and the last to leave. There are no impossible requests.” – Imre Légmán Supervising Location Manager
Budapest is constantly changing, many locations stay for decades, and some venues turn into something else. Imre Légmán talks about the best venues in Budapest.
“The Story of My Wife with Ildikó Enyedi, is a passion project for a long now” – Mónika Mécs producer
Mónika Mécs started as a documentary filmmaker, climbed up the ladder, and now she works as a producer. The Story of my wife is the actual production she is into.
The power of female vigour in the animation industry – interview
From the cultural-film field to the virtual productions and animations. Dr. Ildiko Takács Chief Business Legal Affairs Officer at DIGIC Pictures has a colourful career path.
“My 25 years of experience in the back office helps me with my producer work” – Interview with Judit Romwalter, part 2
Producer Judit Romwalter, head of the company SPARKS Camera & Lighting Ltd. In this second part of the interview she talks about her producer life.
Joyrider moves to international platform
Joyrider with Gábor Krigler moves to an international platform, they won the Series Mania Project Exhange Award few weeks ago.
“The capability to catch human sensitiveness is essential”- Interview with Tamás Dobos DOP
Silver Bear for the first directing Nagy Dénes film, Natural lights. Now we bring you closer Tamás Dobos is the director of photography of the unique film.
“I started to build bridges between the UK and Hungary from the very beginning.” – interview with Ildikó Kemény, lead producer of Pioneer Stillking
Pioneer is one of the biggest production and service company in Hungary, Ildikó Kemény, leading producer tells us their story and the way they managed to overcome the COVID-19 damage so quickly.
“From the first phone call to financing” – Judit Romwalter head of SPARKS about running the camera and lighting business in a male-dominated field
Producer Judit Romwalter head of SPARKS Camera & Lighting Ltd gives us an insight on how the company started and her close friendship with Vilmos Zsigmond.
„A heavy-duty pool had to be built in an extra short time” – Dezső Ágoston project manager
How difficult was it to build a huge pool for a film like Blade Runner 2049? What kind of challenges does an architect face in a project like this?
“We have one of the most successful visual design teams in the Hungarian film industry “– Judit Varga, production designer & set decorator
Judit Varga is a well-known set director in the film industry, and she is an Emmy-nominated set decorator for the HBO produced TV series – The Borgias.
Theaterkunst opens showroom in Budapest
Theaterkunst is a traditional German costume rental company, which has opened its new office in Budapest. They have many plans for the future.
„It’s me, who brings people together as we build a fantasy world”
Would you think that an architect could become an art director? How is it possible? Zsuzsa Kismarty-Lechner gets behind the scenes, on how the art directors’ work look like.
How ORIGO Studios, Europe’s major film facility has been founded – EXCLUSIVE
Dune, Blade Runner: 2049, Inferno, The Witcher – a few of the many major productions made at ORIGO Studios in Budapest. Exclusive interview with István Kovács one of the founders.
“I am involved in dozens of projects” – Exclusive interview with Bence Fliegauf
Bence Fliegauf is one of the Hungarian winners of this year’s Berlinale. We made an interview with the director and screenwriter after the festival.
Training an actor to do something they have never done before
How was Selena Gomez trained to learn an extreme sport for the movie Monte Carlo? What kind of skills you need to have to ride a polo horse?
“We will do our best to get our breakthrough”
Joyrider will present the Balaton Brigade series in the Berlinale Co-Production Market this year, as they are the very first participants from Hungary.
This is the way to make films eco-friendly – interview with Gábor Harmat
Film studios in general, tend to be one of the biggest CO2 emissions in the world. But there are some new initiatives even in Hungary, we report in this article.
The legacy of Hungarian filmmakers is inadequately treated
Balázs Bokor, the president of the Hungarian Hollywood Council talked to us about the possible methods by which the Council could promote Hungarian movie-makers.
