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Hungarian Film Festival returns
Written by Bettina Nemes
Almost four hundred films in eight categories have been registered for the 44th Hungarian Film Festival, which will take place from 3-9 February at the Corvin Cinema in Budapest after a 13-year break.

Rock legends in Budapest
Written by Christina Vontin
On 15 July 2025, one of the world's most successful rock bands will perform in the Puskás Arena.

Hungary nominates Semmelweis for Oscar
Written by BT/MTI
Hungary is nominating Lajos Koltai's Semmelweis for the Academy Award for best international film, the National Film Institute (NFI) said on Tuesday.

Thai Festival celebrates unique culture
Written by BT
The annual Thai Festival organised by the Royal Thai Embassy in Budapest will be held this year in the Hungarian National Museum on Sunday, September15 from 11am to 7pm.

Opus Jazz Club gets prestigious European award
Written by BT/MTI
The Opus Jazz Club operating the building of the Budapest Music Centre (BMC) has been granted the prestigious professional Award for Adventurous Programming from the Europe Jazz Network (EJN), the BMC said on Friday.

Budapest Central European Fashion Week commences
Written by BT/MTI
Budapest Central European Fashion Week (BCEFW), a showcase of fashion and workshops, has got under way, and Hungarian and regional brands will present their latest collections in the Millenaris G building at the weekend.

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Drama series revives memories of Polgár sisters’ reign

Men chess kings bad losers to Hungary’s queen
Written by Christopher Osterberg
Netflix chess drama “The Queen’s Gambit,” has proved to be a winner worldwide and has thrown the spotlight back on Hungary’s famous chess player sisters the Polgárs. Judit Polgár, who is considered by far the strongest female player of all time and the only ...

Jewish and Israeli Film Festival, November 24 to December 6

Films go online in pandemic
Written by Christopher Osterberg
Another victim of the killer coronavirus pandemic is the ninth annual international Jewish and Israeli Film Festival between November 24 and December 6, which this year will be held online in its entirety. Seventeen recent titles on Jewish life, culture and history will be ...

Budapest to host MTV European Music Awards
Written by MTI
This year's MTV European Music Awards ceremony will be held in Budapest on November 8, offering television viewers a virtual show broadcast from Budapest and London, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU) said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Filmmaker Zed Nelson tells story behind “The Street”

Boom and crisis in ‘hipster ground zero’
Written by Christopher Osterberg
Budapest Architecture Film Days are currently running until March 13, and “The Street” on March 9 examines the rapidly gentrifying but impoverished part of the East End of London where a proud yet fragile tradition of market stalls and pie and mash shops now ...

Launch of English version of Weekly Fortepan blog

Hungary’s family photo album on better display
Written by Christopher Osterberg
The online repository of 156,000-and-growing Hungarian photos taken from 1900 to 1990 and now posted in the Fortepan digital archive has been running a weekly article in a blog named Heti Fortepan for the past year, and now an English edition has been launched ...