New entertainment venue opens in Budapest
The magical revival of revue
The fantastic, glittering world of revue will return to the stage of Matild Café & Cabaret from the end of October. Three evenings a week – Thursday, Friday and Saturday night – the early twentieth century Pest nightlife will be revived with live performances featuring Hungarian and international entertainers, never-before-seen night shows and a three-course dinner.
World Italian cuisine festival begins in Budapest
Cooking shows, master classes, workshops, film screenings and several other programmes will be offered at the Italian gastronomy festival in Budapest between November 14 and 20, the Italian ambassador said on Monday.
2023 Telekom VOLT festival cancelled due to economic uncertainty
Next year's Telekom VOLT music festival has been cancelled due to the "uncertain economic environment", organisers said on Friday.
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New York Film Week votes Hungary’s Stork Best Actress
Hungary's Natasa Stork has been voted Best Actress for the film Ice Cream Can Be Dangerous at this year's New York Film Week, the National Film Institute (NFI) said on Tuesday.
Budapest Festival Orchestra wins Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year award
The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) was named Orchestra of the Year by the prestigious Gramophone magazine at a gala in London on Tuesday.
Nyugati railway station added to European Film Academy’s Treasures of European Film Culture list
Nyugati railway station in Budapest has been added to the European Film Academy's Treasures of European Film Culture list, the National Film Institute said on Wednesday.
Budapest Classics Film Marathon to open on Tuesday
The National Film Institute is organising between September 13-18 the 5th international festival of restored films which this year will focus on the central European roots of Hollywood, the institute said on Monday.
Hungary nominates Blockade for Oscar
Hungary is nominating Blockade, a film about the October 1990 taxi drivers' blockade, for the 2023 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the National Film Institute (NFI) said on Thursday.
Szeged Airshow to feature fighter jets, helicopters, gliders, drones
Szeged will host an international air show featuring international military airplanes, helicopters, gliders and programmes including formation flying, skydiving and a drone show on September 9-11, the organisers said on Wednesday.
House of Music to host 1st Far Eastern Classical Music Festival
Budapest's House of Music will organise its first Far Eastern Classical Music Festival between September 1 and 4, the organisers said on Thursday.
Sziget Festival draws around 450,000 visitors
An estimated 450,000 people attended this year's Sziget Festival, with the event drawing a sell-out crowd on its opening day and near-capacity crowds on two other days, the festival's main organiser said on Monday.
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Drama series revives memories of Polgár sisters’ reign
Men chess kings bad losers to Hungary’s queen
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
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
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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Post Mortem collects four prizes at Spanish film festival
Hungarian film director Peter Bergendy's Post Mortem received four prizes at fantasy and horror film festival Sombra held in Murcia, southern Spain, on Saturday.
Premieres by Saint Ephraim Male Choir at Mass, free concert
Saint Ephraim Male Choir is celebrating its 20th birthday this year and will premiere two new works when it participates in the evening Mass at St. Teresa of Ávila Parish Church in Budapest’s District VI on February 19 at 6.30pm, then follows the service ...
Nyugati railway station added to European Film Academy’s Treasures of European Film Culture list
Nyugati railway station in Budapest has been added to the European Film Academy's Treasures of European Film Culture list, the National Film Institute said on Wednesday.
