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Hungary and Israel sign agreement to boost film co-production

Hungary and Israel signed a cooperation pact on film co-production, which will help Hungary boost its ties in the international film arena, the Ministry of Human Resources said. Zoltán Balog, the minister, has signed the cooperation documents with Ilan Mor, the Israeli ambassador to Budapest. The agreement specifies the conditions for taking part in film […]

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Film production spending in Hungary reaches annual HUF 46 bln

MTI – Econews Hungary saw an average of 250 cinema and television films, with a production value of almost HUF 46 bln in the period of 2010-2014, the communications directorate of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) told Hungarian news agency MTI. The NMHH noted that the projection values of “Die Hard 5”, “Hercules” […]

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Film production spending above EU average

Spending by film productions amounted to 0.15% of Hungarian economic output between 2010 and 2014, two-and-a-half times the European Union average, Hungary’s National Film Fund said. Citing a recent report by the European Audiovisual Observatory, the film fund said Hungary ranks number one in Europe in terms of the film industry’s contribution to economic growth. […]

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