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June 30, 2026
Location Scout: The Budapest Subway System
Usually, it’s all about the streets and buildings a film can use to replicate a particular location or epoch. But Budapest’s underground metro lines have also featured in films, both local and international. A Brief History of the Budapest Metro Budapest’s very first metro, the M1 (yellow), was the first electrical underground railway in mainland…
June 30, 2026
Schwarzenegger Filming in Budapest
Arnie is back in Budapest. The star has been snapped all over town commuting on his favoured fat-tyre ebike during downtime from filming a new action thriller. Schwarzenegger is no stranger to Budapest and has visited Hungary many, many times. We personally came face to face with him and his well-documented cigar-smoking ways on Váci…
June 13, 2026
Tony Curtis Museum Officially Opens at Origo Studios Budapest
Legendary Hollywood actor Tony Curtis (1925-2010) has long been recognized as one of Hungary’s most famous sons. Now a memorial room in his honour has just been opened at Origo Film Studio. Who was Tony Curtis? Born Bernard Schwarz to Jewish-Hungarian immigrant parents in New York, Tony Curtis spoke only Hungarian until the age of…
May 31, 2026
Hungarian Director György Pálfi Returns with His New Film: HEN
The latest feature from the acclaimed director, known for his boundary-pushing storytelling, has recently been released in the U.K. But the film’s leading lady may surprise you. Yes, the character at the centre of the film HEN is a chicken–but don’t let that mislead you. Although it’s a quirky adventure story about a hen on…
May 28, 2026
Set in Paris, Filmed in Budapest
THE NIGHTINGALE, starring Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning, is continuing a long tradition. It’s the latest production filming in Hungary but set in France. Directed by Michael Morrisa, The Nightingale features Dakota and Elle Fanning–together in a film for the first time–who get to play sisters on screen in Nazi-occupied France. Based on the novel…
May 13, 2026
Walk My World: Reimagining the Performance Experience in Budapest
Touted as the biggest immersive performance in Europe, Walk My World impresses with its blend of theatre, dance and acrobatics. But don’t go into this show thinking you can just sit back and relax. What is Walk My World? Ticket holders don’t simply turn up to watch Walk My World from the comfort of a…
April 30, 2026
Oscar-winning Hungarian Director István Szabó Starts Filming in Budapest.
First look photos from the set of Szabó’s latest film reveal an impressive cast of international stars. The Script Szabo’s latest film is a period drama, based on a work from veneered Hungarian writer, Sándor Márai. The book, Embers (A gyertyák csonkig égnek), was adapted into a screenplay by two-time Academy Award winner Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons). It’s therefore…
April 23, 2026
Celebrating the Birth of Hungarian Cinema 125 Years Ago
Hungarian Film Day, organized by the National Film Institute, Hungary, has been held since 2018 on April 30th to celebrate the very first screening of Hungarian film footage way back in 1901. But this year is a special birthday as it marks the 125th anniversary of this date. To pay proper homage to Hungarian film…
April 15, 2026
House of Houdini Commemorates Famous Hungarian in 2026
October 2026 will mark 100 years since the death of the escape artist Harry Houdini, one of Hungary’s famous sons from the beginning of the 20th century. Who was Harry Houdini? Harry Houdini, born Erik Weiz in 1874 in Budapest, moved to New York with his family at the age of fourteen where he worked…
March 31, 2026