Been There Dune That: Hungarian Takes Home Statue for Dune
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It’s the Oscar moment everybody is talking about. No, the other moment. When Hungarian Zsuzsanna Sipos brought home the Academy Award for Best Production Design for her work on the juggernaut fantasy remake of Frank Herbert’s book Dune. It is a category that has not seen a Hungarian winner since the year 1966, when ethnic Hungarian Joseph Kish won for the film Ship of Fools, while the last Oscar to go to a Hungarian was Kristóf Deák’s for Best Live Action Short in 2016.
Dune was for the most part filmed in Hungary, and featured a long roster of Hungarian crew and technicians. Hungarian Film Commissioner Csaba Káel issued a public congratulations to Sipos and the Hungarians who worked on the film, saying this: “A big congratulations to the Hungarian experts who have contributed to this world success. The entire profession is overjoyed at Zsuzsanna Sipos’ Oscar and it also goes to show that we have world-class talents. It also sends the message to the world that Hungarian filmmakers are among the best,”
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It’s worth noting that Dune also won for Best Sound, a statue going to long-term Hungarian resident Mac Ruth, a Texan who moved to Budaepst in the 1990s, and has been working in film since. Ruth was previously nominated for The Martian, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, and Blade Runner 2049; so it was a long time coming for this expat. Ruth was the production sound mixer of the winning team.
It is likely much of the team behind Dune will be reunited, as it was announced in January that Dune 2 will also be shot in Hungary, at Origo Studios.
And while we are speaking of winners, this blog took 19th place on Feedspot.com’s list of Best European Film Blogs. It’s the only Hungarian blog on the list, which also includes many blogs from the States that discuss European film. It doesn’t come with a statue, or much fame, but we are still pretty proud of that accomplishment around here.
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