Restored Incandescent Love
The National Film Institute – Film Archive digitized and restored Gyula Macskássy’s Tungsram commercial Izzó szerelem/Incandescent Love (1939) using a special technique.
Cat City
nimated feature, Hungary–Germany–Canada – Béla Ternovszky, 1986. Digital restoration supervised by Béla Ternovszky – Bonus features: award-winning animated short films; portrait documentary; film history documentary.
Season of Classic Films
‘A Season of Classics Films’ is a series of free screenings between December 2020 until June 2021 across Europe to raise awareness of the work of European film archives.
The Upthrown Stone back at Cannes
This year, for the fifth time, the official programme of Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Classics, selected a Hungarian film classic restored by the National Film Institute.
István Szabó Collection
This collection contains István Szabó’s favourite films together with 12 earlier and more recently shot extras.
Book dedicated by Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor, who established Paramount Pictures film studio and was one of the founders of Hollywood filmmaking, was born in the village of Ricse on 7 January 1873 and he died in Los Angeles on 10 June 1976.
Unforgettable Comedies Free Online
The National Film Institute is making unforgettable Hungarian comedies from the past 80 years available free, online for 10 days to mark Hungarian Film Day on 30 April. Hyppolit, the Butler, The Witness, Dollybirds and Moscow Square plus many others can be watched with English subtitles until 10 May.
Hungarian Classics Free to Watch
The National Film Institute offers free online access to 39 Hungarian Classics with subtitles – literary adaptations, historical films and animations contributing to digital education introduced in Hungary due to the coronavirus outbreak. Precious entertainment for all members of the family staying at home.
Márta Mészáros retrospective at the Bergamo Film Meeting
With a retrospective consisting of 10 films restored by the National Film Institute - Film Archive - Hungary, Bergamo Film Meeting pays homage to the innovative gaze of Hungarian director Márta Mészáros.
July 8-14, 1919. Commander-in-Chief Böhm leaves the Red Army
After accepting the Entente's order, the Red Army was forced to withdraw from most of the territories they occupied during the Northern Campaign, which had a dramatic effect on the soldiers and the officers as well.
July 1-7, 1919. „This summer will be the proletariat's!”
In early July 1919 while the country's internal- and foreign policies were failing, Vörös Riport Film news started paying more attention to the working class' everydays and recreation.
June 24-30, 2019. The Monitors' Revolt
By summer, people were becoming more and more disgruntled and started attacking the Soviet Republic's system on several fronts. The tension led to an armed conflict in Budapest by the end of June, made legendary by the warships' revolt on the Danube.
July 22-28, 1919 – Final days of the dictatorship
The proletarian revolution failed on August 1, 1919 and the Republic ended. However, the last episode of Vörös Riport Film news still reported on victory and happiness.
Moszkva Square
Two-disc edition. Hungary – Ferenc Török, 2001
Hi, Junior!
Hungary – György Palásthy, 1971. Retro classic family film featuring the biggest stars of the day including Krisztián Kovács, Manyi Kiss and Gábor Koncz.
May 27 - June 2, 1919. The Northern Campaign's first successful missions
The Campaign, which started on May 30, 1919 was a real success story for the Hungarian Soviet Republic and the new age of Hungarian military history. But soldiers fighting on the front would have never imagined that less than two weeks later the Governing Council would be forced to give back the territories they took.
