Moscow -- While Hungarian television no longer provides funding for theatrical features, co-producing with other countries is set to be a promising area, according to producers presenting their films at the 41st Hungarian Film Week, which came to a close in Budapest on Feb. 8.
The near bankruptcy of the Hungarian television sector came as a blow to film producers depending on cash from TV, but many saw it coming a while ago.
"It didn't happen all of a sudden," says Jozsef Berger, producer at Mythberg Films, who presented the feature "The Camera Murderer," adding that country's TV sector has been moving towards focusing more on television products rather than films intended for theatrical release, anyway.
"There was a big effort form the Motion Pictures Public Foundation of Hungary (Mmka) to establish long-time cooperation with television, and Mmka was even giving money for television films," Berger said. "But it didn't work...
The near bankruptcy of the Hungarian television sector came as a blow to film producers depending on cash from TV, but many saw it coming a while ago.
"It didn't happen all of a sudden," says Jozsef Berger, producer at Mythberg Films, who presented the feature "The Camera Murderer," adding that country's TV sector has been moving towards focusing more on television products rather than films intended for theatrical release, anyway.
"There was a big effort form the Motion Pictures Public Foundation of Hungary (Mmka) to establish long-time cooperation with television, and Mmka was even giving money for television films," Berger said. "But it didn't work...
- 2/9/2010
- by By Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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