Oscar winner movie filmed at prestigious Budapest university!

Some scenes of the Oscar winner film “Poor Things” by Yorgos Lanthimos was filmed at the Gábor Baross Residence Hall of BME. Poor Things (and Hungarian set decorator Zsuzsa Mihalek) won four Oscars in Best Achievement in Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Actress, Best Makeup and Hairstyling this March.

The diverse locations of the campus are also popular among cinematographic professionals. Also shot in Hungary, “Poor Things” won the 77th BAFTA Film Award in the Best Production Design (set) category on 18 February 2024. The film’s set decorator was Zsuzsa Mihalek. Nominated for the Best Achievement in Production Design of the 96th Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars, to be held on March 10, the film features the Ceremony Hall of the Gábor Baross Residence Hall of BME as the ball room in the Lisbon scene.“After weeks of preparations, the three-day shooting took place in the fall of 2021. The pre-production team did a fantastic job in the Ceremony Hall, even though the original function of the building presented a challenge as the crew had to keep in mind that students live, study and relax there. Thus, they could not drill, carve or hammer at any time. During the filming, Emma Stone, the leading actress also visited the residence hall. Thanks to the careful pre-production work, the film crew left behind a renovated and freshly painted Ceremonial Hall to the community of the residence hall,” said Anikó Gondolovics-Tarró, staff member of the Directorate of Sales and Services of the BME Chancellery.