VIDEO, PHOTOS: Monumental Hungarian hussar movie in the cinemas from March

Hungary’s film industry is given special attention in entertainment magazine Variety’s Berlinale issue published on Friday.

In an article titled “Hungary’s Big Relaunch”, Variety notes that Csaba Káel, head of the National Film Institute (NFI), is attending this year’s the Berlinale international film festival, which will feature, among others, a production about Count András Hadik de Futak, Field Marshal of the Imperial Army in the 18th century. The film will be in the cinemas from 9 March. Below you can find its trailer.

Káel told Variety that the rise of streaming services and miniseries had brought significant changes to the entertainment industry. NFI provides 28.5 million dollars in support to film projects each year and 19 million dollars to television productions, he said. The institute supports around 20 films and up to 200 TV productions each year, he added. He said NFI also aimed to promote Hungarian shooting locations and Budapest as a European production hub. International productions brought the country 690 million dollars’ worth of business last year, Káel said. Hungary’s services and generous tax rebates of up to more than 30 percent make the country an attractive venue for film productions, he added.