Jean-Luc Godard Passes Away at 91
Jean-Luc Godard, the French-Swiss director of Libération, has died at the age of 91.
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VIP video about the Academy’s official 2022 Emmys Party
Are you interested to get a VIP ‘pass’ for the American Television Academy’s exclusive Emmys Party in Los Angeles? Our reporter Vida Virág was at the Academy’s official 2022 Emmys Party, so here is a sneak peek!
Grosan Awarded at Venice Film Festival
Hungarian film director Cristina Grosan received an independent director’s prize given to female directors under 40 at the Venice Film Festival for her film Hétköznapi Kudarcok (Everyday Failures) screened at the festival’s Giornate degli Autori programme, on Sunday.
Hungary Nominates ‘Blockade’ for Oscar
Hungary is nominating Blockade, a film about the October 1990 taxi drivers’ blockade, for the 2023 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the National Film Institute (NFI) said on Thursday.
Rákóczi Festival to Be Organized on Sunday in Borsi, Slovakia
Rákóczi festival will be organized on September 11th in Borsi, Slovakia, in the birthplace of II. Ferenc Rákóczi, in the renovated Rákóczi Castle – the László Teleki Foundation, which organized the event, informed MTI on Tuesday.
Salman Rushdie Kept on a Ventilator After Being Stabbed on Friday
Salman Rushdie, who was attacked on Friday, is being treated for serious injuries in a New York hospital. He has survived the operation and is being kept on a ventilator, his agent announced on Friday evening.
New Millennium International Chamber Music Festival Features V4 String Quartet
The New Millennium International Chamber Music Festival, to be held for the fourth time from August 25 to 30 in Budapest, will feature premieres and international collaborations in a series of programmes curated by violinist Miranda Liu and the V4 String Quartet which comprises musicians from Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Szijjártó Attends Hungarian Art Project Opening in Vienna
Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade on Thursday attended the opening of Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer’s project in Vienna, the wrapping of the 93m tower of the Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein.
Night of Museums Draws Record 330,000 Visitors
Over 430 venues hosted 2,500 programmes across the country.
Fine Arts Museum to Open Matisse Show on Thursday
The Budapest Museum of Fine Arts is opening its first large-scale exhibition of the works of Henri Matisse on Thursday, showing over 150 works encompassing the artist’s 60-year career, organisers told a press conference on Wednesday. The show runs until Oct. 16.