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22 Nov

The 10th European Art Cinema Day

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Festival favorites and new Hungarian films ahead of the European Art Cinema Day. This year, the European Art Cinema Day awaits cinema fans with a diverse selection of films and thought-provoking stories, which will be held in hundreds of cinemas across Europe, including 27 Hungarian art cinemas, on Sunday, November 23. (editor remark… hope still just in time to roll along)

In addition to the competition films of the most famous festivals – Cannes, Berlin, Venice – the domestic offer also includes the new film by Ildikó Enyedi and Gábor Herendi, as well as an award-winning animated film made with the participation of Hungarian creators. “Europe is going to the cinema again!” – One of the largest pan-European film festivals is being held for the tenth time, which last year attracted more than 90,000 viewers in 700 cinemas in 40 countries. The 10th European Art Cinema Day, which will take place on November 23, draws attention to important social issues through the diversity of European cinema, and at the same time puts the spotlight on art cinemas, which offer a diverse, open cultural and community space to the audience all year round.
Hungarian art cinemas traditionally join the cross-border screening series, initiated by the International Association of Art Cinemas (CICAE) and the Europa Cinemas network. Organized by the Art Cinema Association, more than a hundred screenings are held at 27 locations across the country under the auspices of the event.

The participating cinemas – 8 art cinemas in Budapest and 19 in the countryside – will welcome the audience with a unique film selection on this day, giving viewers the opportunity to see the selected works weeks or months before the national premiere. The diverse film selection includes European co-productions of various genres, from Italian crime fiction to Belgian courtroom drama, French film satire and German psychological drama to Norwegian animation, and two new Hungarian films are also featured prominently in the program.

The detailed Hungarian program of the 10th European Art Cinema Day and the screening times of the individual films can be folloed on http://www.artmoziegyesulet.hu.

Recommendation from Aggie Reiter

20 Nov

14th Budapest Jewish and Israeli Film Festival- 2025.

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Time – Venue: 26-30 November, 2025. @ Puskin Cinema – Budapest.

The 14th Budapest Jewish and Israeli Film Festival will begin on Wednesday, 26th of November through Sunday, 30th of November. The festival will be held at the Pushkin Cinema – Budapest where 20 films (8 feature films, 3 documentaries and 9 shorts) such as comedies, dramas, thrillers and documentaries. The screenings will be complemented by discussions and accompanying programs.

The audience can once again encounter Jewish and Israeli films from all over the world at the Pushkin Cinema. Within the ZsiFi 2025 program the screenings will be complemented by discussions and accompanying programs.

The festival’s films are presented in several languages ​​- English, Hebrew, German, Czech, Persian, Ukrainian, Russian and French – with Hungarian and English subtitles so that everyone can relate to them.

The festival will open on the 26th of November at 7 p.m. The opening film will be Bad Shabbos (American comedy, 2024, 84 minutes, in English, with Hungarian subtitles).
The main organizer: , JCC Budapest – Bálint House.,

Recomendation by Aggie Reiter

18 Nov

The Resurrected Notre-Dame – Film premiere @ Hungary’s cinemas from November, 20.2025.

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Fascinating French documentary about the cathedral’s rebirth @ Hungary’s cinemas from November, 20. 2025.

In April 2019, the entire world was shocked when Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the most important masterpieces of medieval architecture, was engulfed in flames. However, the tragedy was followed by an unprecedented collaboration. Over five years, one of the most complex restoration projects in Europe was carried out, involving 340000 donors, 2000 craftsmen and hundreds of professional workshops.

This monumental human and technical undertaking is presented in the French documentary Notre-Dame Resurrected, distributed by Pannonia Entertainment Ltd.

The film, made up of over 350 hours of footage, offers an exceptional insight into the daily lives of restorers, conservationists, masons, carpenters, glass painters, organ restorers and senior engineers. The crew was able to follow the reconstruction from 2020 to 2024 with almost unprecedented access: from the first reinforcement works, to the rebirth of the roof, to the reconstruction of the iconic tower.

The reconstruction of Notre-Dame is also impressive in numbers:1000 m³ of stone for the new vaults and walls … 100 meters of new wooden roof structure above the main nave … four thousand square meters m² of freshly installed lead sheeting on the roof … 41 thousand square meters of cleaned stone surface … 846 million euros donation with support from 150 countries

The film goes beyond statistics … It tells human stories and shows the crafts that, 850 years later, are still based on the same hand movements. The legacy of the medieval journeymen lives on in today’s French workshops. This passion and expertise shine through every frame of the documentary.

By 2024, restorers had returned Notre-Dame to the light that a 14th-century pilgrim might have seen: as if the medieval guilds had only momentarily abandoned the building.

Recommender Aggie Reiter

16 Nov

Solar System Phenomena & Distant Galaxies.

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8th National Astrophotography Exhibition – Budapest

Early Saturday evening was taken to distant galaxies on the opening of the astro-images at the Museum of Natural History, whereas the largest astrophotography event of the year November, 15. took place in its exhibition hall. The exhibition is built around three themes … Astroscapes, the Solar System, and the world of stars and Galaxies. One of the main characters is to be an innovative image of the M33 galaxy, which demonstrates a new image processing technique.

This year was the 8th Star-Photos Exhibition, showing the hundred most beautiful astrophotos which were selected from the works of 66 astrophotographers of our country. After the presentation the audience could have had walk around to gaze the 100 unbelievable images from the year’s greatest astrophotographers.The exhibition was created by cca. 40 people. The Spanish Astrological Association members were also was present at the opening of the exhibition. Several astrophotographers have already received international prizes at several exhibitions. Here awards, prizes on site were handle out. This year, five images by seven Hungarian photographers were included in the international best, one of which won an award. The exhibition thus proves once again that Hungarian astrophotography is at the international forefront. This exhibition can be viewed for a few months, therefore do not miss to plan your’s before your late and miss it. All individuals are welcomed to feel like being “out of space” and last but not least children, may look at these photosgraphs with wide eyes open, have a real experience, getting to know the breathtaking images of the sky above the earth that tell stories beyond the earth.

Riport & snaps by Aggie Reiter

15 Nov

The latest film in the horror franchise is coming to HBO Max

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Among the Demons: Last Rites – Available on HBO Max.

The latest film in the horror franchise will be released on HBO Max on November 21, making all of the Among the Demons films available on the streaming platform.

Among the Demons: Last Rites broke records upon its September theatrical debut, achieving the biggest global opening weekend of all time for a horror film, thus definitively ensuring that AMONG THE DEMONS is the most successful horror franchise ever. The film attracted more than 247 thousand viewers in Hungary!

The film stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy, Tony Spera, Steve Coulter, Rebecca Calder, Elliot Cowan, Beau Gadsdon, Kíla Lord Cassidy, John Brotherton and Shannon Kook.

The Warrens’ well-documented exorcism series has reached its final episode. The couple has saved innocent people from the afterlife more than a thousand times. But now something has changed. Routine doesn’t help. Courage doesn’t help. And maybe the emissaries of the afterlife weren’t the family of eight the Warrens and their daughter are rushing to save.

Update by Aggie Reiter

14 Nov

Rolling Stones Tribute Concert @ the Lurdy Cinema Budapest

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Saturday, November,15.

Tomorrow is Saturday, that means on November 15th, the Rolling Stones’ career spanning over six decades will be in focus at the Lurdy Cinema.

The Stoned tribute band, formed in 2003, will give a concert, which has evolved from a few crazy Stones fans’ occasional home gigs into a band that plays only and exclusively – 100% – Rolling Stones. The dedication and humility of the members of Stoned – Árpád Jókay guitar, vocals, Gyula Bacsa piano, Zoltán Dudinszky saxophone, Zoltán Bereczki bass guitar and Csaba Zsiros drums – is the guarantee that they can perform the songs of the “World’s Best Rock’n’Roll Band” at an increasingly high level. The band has already “recorded” more than a hundred Rolling Stones concerts, which also has a great influence on their own performance style, helping them to present the Stones’ oeuvre as authentically as possible. The concert will feature songs from all eras of the Rolling Stones’ history, from the biggest and most well-known hits to fan rarities, and a variety of styles will be featured.
The concert will be followed by a screening of the concert film The Rolling Stones – Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live, which was filmed during the Stones’ historic and triumphant return in 2013. 100,000 fans of all ages watched and listened with equal enthusiasm as the band once again gave a five-star concert. This amazing and unique concert, and the film recorded here, is the perfect way to celebrate the music of the Rolling Stones with fans right where they started, on their own stage in their hometown. In the film – which also commemorates Charlie Watts, who passed away in August 2021 – the entire concert, all the songs performed there, can be seen and heard, with 21st century technology, digital 5.1 sound

Furthermore details on the Lurdy Mozi website.

Update by Aggie Reiter

13 Nov

“Art Is for Everybody” … Absolut pays tribute to the Art of Keith Haring this year.

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Just a while ago the Absolut Vodka celebrated creativity with a new, limited-time bottle, this time focusing on the work of one of the most famous representatives of pop art, Keith Haring. The Absolut Haring Artist-Edition brings Haring’s vibrant and energetic world closer to new generations, almost four decades after the artist first painted the legendary bottle in 1986. Last year, the brand paid tribute to Andy Warhol with a special edition, so now two pop art legends “meet” in this special collaboration.

Keith Haring believes that art was for everyone, and his iconic street art pieces in 1980s New York City conveyed a vibrant energy to every city dweller. The Absolut Haring Artist-Edition carries on this spirit, bringing the artist’s original 1986 work to life with vibrant colors, the artist’s handwriting, and his signature dancing figures fused into the glass. “True art is inclusive, inspiring, and accessible to everyone,” explains Rita Hruska, Marketing Director of Pernod-Ricard Hungary. “Keith Haring’s works follow the same philosophy, creating a world full of energy with vibrant colors and dynamic shapes. With the Absolut Haring bottle, invites the younger generation to experience this spirit.”

Absolut’s collaboration with contemporary artists from various fields dates back to the mid 80s, when the brand first asked renowned artists to reimagine glass. Between 1985 and 2004, more than 850 unique works were created by 1500 artists.

Almost forty years ago, at Warhol’s suggestion, Keith Haring became the second artist to reimagine the Absolut bottle. The brand first collaborated with the artist in 1986, and in 2025, it unveiled its first bottle specifically inspired by Keith Haring, drawing inspiration from the artist’s original work. The bottle features Keith Haring’s iconic signature and the design is vibrant with life: the embossed, dancing figures come to life in Haring’s signature red and yellow, creating a sharp contrast with the iconic Absolut blue. The neck of the bottle is adorned with the hand-drawn Absolut medallion, featuring a portrait of the founder, LO Smith, adding a personal touch to the bottle. The result is a 3dimensional work of art is touc of a joy to toast.

As Haring once said: “Art and enjoyment is for everyone”, which reflects Absolut’s credo, as the brand has always believed that art and culture belong to everybody.

The limited edition Absolut Haring bottle will be available in stores in more than 40 countries worldwide, including Hungary from mid-October.

Update by Aggie Reiter

12 Nov

You Bet Your Gonna Love it @ Tori Amos Concert – Budapest

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Since her debut album Little Earthquakes in 1992, the North Carolina-born singer, pianist, and songwriter has built a body of work characterized by fearless storytelling and a unique musical voice.
In Times of Dragons, the singer’s eighteenth studio album, is a worthy continuation of her oeuvre to date: a sweeping, lyrical journey of perseverance and spiritual awakening, where the desire for freedom confronts the forces that seek to dominate and silence the world. “In Times of Dragons is a metaphorical story about the struggle between democracy and tyranny, reflecting the current, deliberately created and horrific decline of democracy – by the actions of the ‘dictator-believing lizard monsters’ who are usurping America,” said Tori Amos.

The album’s release will be accompanied by the artist’s biggest European tour in a decade, which will take her through seventeen countries between April and May 2026. This time, she will be accompanied by her old, loyal musical partners: musical director and bassist Jon Evans, drummer Ash Soan, and three talented backing vocalists: Liv Gibson, Deni Hlavlinka and Hadley Kennary. The tour concerts will feature songs from the new album – In Times of Dragons, as well as the most memorable compositions of the artist’s 35-year, unparalleled career, from a great oeuvre that has earned her eight Grammy nominations and more than has become a defining chapter in contemporary music with twelve million albums sold. With In Times of Dragons, he once again masterfully intertwines his political and personal message, in a deeply felt, thought-provoking work that resonates with the urgent, disturbing atmosphere of the present, while remaining true to his artistic courage and unique musical vision.

Tori Amos has the capability of turning a beautiful song into something even more astounding, with overwhelming emotions.

Ticket sales already began … more information (external link)

Recommedner Aggie Reiter

2 Nov

Getting Around: “The Silent Friend” by Ildikó Enyedi philosophical film earning more awards in the Film Industries

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The Silent Friend – the Silver Spike award at the 70th Valladolid International Film Festival.

The jury, consisting of film critic Mihail Chirilov – TIFF’s artistic director, producer – Laurentina Guidotti, film directors – Elena López Riera and João Pedro Rodrigues, and film critic and cultural manager Serge Toubiana. Awarded Ildikó Enyedi’s humorous, sensitive and philosophical film.

The Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) is one of the most prestigious festivals in Europe, which primarily selects films that emphasize human values ​​for its competition program.

A short preview of the The Silent Friend … An old tree stands in the middle of a botanical garden. It is lonely, like the other inhabitants of the garde. Thousands of kilometers away from their original habitat, we can admire and observe it, just as we observe the tree, it observe us. It witnesses to our short, tangled, noisy and troubled lives. The film tells three stories, three tentative encounters between humans and plants, when these two radically different perceptions are for a moment truly connected. Our human heroes, like the plants in the garden, are outsiders, lonely souls and they yearn for connection just as much as they do.

The Silent Friend had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won six awards. It have had won the Grand Prix at the 16th La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival, and Gergely Pál was awarded Best Cinematography at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.

The film will be released at the Hungarian cinemas on Thursday, 29th of January 2026, distributed by Mozinet, but in the meantime it will be screened at several pre-premiere screenings.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

31 Oct

Halloween & All Saints’ Day Both Go Hand in Hand

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Halloween itself goes back to the tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts away.

Halloween actually has significant Catholic roots. The name itself comes from All Hallow’s Eve … that is, the Vigil of All Saints’ Day. Catholics remember those who have gone before them to enter their heavenly home. Immediately afterwards, on the 2nd of November, the Church commemorates all the faithful departed still detained in Purgatory, and prays in suffrage for them.

The modern celebration of Halloween on the 31st of October – All Hallows Eve, the night before the Christian festival of All Hallows’ Day or All Saints’.

Halloween has become one of the year’s holidays, with countless children and adults not just dressing up in the favorit constums for the event. In Hungary the carved pumkin takes the roll in the celebration, not only decorate them at home, but they also take them out to public areas to celebrate with lit candles inside the cavered pumpkins. In the late twentieth century it became increasingly marketised, and is now-a-days specialty shops devoted to Halloween merchandise … orgy of costumes, fake cobwebs, novelty horror items, lollies and chocos, also with stalls stands on street selling alsorts of gadgets.

All Saints’ Day is a national public holiday in Hungary.

All Saints’ Day was first celebrated in its current form in 609 AD when Pope Boniface IV moved the feast to November the 1st. as the Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome to the Virgin Mary and all martyr.

At this time of the year throughout the country many visit the cemeteries and lighten up the graves bathed in candlelights, wreaths cover the graves, and in the silence, each flame preserves a memory. Moments of quiet remembrance, past is recalled in every family. This time is not only about mourning, but also about hope, togetherness and the respect for life. Many attend by special commemorations in church to remember the dead.

Update by Aggie Reiter

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