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The Stranger in the Closet Screened Nationally Wide Hungary

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Félix Viscarret’s film from the film crop of the Iberian Peninsula will be out at the cinemas from October, 12. 2023. – 107 minutes

The Spanish-Belgian co-production is an adaptation of the book by Juan José Milás, the process of which the director himself was responsible for, since he worked as a co-writer on the screenplay.

Summary: Damián (Paco León) loses his job after 20 years. Upon hearing the news of his dismissal, he angrily leaves his boss and decides to withdraw from the world at the first possible hiding place that comes his way. Spotting a wardrobe lying on a van, he finds what he considers to be the ideal opportunity for his goal, but the car starts to travel. The wardrobe arrives at the home of Lucía (Leonor Watling) and Fede (Álex Brendemühl), with Damián inside, who is lying down waiting for the furniture to be placed. Our hero then becomes a part of the life of the married couple and their teenage daughter, María (María Romanillos), who is roughly the same age as him, because that very night he formulates the idea that he will stay with them as a mysterious phenomenon moving in the shadows. But with what intention he does all this, it will only become clear with time: will he become a guardian angel or a scary, demonic figure while maintaining the mystery?

This thriller-drama mix mixes the basic situation of The Living with Charlie Kauffman’s surrealism.

Age above 16 yrs.

Distributed by Pannonia Entertainment

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Kraak & Smaak Coming Again to Budapest

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8 p.m. – Thursday, 3. November, 2023.

The  from time-to-time visit Hungary, so might be needless to introduce to the Hungarian audiences the Dutch Band. Their live performances fill the air at their concerts giving a chance to get into the mood to groovy melodies ,good vibes, nice original sound and dance full!  Mark the date into your calender … enjoy a cheerful evening at the Main Hall of Akvárium Klub. The Main Hall … beside other productions … is the perfect venue for concerts situated in the center of the city. It’s uniquness lays with still underwater sight located directly under a glass-bottomed pool above the Akvárium Bistro. During the daylight the sunrays filtered through the waves which surely creating a unique atmosphere. The Main Hall capacity is for 1280 people, so needless to feel/ be crushed.
Venue: District, V. 12. Erzsébet Square. Budapest

Update by Aggie Reiter

National Restaurant Week – Hungary – October, 5-15.2023.

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A superb opportunity not only for foreigners but the for the locals to hit the road and taste the delights of Hungarian cuisine in the Capital and also to drop over into one of the countryside of Hungary and the taste a 3-course exclusive menu.

The guests can choose from the basic 5900HUF menus up to the exclusive menu offers of special gourmet restaurants from only 7900HUF or 9900HUF. Participating restaurants aspire to present the best of their cuisine by serving their guests gourmet dishes of all kinds. Service charge is always included in the menu price.

The participant restaurants are around 150 middle and upper-class category all over the country where guests can pre-book tables exclusively on http://www.etteremhet.hu. Restaurants who serve premium or exclusive menus are marked in color red “DiningCity Star” icon, this icon can be seen on the restaurant-list page of the Restaurant Week website. Reservations only through the website and cannot be booked in person or through the phone. May see whether the selected restaurant has seats available at a glance. After booking on the website guests immediately receive an e-mail confirmation about their booking. Reservations for the DiningCity Restaurant Week take place in real time and are automatically approved. They assures  quality hospitality therefore some restaurants offer only a limited number of tables to be booked.  To ease the tasting buds awaiting for the exclusive flavors better to book their table ASAP.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

Autumn Festival of Museums 2023

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The16th KAFF (Kecskemét Animation Film Festival) @ Cinema MOM Movie Theater- Budapest

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Between September 21st and 27th, fans of the animation genre can see a special selection program at the Cinema MOM movie theater.

Every day for a week, a compilation showing the award-winning works of the 16th Kecskemét Animation Film Festival (KAFF) held this summer will be screened. Admission to the screenings is free,  may register on the cinema’s website – http://www.cinemamom.hu.
With the series of free screenings realized in cooperation between Kecskemétfilm and Cinema MOM, in addition to award-winning creators, they also pay tribute to Ferenc Mikulás, who, since the foundation of the Pannónia Filmstúdió’s studio in Kecskemét in 1971, managed the work of the world-famous animation workshop for half a century. His team continues to organize the internationally recognized “A” category animation biennale with unbroken enthusiasm and unchanged professional competence.

Admission to the “BEST OF KAFF” screenings is free, and seat registration tickets  can be reserved on the spot at the venue. Due to their history and visual world, the works are primarily recommended for adult viewers.

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Latest News – Venue opens to World Press Photo -Thursday, September, 22.2023.

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The winning material of one of the world’s most famous photo competitions has arrived in Budapest, to the Hungarian National Museum. The annual exhibition presenting the results of the 2023 World Press Photo Contest presents the best and most important photojournalistic and documentary photos of the past year.

The winners were selected from more than 60,448 photos by an independent jury.

World Press Photo is an independent non-profit organization founded in Amsterdam in 1955, which has been a globally recognized platform for journalism ever since, almost seven decades. Today, the  organization has become the world’s most prestigious platform  in press photo contest.

To visit the venue requires an entrance ticket. Since it is not a state-run exhibition.

Update by Aggie Reiter

2023 World Press Photo – Hungarian National Museum – Budapest

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2023 World Press Photo Contest authentic photos tell the story of world events. The annual exhibition presenting its results presents the best and most important photojournalistic and documentary photos of the past year. The winners were selected from more than 60,448 photos by an independent jury. The World Press Photo Foundation introduced a regional strategy last year, changing the structure of the annual competition and judging to provide a more global and geographically balanced view of world events. Entries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, South-East Asia and Oceania will be evaluated separately.

Authentic photos tell the story of world events for the first time for six weeks, from September, 22 to November, 5.

Officially open to the public Thursday, September, 21. at 1 p.m. at the Hungarian National Museum – District VIII., 14-16 Múzeum Blvd Budapest. Free of charge.

Update by Aggie Reiter

New Age with Circular Coffee

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Participated at the event hosted by Bányai Coffee, MONYO, Mad Dog and the Food Rescue team.  Found out that the way of coffee – Circular Coffee is not just a drink. Just put aside everything you have ever thought about coffee and “hear about” the route from the coffee bush to the coffee grounds.
Prehaps new information to many that in addition to the coffee bean, the flesh fruit is also a source of many valuable nutrients and flavor, which ended up on the coffee fields ground.  Imagen  a sherry compaired to a coffee fruit … inside the cherry is the nut whilst inside the flesh of the fruit that surrounds the coffee bean.  Hot drinks, new-wave soft drinks and even crisps were prepared to present new flavors and the power of upcycling with the tasting!
The event was hosted by Bányai Coffee, MONYO, Mad Dog and the Food Rescue team.

Four Hungarian brands – Bányai Coffee, MONYO Brewing Co., Mad Dog Coffee and the “Ételmentő” (which is a Hungarian word that stands for “Food Rescue” in English), joined forces to show how every part of coffee can be turned into a gastronomic delight.

At the event the exhibitors told in recent decades, sustainability and circularity have been increasingly emphasized in the food industry and of one of the favorit hot drinks the coffee more and more efforts towards this. During the cultivation and processing of coffee, a number of raw materials and by-products are produced, which until now we might not even have thought of how valuable they can be. One such example is Cascara,  as  a/m  the dried version of the flesh of the fruit that surrounds the coffee bean. Traditionally, this flesh surrounding the coffee greens was often discarded or composted. However, due to the growing interest in sustainability, cascara’s potential is being recognized in more and more places.

Cascara is rich in nutrients such as caffeine, antioxidants and vitamins. The coffee fruit with its fig and date-like aroma …  (sourced from Bányai Coffee’s plantation in Costa Rica). Has antioxidant content and energizing effects. A unique refreshment not only to bare the heat during hot summer but throughout the year.  Thanks to upcycling, these valuable materials can be given new life. In this way  not only protect our environment by reducing waste,  and create special and nutritious products that conquer with a unique taste and contribute as an additional source of income to the livelihood of those working on the plantations.

Casacara by Monyo Coke Soda is now also available in Hungary. Packed 0.33-liter aluminum cans. Once you tasted it will go for more… so yummy and refreshing.

Riport and snaps by Aggie Reiter

“Golden Years” – Retirement Movie by Hungarian-born Swiss Director Barbara Kulcsar.

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The “Golden Years” … drama … feel good comedy … mystery movie that show audiences it is never-too-late-to find happiness.

Alice and Peter are celebrating their retirement. When their children gift them with a cruise on the Mediterranean, they look forward to this new phase in their lives. But then Alice’s best friend Magalie dies unexpectedly and Alice discovers that she had been having a secret affair in France for 15 years. Plunged into an existential crisis, Peter becomes a health fanatic, to hedonist Alice’s chagrin. So, when Peter invites Magalie’s widowed husband Heinz to join them on the cruise, which Alice had hoped would breathe new life into their marriage, their harmonious retirement is over and pent-up frustrations bubble to the surface. While Peter spends time with Heinz, Alice leaves the cruise trip through the Mediterranean and heads onwards shore excursion to Marseille and it is only on their separate paths of self-discovery that the couple find unexpected new ways to spend their golden years.

The Swiss quality of life completely in many ways different content from a Hungarian couple to forward to their new phase in thie lives. Yet enjoyable and giving audience in mind similar situation they have had already lived through. Just watching the movie surely gives smiles and understanding the difference nomatter where you reach the well-deserved retirement age.

Was filmed in Switzerland and Denmark and released in 2022. Length 92 MIN. It was a break-out hit at the Swiss box office.

Movie out from September, 21. throughout Hungary’s cinemas. Original language with Hungarian subtitled movie.

Age above 16 yrs.

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Coming up the latest premiere of the Duna Art Ensemble @ Budapest.

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The Duna Art Ensemble are preparing their new performance entitled Fathers and SonsFolk Dance Performance based on the collections of Albert Nagy, which will be presented on September 21 at the National Dance Theater. The production is about tradition and passing it on through the spiritual relationship between fathers and their sons. The performance is the starting point of a series with which they want to pay tribute to our folk dance collectors who do outstanding work.
Zsolt Juhász, the artistic director of the Duna Art Ensemble, wants to start a series with this performance, in which they pay tribute to renowned folk dance collectors. The work of folk dance choreographer Albert Nagy is remembered first. Ödön Rubold – Jászai Mari award-winning dramatist, in the interpretation of Merited Artist, details will be quoted from Ferenc Kölcsey’s work Parainesis.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter