Hungarian film-makers struggle for funding despite production boom
While country draws international talent, domestic movies are more likely to get made if they align with Orbán politics
The office of Proton Cinema lies on the ground floor of a modernist house in Budapest’s 13th district, where during the second world war Nazi troops forced Jewish people into a ghetto. The independent production company was a great match for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s Holocaust drama, which won four Baftas and will be a strong contender at the Oscars on Monday with 10 nominations.
“We couldn’t imagine The Brutalist being shot elsewhere,” said Viktória Petrányi, the Hungarian co-producer of the three-and-a-half-hour hit and Proton’s co-founder.
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