About Us
Budapest Film Production Ltd. was founded in 2006 as a production and co-production company with the aim of making feature, experimental and short films, and documentaries on high quality standards, ensuring commercial value on the national and international markets of traditional (cinema, satellite, DVD, TV) and new forms (internet, iptv) of broadcasting channels.
Our film production company offers full service for the production of national and international films, as well as production services for commercials. Amongst our main partners you will find the profession’s outstanding and celebrated artists and companies, such as the Hungarian Filmlab, TV2, HBO, MTVA, Echo TV, and the Hungarian National Film Fund.
The Budapest Film Production Ltd has united with Baraka Media Ltd (in 2018) which allowed us to start new types of productions.
Filmography of Baraka Media as follows:
http://barakafilm.hu/en/index
Team
Sándor Csortos Szabó – producer
After graduating at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design he worked as a journalist and photographer. Later on, he undertook jobs at advertising agencies, as an art director and eventually became a creative director as well. He is creating films as of 1997, making more than 100 TV productions broadcasted by the Hungarian National Television and channel TV2. He is a photographer in his free time, winning several international awards with his photos.
Virág Szabó – director, production director
After getting her degree at the Film Studies Programme of the ELTE University she worked as a film director and also as a screenwriter. Her first short film was selected for the 29th International Film Festival of Valencia. She participated in the Sarajevo Film Festival’s Talent Campus in 2014. Her short film: Wellness was Official Selection for the 23th Sarajevo International Film Festival 2017.
Festival screenings and awards
Hungarian Movie Festival 2023
Gergely Hajnal: Liberator – Best Long Documentary Award
Hungarian Movie Festival 2023
Nóra Szarka: Olympic dream in Transylvania – Best Short Documentary Award Nominee
Hungarian Movie Festival 2022
Szonja Szabó: Jankovics – The history of the Jankovics family – Best Short Documentary Award
Hungarian Movie Festival 2022
Ervin Sallai: Schedule – Best Male Actor Nominee – János Bán
18. Asiana Short Film Festival 2020
István Hevesi: Deer – Official Competition
Silver Javelin Award 2019
Ákos Zámborszki: The Hungarian Olympiad – Best Sports Documentary, Hungary
23. Sarajevo International Film Festival 2017
Virág Szabó: Wellness – Official Competition
Uppsala Short Film Festival 2017
Virág Szabó: Wellness – Official Competition
Kamera Korrektúra 2015
Virág Szabó – István Hevesi: Loti and Futi – Special Award of The Jury
HSC Golden Eye 2015
Márk Győri: Weekend – Best Cinematographer
23. Alter-Native International Shortfilm Festival – Tirgu Mures 2015
Tibor Szemző: Wish to be a Red Indian – Special Award of The Ministry of Culture Romania
URTI Grand Prix Monte-Carlo 2015
Tibor Szemző: Wish to be a Red Indian – Short Film Category
Hungarian Media Council – Huszárik Zoltán Award 2015
Szemző Tibor: Wish to be a Red Indian – Short Film Category, Best Director
HSC Golden Eye 2013
Márk Győri: Curse 3 – Best Cinematographer
41. Hungarian Film Festival 2010
Áron Mátyássy: Curse – Best TV film
Erasmus EuroMedia Awards 2010
Áron Mátyássy: Curse – Seal of approval
Kamera Hungária 2010
Áron Mátyássy: Curse – Nominated
40. Hungarian Film Festival 2009
Csaba Szekeres: Nexus – Kollányi Ágoston Award for The Best Director
40. Hungarian Film Festival 2009
György Pálfi: Ace poker (Born Loser) Short Film Nominee
Busho Film Festivál 2009
György Pálfi: Ace poker (Born Loser) – The Best Comedy
