Changes in MPPFH

The renewed Advisory Board of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary has been established on a whole new basis with reforms coming into existence on 28 April 2010.

Among its essential plans are the modernisation of the Foundation’s organisation as well as its decision-making system starting with a total check-through at all three levels (organisational, economical and legal). MPPFH’s new operational strategy is aiming at public transparency in the decision-making from both a financial and professional point of view.

To strengthen the relationship between film industry and the Advisory Board, a Filming Counselling Board has been set up, operating on a three-month basis providing an annual general report with a public cover about the work of the Advisory Board.


New Tender System

The new Advisory Board’s main focus is a gradual modernisation of the tender-system.
Film-production tenders are to be evaluated in line of European point-system standards. Winning tenders are chosen by the Advisory Board with a professional and a film-strategic focus with recommendations of the Financial Committee and upon the evaluation from the film-trade, following public presentation.

The Advisory Board of Motion Picture Public Foundation wishes to improve the standards of Hungarian film trade by improving its tender-structure also by responsible as well as professionally considerate and efficient outgoings of public financial sources.


Informative communication and a dialogue

MPPFH considers professional publicity as crucial.
From 1 May 2010 the board is communicating by electronic mail with all 1200 (and a gradually growing number of) participants of a film-trade unit-list in every two weeks.
MPPFH is to offer regular office hours on a weekly basis initiating a professional dialogue to maintain a free exchange- and an open expression of opinions.


National film-strategy of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary

The awakening of neglected genres has an essential role in the film-strategy of MPPFH: new prospects are foreseen for animations, documentaries, family films as well as short fiction films by covering new broadcasting opportunities.

Motion Picture Public Foundation Hungary’s main focus is to reach a growing number of Hungarian viewers by creating framework contracts with broadcasting channels, by financial allowances granted by European filming tender-sources as well as updating international cooperative strategies.