Hungarian Film Festival Los Angeles 2009

Los Angeles…(October 2009)…Bunyik Entertainment is pleased to announce the 9th Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles, which runs from November 5th through November 15th, 2009.  The Festival will feature multiple U.S. premieres of Hungary’s latest and greatest films as well as a compilation of American films directed by Hungarians called “Hungarians in Hollywood.”

The Opening Night film of the Festival is CHAMELEON, the Hungarian foreign-language submission for the 82nd Academy Awards directed by Krisztina Goda who is considered one of the pre-eminent Hungarian film directors of the current era.  Goda’s entertaining contemporary thriller chronicles a swindler who falls into his own trap when he meets a beautiful, intelligent dancer. Lushly photographed by award-winning cinematographer Tamás Babos, and featuring an impressive, highly touted performance from lead actor Ervin Nagy, CHAMELEON was one of Hungary’s most anticipated releases of 2008 before going on to become a hit at the box-office. CHAMELEON was also the first domestic film to be shot in Hungary’s recently opened Korda Studios. The film receives its North American premiere at Laemmle’s MONICA 4 Plex, Santa Monica on November 5th, 2009.

Opening Night Festivities will include the presentation of a Career Achievement Award to Hungarian-born, award-winning animation artist Gabor Csupo.  Csupo’s career began in Hungary at the famed Pannonia animation studios before moving to Sweden where he contributed to the production of Sweden’s first animated feature.  After relocating from Europe to Hollywood in 1979, he first worked at the legendary Hanna Barbera Studios before co-founding Klasky Csupo, a Los Angeles based multimedia entertainment
production company and animation studio. 

Continuing to break new ground, Csupo co-developed, produced and animated the phenomenally successful Rugrats series, the most popular children’s show in the United States, in addition to producing and animating such distinguished series as The Simpsons, Duckman and As Told By Ginger.  Csupo’s feature film directing credits include Bridge to Terabitha; his feature producing credits include the Rugrats franchise (The Rugrats Movie, Rugrats in Paris, Rugrats Go Wild) and The Wild Thornberrys Movie.  In addition to his film, TV and commercial animation career, Csupo is an acclaimed musician, the founder of two record labels, a noted restaurateur and an engaged member of the arts community in Los Angeles.  His documentary film Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita), a film festival favorite, will receive its US Premiere at the Hungarian Film Festival on November 13th. Except for the Opening Night, the remaining films in the festival program will screen at the United Hungarian House of Los Angeles on November 6th and 8th followed by Raleigh Studios’ Chaplin
Screening Room on November 13th -14th -15th.