16 result(s) for hungarian authorities in Entertainment
Gaming Firm Bwin Leaving Hungary
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Online poker company Bwin is leaving Hungary and 17 other countries, gamer website Ittapiros has learnt. Bwin can easily manage without the Hungarian market, and the state gaming company Szerencsejáték is about to launch its own online services, coincident with stronger pressure from authorities on illegal gambling, the website argues.
Xpat Opinion: Andy Vajna’s Movie-War In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A conservative commentator rejects the charges levelled against the government’s movie commissioner, whom many filmmakers accuse of ruining Hungary’s world famous film industry.
Update: Caledonia Budapest Expat Pub Faces Shocking Closure
- 15 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Fresh news is that The Caledonia must close on the 4th of March for two months, apparently NAV has just contacted the pub's owners saying they made an "administrative mistake" about the closing date of 3 January. All related appeals by the pub were rejected regarding this punishment, and the authorities insist on closure since two bottles of the same spirit were open behind the bar, and ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Link Between Prince Charles, Dracula?
- 29 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- entertainment
If you thought the only Hungarian connection to vampires is Bela Lugosi, and the only vampire connection to Prince Charles is Dracula – think again. Geneologists claim the connection comes from Princess Marie of Edinburgh (cousin of Charles’ great-grandfather) who married I Ferdinand of Romania. In a video clip recently presented by Romania at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, Prince ...
Invitation: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Screening With English Subtitles, Atrium Film&Theatre Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Named by ArtReview in 2011 as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China’s most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. He rose to prominence in 2008, after assisting in the design of Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium then publicly denouncing China’s embrace of the Games as political propaganda.
Hungarian Rhapsody By Queen At Cinemas From 20th September
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live In Budapest ‘86 will be released in cinemas worldwide, with the film is expected to play on screens in over 30 territories worldwide. Originally filmed in 1986, this momentous concert movie has been re-mastered in high definition and 5.1 surround sound for its first–ever cinema screening and opens with a special 25 minute documentary feature following legends of ...
VOLT Festival Hungary Caught Up In Red-Tape
- 22 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Updated: VOLT Festival in Sopron, due to start next Tuesday, will now go ahead for sure say organisers. Yesterday the event still did not have the necessary Hungarian Environmental permits according to Kisalföld, as reported in Népszabadság. Official sources had stated the event is not compatible with, “maintaining the protected Sopron Nature Protection Area”. The application for permits was ...
Gaming Firm Bwin Leaving Hungary
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Online poker company Bwin is leaving Hungary and 17 other countries, gamer website Ittapiros has learnt. Bwin can easily manage without the Hungarian market, and the state gaming company Szerencsejáték is about to launch its own online services, coincident with stronger pressure from authorities on illegal gambling, the website argues.
Xpat Opinion: Andy Vajna’s Movie-War In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A conservative commentator rejects the charges levelled against the government’s movie commissioner, whom many filmmakers accuse of ruining Hungary’s world famous film industry.
Update: Caledonia Budapest Expat Pub Faces Shocking Closure
- 15 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Fresh news is that The Caledonia must close on the 4th of March for two months, apparently NAV has just contacted the pub's owners saying they made an "administrative mistake" about the closing date of 3 January. All related appeals by the pub were rejected regarding this punishment, and the authorities insist on closure since two bottles of the same spirit were open behind the bar, and ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Link Between Prince Charles, Dracula?
- 29 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- entertainment
If you thought the only Hungarian connection to vampires is Bela Lugosi, and the only vampire connection to Prince Charles is Dracula – think again. Geneologists claim the connection comes from Princess Marie of Edinburgh (cousin of Charles’ great-grandfather) who married I Ferdinand of Romania. In a video clip recently presented by Romania at the World Travel Market exhibition in London, Prince ...
Invitation: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Screening With English Subtitles, Atrium Film&Theatre Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Named by ArtReview in 2011 as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China’s most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. He rose to prominence in 2008, after assisting in the design of Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium then publicly denouncing China’s embrace of the Games as political propaganda.
Hungarian Rhapsody By Queen At Cinemas From 20th September
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live In Budapest ‘86 will be released in cinemas worldwide, with the film is expected to play on screens in over 30 territories worldwide. Originally filmed in 1986, this momentous concert movie has been re-mastered in high definition and 5.1 surround sound for its first–ever cinema screening and opens with a special 25 minute documentary feature following legends of ...
VOLT Festival Hungary Caught Up In Red-Tape
- 22 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Updated: VOLT Festival in Sopron, due to start next Tuesday, will now go ahead for sure say organisers. Yesterday the event still did not have the necessary Hungarian Environmental permits according to Kisalföld, as reported in Népszabadság. Official sources had stated the event is not compatible with, “maintaining the protected Sopron Nature Protection Area”. The application for permits was ...