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Outdoor cinema inspired by film references
A dilapidated open-air cinema near the main square in the southern Czech town of Prachatice has been revived. The architectural concept of the community space draws inspiration from the analogy of a projector loaded with film reels. Let’s see!
With the reconstruction, the Mimosa Architects team transformed the eight-hundred-seat
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Be sure to watch these Eastern European films! | TOP 5
In the classic sense, Hollywood has been the capital of the film industry since the invention of the moving image. However, our region also produces a number of films every year that are not only successful in our country, but also, fortunately, win many of the most prestigious international awards.
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“The truth is what triumphs in writing and in life”—Interview with Robert McKee
More and more foreign productions choose Hungary because of the creativity and high level of expertise of our professionals, as well as the favorable financial conditions. As a result of this growing interest, Budapest is well on the way to competing with London as a European center of film production.
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Slovenian Film Day launches tomorrow in Budapest
On the occasion of the event, the director of Sanremo, Slovenia’s Oscar nominee this year, will also visit Budapest.
On Thursday 27 October 2022 at 8 pm, the sixth Slovenian Film Days will begin with the screening of Slovenia’s 2022 Oscar nominee Sanremo at the Toldi Cinema in
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A 100-year-old Berlin cinema revived
In a decade when cinema attendance is at an all-time low, the renovation of the 100-year-old Passage in Berlin is restoring a little faith in the future of cinemas. Batek Architects have embraced the cinema’s past while introducing unconventional color combinations into the interior: sage and pistachio green, pale
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3LHD transformed a 1930s cinema into a cultural center
Many cinemas were built in Zagreb in the 20th century, but twenty years ago modern multiplex cinemas burst onto the scene, hence their older versions slowly closed down—and the neglected buildings began to deteriorate. Urania, which was built in 1939, was facing the same fate, until 3LHD architects turned
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One of Berlin’s oldest cinemas is reborn in pastel and earth-colored hues
German studio BATEK Architekten has refurbished Yorck Kino Passage, one of the oldest cinemas in Berlin. The architects wanted the renovation to pay respect to the original neoclassical style of the cinema built in 1908, while still giving it a contemporary feel.
The renovation was inspired by the building’s
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Get ready! Budapest Architecture Film Festival is around the corner
“Do you live in a building? Do you love the cinema? Cross borders, look around the world, get inspired and take action!” says the invitation of the Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre (KÉK). The 14th architecture-themed film festival will take place March 3-6 at the Toldi Cinema. The festival’s mission
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A newly renovated cinema glow in the color of the year 2022
The Teatro Vivo in São Paulo got a brand new purple outfit, almost identical to PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri, which was announced a few days ago as the color of the year 2022. They feel the trends!
Architect Greg Bousquet’s innovative design was intended to bring a touch of
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Unique cinemas in Eastern Europe | TOP 5
Almost a year ago, we were forced to home cinema: we switch on Netflix sitting on the couch while craving the smell of popcorn. In our selection today, we present a bouquet of some of the most exciting movie theaters in Eastern Europe, which offer much more than just a
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The 13th Budapest Architecture Film Days festival kicks off soon
The 13th edition of the Budapest Architecture Film Days starts on March 4. In view of the pandemic, screenings and supporting events will be held online on the Távmozi online cinema website.
Organized by the Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre for the thirteenth time, the festival’s main themes this year
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Cinemas from the Eastern Bloc
Raw concrete, monumental, robust shapes, some greyness combined with a hopeless feeling: these Socialist Modernist cinema buildings are like the set of a sci-fi movie.
ROSSIYA THEATER
Moscow, Russia | Y.N. Sheverdyaev, D.S. Solopov, E. Hadkinsky | 1961
Soviet movies form an integral part of film history, thus perhaps it