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Our dedicated team brings your vision to life, providing top-notch production services with expertise in both production and post-production. We offer a seamless and comprehensive package that ensures a polished final product.
With Goodfilms, you can trust that your project receives the utmost attention to detail and the highest production standards.
We have created a place where talent finds a home: directors, producers, actors, and writers with memorable stories to tell.
Sisters. Friends. Colleagues. Sharing a journey that began in the same kindergarten, followed through elementary school, high school, and university. While our individual paths led us to different workplaces, our careers converged to establish Goodfilms.
With 20 years of experience as producers at international TV stations and creative agencies, we’ve executed over 1000 commercials, 500 animations, and 50 foreign shoots for 100+ esteemed clients. Goodfilms is more than a business; it’s a shared dream. With unwavering enthusiasm and an experienced production team, we’re committed to delivering exceptional films. The next generation, Anka and Tomi, studying film production, join us in shaping our prosperous future. Goodfilms: where past, present, and future converge, driven by a deep love for filmmaking.
Film productions can receive a subsidy of 30% of the total production costs incurred in connection with filming in Hungary, either in Hungary or abroad, provided that at least 80% of the direct production costs of the film work are considered direct Hungarian film production costs.
The scheme is part of a film support programme approved by the European Commission until 31 December 2024. The financial support takes the form of cash reimbursement (post-financing). The incentive is 30% of the eligible production costs (Hungarian or non-Hungarian), with a ceiling of 30% of the eligible production costs in Hungary for non-Hungarian eligible expenditure.
Crew, art departmentHungary has a very rich history in film production, having been at the forefront of the film industry since the beginning of the last century already. In recent years it has been home to a number of international mega productions such as Day of the Jackal, Dune, Blade Runner, Spy, The Martian, Inferno, Hercules and World War Z to name but a few. Thanks to this strong past and a thriving present, the Hungarian film industry is full of experienced, English-speaking professionals with up-to-date knowledge of the latest film technologies. Film warehouses are very well stocked with props (including vehicles and weapons) from different historical periods and continents. Outstandingly high-quality set production is fast and cost-effective. Our experienced and professional costume designers and stylists have their own warehouses. The most modern film camera and lighting technology is available in Hungary, provided by professional rental companies.
Film productions can receive a subsidy of 30% of the total production costs incurred in connection with filming in Hungary, either in Hungary or abroad, provided that at least 80% of the direct production costs of the film work are considered direct Hungarian film production costs. The scheme is part of a film support programme approved by the European Commission until 31 December 2024. The financial support takes the form of cash reimbursement (post-financing). The incentive is 30% of the eligible production costs (Hungarian or non-Hungarian), with a ceiling of 30% of the eligible production costs in Hungary for non-Hungarian eligible expenditure.
Crew, art departmentHungary has a very rich history in film production, having been at the forefront of the film industry since the beginning of the last century already. In recent years it has been home to a number of international mega productions such as Day of the Jackal, Dune, Blade Runner, Spy, The Martian, Inferno, Hercules and World War Z to name but a few. Thanks to this strong past and a thriving present, the Hungarian film industry is full of experienced, English-speaking professionals with up-to-date knowledge of the latest film technologies. Film warehouses are very well stocked with props (including vehicles and weapons) from different historical periods and continents. Outstandingly high-quality set production is fast and cost-effective. Our experienced and professional costume designers and stylists have their own warehouses. The most modern film camera and lighting technology is available in Hungary, provided by professional rental companies.
Casting opportunities in Hungary offer a winning combination of diversity and experience, providing exceptional and authentic actors for international and domestic film production companies, all for a fraction of the cost of Western European or American labour. In addition to more than 30 casting agencies in Hungary, Goodfilms also works with casting agencies in neighbouring countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania) to provide its partners with a diverse, international standard casting experience.
Hungary is a veritable heaven for Hollywood filmmakers, with its stunning landscapes, historic architecture and enchanting locations, which have provided the ideal backdrop for innumerable blockbusters.
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is located in the north of the country, on the banks of the Danube. With about 2 million inhabitants, it is the largest city in the country. Budapest has been an important settlement since Roman times and has a rich history. Each of the different historical periods has left its mark on the city, making it one of the most beautiful capitals in Europe, divided panoramically by the Danube River, and is often referred to as “the Paris of Central Eastern Europe”.* (Gyakran emlegetik a Kelet Párizsaként is.)
With its beautiful façades, ornate baths, classic cafés, world-class hotels and, of course, a wide range of excellent restaurants, Budapest is both a historic, romantic and vibrant modern metropolis.
Sights:
Buda and Pest: two cities divided by a magical river, the Danube. Bustling Pest, with its Habsburg and Jewish past, is a treasure trove of history, while green, hill-filled Buda is a hiker’s paradise.In 1872, Buda merged with Pest and Óbuda (“old Buda”) to form the city that became the capital of Hungary in 1918. Although Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, its capital has retained its eastern mysticism, with winding old streets lined with beautiful architecture.
Every visitor to Budapest starts their walk on the banks of the Danube, and with good reason: history flows beneath their feet, with stunning views around every bend.
Buda on the west bank, Pest on the east. The urban architecture of the Pest side is characterised by Habsburg-style ring roads, one of the most prominent of which is Heroes’ Square, linked by tree-lined boulevards like Andrássy Avenue
This is where you will find the House of Terror, a sobering museum of the repression once used by the Nazis and later by the Communist secret police. Moving further into the city centre, you can see architectural monuments such as the Opera House, built in 1884 by Miklós Ybl, or the Basilica named after King St. Stephen, whose mummified right hand can be found in the building.
On the river, three blocks from the Basilica, is the Chain Bridge (1873), the first permanent crossing between Buda and Pest. The Buda side of the bridge is located at the foot of the main tourist attractions of Várhegy. The Hungarian National Gallery and the National Library are located in the Royal Palace complex on the hill. The Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion are just a few minutes’ walk from the Palace, offering a magnificent view of the city.
A few blocks north of the Chain Bridge, on the Pest side, is the Parliament building. This building, along with much of the centre of Pest, was built at the end of the 19th century, during Hungary’s heyday as a symbol of the then existing monarchy with Austria.
Budapest is one of the world’s richest cities in thermal and spa waters. The foundations of some of the hot springs on the Buda side date back to the Celts and Romans. To miss the Budapest baths is like not visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The only difference is that while you usually only visit the Eiffel Tower once, the Budapest baths are likely to keep you coming back for more for years to come.
Administration of filming permits
In Hungary, obtaining permits for filming on location is relatively simple and quick, whether it’s in historic districts, on bridges or even at the city’s main transport hubs.
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is located in the north of the country, on the banks of the Danube. With about 2 million inhabitants, it is the largest city in the country. Budapest has been an important settlement since Roman times and has a rich history. Each of the different historical periods has left its mark on the city, making it one of the most beautiful capitals in Europe, divided panoramically by the Danube River, and is often referred to as “the Paris of Central Eastern Europe”.* (Gyakran emlegetik a Kelet Párizsaként is.)
With its beautiful façades, ornate baths, classic cafés, world-class hotels and, of course, a wide range of excellent restaurants, Budapest is both a historic, romantic and vibrant modern metropolis.
Sights Buda and Pest: two cities divided by a magical river, the Danube. Bustling Pest, with its Habsburg and Jewish past, is a treasure trove of history, while green, hill-filled Buda is a hiker’s paradise.In 1872, Buda merged with Pest and Óbuda (“old Buda”) to form the city that became the capital of Hungary in 1918. Although Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, its capital has retained its eastern mysticism, with winding old streets lined with beautiful architecture.Every visitor to Budapest starts their walk on the banks of the Danube, and with good reason: history flows beneath their feet, with stunning views around every bend.
Buda on the west bank, Pest on the east. The urban architecture of the Pest side is characterised by Habsburg-style ring roads, one of the most prominent of which is Heroes’ Square, linked by tree-lined boulevards like Andrássy Avenue
This is where you will find the House of Terror, a sobering museum of the repression once used by the Nazis and later by the Communist secret police. Moving further into the city centre, you can see architectural monuments such as the Opera House, built in 1884 by Miklós Ybl, or the Basilica named after King St. Stephen, whose mummified right hand can be found in the building.
On the river, three blocks from the Basilica, is the Chain Bridge (1873), the first permanent crossing between Buda and Pest. The Buda side of the bridge is located at the foot of the main tourist attractions of Várhegy. The Hungarian National Gallery and the National Library are located in the Royal Palace complex on the hill. The Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion are just a few minutes’ walk from the Palace, offering a magnificent view of the city.
A few blocks north of the Chain Bridge, on the Pest side, is the Parliament building. This building, along with much of the centre of Pest, was built at the end of the 19th century, during Hungary’s heyday as a symbol of the then existing monarchy with Austria.
Budapest is one of the world’s richest cities in thermal and spa waters. The foundations of some of the hot springs on the Buda side date back to the Celts and Romans. To miss the Budapest baths is like not visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The only difference is that while you usually only visit the Eiffel Tower once, the Budapest baths are likely to keep you coming back for more for years to come.
Administration of filming permitsIn Hungary, obtaining permits for filming on location is relatively simple and quick, whether it’s in historic districts, on bridges or even at the city’s main transport hubs.
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