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Magyarországon forog a Vienna Blood című angol-osztrák sorozat, mely az 1900-as évekbe kalauzol, ahol titokzatos halálesetek után kutat egy pszichoanalitikus és egy nyomozó.

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Esther Turan, Executive Producer at MoviebarBudapest, which is one of this year’s shots Cannes Beach party sponsors, talks unmade surreal commercials, melancholic movies and inspiring aunts, as she reveals what’s on her radar.

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Moviebar Productions is happy to announce that BP Underground latest episode, Rock, produced and co-directed by Esther Turan won the Best Multimedia Project of the Year award on the 6th Petőfi Music Awards!

https://petofilive.hu/hirek/cikk/2022/01/24/petofi-zenei-dij-2022-a-dijazottak

Read the whole Marie Claire interview with Esther Turan in Hungarian:

„Ne a póz miatt legyél filmes, hanem azért, mert van mondanivalód” – interjú Turán Eszter rendező-producerrel

Esther Turán, producer and co-director of the BP Underground documentary series, talks about the idea and the creation of the documentary series in this podcast by Bokros László on 90.9 Jazzy as the latest episode, Rock, premiers on Cinego.

Click the link to listen to the full podcast in Hungarian: https://jazzy.hu/a-jazz-erinteset-keressuk-turan-eszter-rendezo-producerrel/

Read below Esther Turan’s and Anna Koltay’s interview with Phenom’enon Magazine, where, in connection with the latest BP Undergound series’ Rock episode airing on Cinego, they talked, among other things, about the process of filmmaking and the community-building power of music.

„Szubjektív időutazásra invitáljuk a nézőket” – Interjú a BP Underground-dokusorozat készítőivel

Neil Marshall returns to Traditional Horror With Routine Tale of Witch-Hunting.

Read more at: https://variety.com/

The Reckoning clip accuses a woman of being a witch.

Watch the clip at: https://bloody-disgusting.com/

Charlotte Kirk confesses from Neil Marshall’s plague horror.

Watch the clip at: https://www.dreadcentral.com/

Film.hu – the greatest Hungarian movie portal writes about Moviebar’s latest production.

Read more in Hungarian at: https://magyar.film.hu/

Neil Marshall’s new horror movie ‘The Reckoning’ releasing in February; images, clip, and poster!

Read more at: https://bloody-disgusting.com/

Neil Marshall’s new horror movie ‘The Reckoning’ releasing in February; images, clip, and poster!

Read more at: https://bloody-disgusting.com/

Nők Lapja is a weekly women’s magazine, stands for classic values, fine read and forward-thinking inspiration since 1949. Esther Turan got an invitation for an episode of their current podcast about Inspiring Women.

Listen to the podcast in Hungarian at: https://www.noklapja.hu/

Check this out for sweet memories of the 90s and also for provocative thoughts from our very own Esther Turan – director / producer.

HVG is one of the most popular, quality newspapers in Hungary.

Read this article in Hungarian at: https://hvg.hu/

Interview with Viki Trepper, founder of Moviebar.

Watch the video in Hungarian at: https://blog.szabadszinesz.hu/

Fantasia’s upcoming virtual edition, which will run August 20 – September 2, will kick off with the first showing of Neil Marshall’s horror The Reckoning. Set in 1665 against the backdrop of the Great Plague, Charlotte Kirk leads the cast of the movie about the witch hunts that followed the crisis.

Read more at: deadline.com

Read more at: langologitarok.blog.hu

Five Hungarian films have been selected for the program at the 15th South East Film Festival, which would have been held in Los Angeles in mid-May, but due to the epidemic, the festival will go online this year.

Read this article in hungarian at source: magyar.film.hu

Interview with the founder of Moviebar and director of BP Underground.

Read this article in hungarian at source: magyar.film.hu

Anna Koltay and Esther Turan won the first prize in the documentary category at the International Independent Film Awards in Los Angeles. Nadja Andrasev and her short animated film Sybiosis  became the best animated short at one of the most innovative film festivals in the world, the South by South West Oscar qualifying film festival in Austin, Texas. For the first time in history, SXSW has been staged online.

Source: petofilive.hu

Founder of Moviebar Productions, an award-winning full-service global film production company, Esther Turan is turning heads in Hollywood as a talented innovator in international filmmaking. Having produced 500 commercials and 30 feature film …

More: https://acedmagazine.com/

… hip-hop documentary also proves it.

Source: hvg.hu

… for his fashion photography! Congratulations to him to this fantastic award!
It’s been an honor to work with him and his amazing team on this gorgeous project. The photos speak for themselves!

More: https://oneeyeland.com/

We are so very proud of being part of this gang! Congrats to the well deserved awards!

More: http://www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/

Eszter Turán is the founder of the film production company Moviebar Productions, with over 500 commercials, 30 feature films, TV projects and 3 self-directed documentaries, while commuting between the two continents (he recently opened his second headquarters in Los In Angeles) and raising a school boy …..

More: www.instyle.hu

Source: magyar.film.hu/

… about the history of electronic music in Budapest – We watched BP Underground Part 3

Source: welovebudapest.com

Source: youtube.com

… interview with the directors of BP Underground.

Source: electronicbeats.hu

Esther Turan, the founder of Moviebar Productions, an award-winning full-service global film production company, has overcome adversity in Hollywood as a young international filmmaker. Having produced 500 commercials and 30 feature film and television productions, she is embarking on a mission to build a bridge between European and American filmmakers….

More: www.forbes.com

Marshall, whose films include The Descent and Dog Soldiers, also has set Leon Ockenden (Mr. Selfridge), Emma Campbell-Jones (Doctor Who), Callum Goulden (Ghost Stories), Suzanne Magowan (Samantha), Indianna Ryan (The A List), Mark Ryan (Transformers), Oliver Trevena (The Angel) and newcomer Sarah Lambie to join previously cast Bill Fellows, Emma Holzer, Rick Warden and Ian Whyte.

More: www.deadline.com

It’s no surprise that Esther Turan – born and raised in Budapest to a theater family – became a filmmaker. After graduating from the Hungarian Film Academy in 2004, she established Moviebar Productions, featuring an all-female crew…

source: www.laparent.com

Here we have an international anthology film that centres around myths, legends and folktales coming from 8 different countries around the world. In The Field Guide to Evil, each filmmaker brings on the screen one of the tales from their country, trying to explore its horror roots and psychological motif.

A Nocturnal Breath – The Field Guide to Evil

The reason why I approached the people at Legion M. (the distribution company behind this anthology) is that some of the segments in The Field Guide to Evil are directed by filmmakers I either love or am very intrigued by. In particular, I was very curious to watch the short stories by Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (the duo behind my favourite horror film of 2014, Goodnight Mommy), Can Evrenol (Baskin and Housewife) and Katrin Gebbe (who directed the very disturbing drama Tore Tanzt).

Due to my notorious nit-picky habits and the flawed nature of horror anthologies, I went in expecting to find at least three decent segments. I would have been happy with just that!

However, I was positively shocked by the overall high quality of The Field Guide to Evil, easily one of the best anthologies I had the pleasure to witness in the past few years. The movie is set to have a limited theatrical release in the US from July 26 and is already available on VOD (from the 29th of March). Get ready!

In fact, this project had been backed up by solid studios around the world (among which Universal Studios clearly stands out), resulting in a high-quality viewing experience with mostly fantastic production values and visuals.

Continue reading and check my final grade below…

https://horrorworld.reviews/2019/04/02/the-field-guide-to-evil-2018-movie-review/

We won a Gold Award – for Best OTT/VOD/Website Interactive Service spot for HBO Europe Spokesperson Spot – Batter Up (with Director of Photography Szőke Dániel, Moviebar Productions, NORD DDB CPH).

Congrats to everyone involved!

https://mytw.timewarner.com/blog/posts/20170612-turner-warner-bros-and-hbo-take-the-gold-at-promaxbda-awards

TrustNordisk has closed several deals on “Swoon,” the fantasy-romance pic written and directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein, the pair behind hit drama series “The Bridge” and “Midnight Sun” as well as “Underworld Awakening” and “Shelter” with Julianne Moore.

“Swoon” unfolds in an imaginary universe and follows the love story between Ninni and John, the young heirs of two rival families who own neighboring amusement parks.

TrustNordisk, which is hosting market screenings for the movie at the EFM, has sold it to Korea (Activers Entertainment), China (Turbo Films), Greece (Weird Wave), Russia CIS (Capella Film), Croatia and Ex-Yugoslavia (Kino Mediteran), Estonia (Estin Film) and Lithuania (Scanorama/Kino Aljausas).

The movie stars Pernilla August, Albin Grenholm, Frida Gustavsson and Robert Gustafson.

“Swoon” was produced by Kristina Aberg at Atmo Rights, whose credits include Tarik Saleh’s “The Nile Hilton Incident,” Erik Gandini’s “Videocracy” and Lisa Aschan’s “She Monkeys.” “Swoon” will be released in Scandinavia by Nordisk on Valentine’s Day. The film was backed by Nordisk Film & TV Fond and the Swedish Film Institute, among others.

TrustNordisk’s EFM slate also includes Hans Petter Moland’s “Out Stealing Horses,” which world-premiered in Berlin’s competition.

TrustNordisk Closes Deals on ‘Swoon’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Esther Turan is a force to be reckoned with. She proves this time and again through her roles as a creative producer, director, and the founder of Moviebar Productions. When she’s not directing or producing, you can find her empowering and teaching other females in the industry who are inspired to become filmmakers, directors, or producers. We chatted with Esther about her experience making her directorial debut with BP Underground, the challenges that she faced starting her own film production company, and the ways she is helping to empower women in the industry.

Whole article here: https://www.clichemag.com/celebrity-news/director-and-producer-esther-turan-talks-about-her-inspiration-behind-starting-moviebar-productions-and-hollywoods-ugly-problems/

Video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv-qHOXwZec

Whole article here: http://www.afterbuzztv.com/founder-of-moviebar-productions-esther-turan-on-creating-opportunities-for-women-in-hollywood-tomgirl/

We are recognized as a top Video Production Company on DesignRush.

https://www.designrush.com/agency/video-production/

It is our pleasure to announce that we just finished our latest collaboration on a worldwide Pantene campaign with Hey Baby Films LA. The commercial shoot and a photoshoot took place in the middle of Budapest in an impressive Parisian style villa.

The followings contributed to the project:

Director: Philip R. Lopez
DP: Yorick Le Saux
Photographer: Benjamin Lennox
Client: Procter & Gamble
Brand: Pantene
Agency: Townhouse / Production Unit of Grey Production
Company: Hey Baby

Exclusive Interview with Esther Turan

Still high from the #highlightsofhungary #awards. It’s pretty amazing that our documentary #bpunderground ended up not only among the most creative projects of our country from 2018 but actually we got 2nd place. What the Highlights of Hungary represent is exemplary. It is also draws attention to important, good bussinesses, creative initiatives and people. Represents cooperation, which is a very good example for Hungary. Special thanks to Tibor Remete Szabina Turcsányi Varga Judit  Gaspar Bonta. Thank you everyone who ever believed in us!

Check it out the Good Morning La La Land interview! This is about Esther’s career as a director and as a producer transforming the works in Los Angeles and managing the company in Budapest in the same time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPNwwrgF2cE&feature=share

Swoon unfolds in an imaginary universe and follows the impossible love story between Ninni and John, the young heirs of two rivaling families who own neighboring amusement parks.

Source: variety.com

Feature film Swoon will premier next year and Magnolia Agency has a super team on set. First Assistant Director James Velasquez, Costume Designer Margrét Einarsdóttir, Sarah Mae White as Assistant Costume Designer and Sanna Nyström as Costume Assistant.Production Designer Betsy Ångerman (Sweden), Art Director Sara Wiklund (Sweden), Prop Master Sara Sjögren (Sweden) and from Makeup Dep Therese Sandersson as Key Makeup Artist.

Source: magnoliaagency.se

After “Tales from the Hood 2”, a second disappointing horror anthology made its presence felt at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival. “The Field Guide of Evil” made its Canadian premiere and unfortunately won’t be a classic to remember.

Source: horror-movies.ca

Read the full article on horror-movie.ca!

Anthology horror films are risky endeavours. Sure, on paper they always sound great – what’s not to love about getting a host of genre titans together and letting them do whatever the fuck they want? – but in execution, they almost always turn out to be mixed bags. Some sections work, some don’t, and the wraparound theme for the shorts has a tendency to feel tired and ham-fisted.

Source: thebrag.com

Among my most anticipated films at the SXSW Conference was The Field Guide to Evil. The film festival section of SXSW tends to boast stellar horror in their Midnighters slate.

Read full article on riotmaterial.com

Horror anthologies that try to do something different within the genre are a rare breed. While there are certainly some that stand out above the rest, it’s a short list indeed. That’s why The Field Guide to Evil may be something of serious interest to those who love getting horror in short bursts but still want a full cinematic experience.

Read the full article on dreadcentral.com!

Nine filmmakers, seven shorts, seven countries, and one earth-shattering challenge.

Read the full article on nofilmschool.com!

Koltay Anna és Turán Eszter körülbelül három évvel ezelőtt egy koncert kellős közepén kezdett el ötletelni egy zenei szubkultúrákból álló sorozatról. Mindkettőjük fejében ott motoszkált régóta egy álom formájában, de a megvalósítás még váratott magára, egészen a szerencsés találkozásig. Végül megszületett a BP Underground, azóta pedig túl vannak két sikeres részen.

Read the full article on absolutbudapest.blog.hu

Dokumentumfilmmel tisztelegnek a hip-hop előtt. Szó esik a kezdetről, a műfaj virágzásáról és arról is, hogy hol tart most. Itt a BP Underground dokumentumfilm-sorozat második része.

A teljes cikket elolvashatjátok a nowmagazin.hu-n.

A budapesti underground szubkultúrákat bemutató BP Underground dokumentumfilm-sorozat új részének témája a hiphop, a breaktánctól a YouTube-korszakig, az Animal Cannibalstől a Punnany Massifig.

Read the full article on 24.hu

Hungary, which has hosted numerous Hollywood blockbuster shoots and ranks as Europe’s second most popular filming destination after Britain, has raised its production incentive from 25% to 30%. Hollywood movies filming in the country include the sixth installment of the “Terminator” franchise, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Will Smith’s thriller “Gemini Man,” directed by Ang Lee.  source: Variety

Read the article at magyar.film.hu

source (Hungarian): index.hu

This is a golden age for the horror anthology, and perhaps no single entity has been more responsible for the recent explosion more than the producing team of Ant Timpson and Tim League.

source: screenanarchy.com

Peter Strickland’s short “Cobblers’ Lot”; produced by Moviebar and Rook Films premiered at SXSW as the segment of the anthology film “A Field Guide to Evil”.

source (Hungarian): index.hu

Foundations FilmJUS and NKA support our documentary series about youth subcultures in Budapest in the 90s and 2000s.

source (Hungarian): NKA

Swedish feature film Swoon by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein is entering into production in Budapest.

source: screendaily.com

Our experimental short film project by director Attila Damokos and DOP Marcell Nagy received production support from the National Media and Infocommunications Authority of Hungary.

source (Hungarian): mtva.hu

Interview with the creators of Budapest Underground.

source (Hungarian): vimeo.com

It’s always risky when a music documentary shows not just a band, but a whole era …

source (Hungarian): index.hu

It’s a wrap of Peter Strickland’s UK-Hungary co-production segment of the anthology film “A Field Guide to Evil”.

source: indiewire.com

The band Ivan & The Parazol and Esther Turan producer talks about the video F.É.S.Z.E.K.

source (Hungarian): M2

An interview with producer Esther Turan, made by Kreativ Magazine.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

Moviebar’s music video for Mïus’s track Strobe and Noise.

source (Hungarian): index.hu

The Hungarian-Spanish director collective, Kinopravda, won gold in video art category, at the Young Director Award (YDA) in Cannes.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

In the DDB-developed campaign, the Olympics take the main role.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

Interview with Anna Koltay and Esther Turan – the directors of the BP Underground documentary.

source (Hungarian): rockstation.blog.hu

This special project – which debuted in the Toldi Cinema on July 6th – is brought under the cover by the band Ivan & The Parazol and Esther Turan from Moviebar Productions.

source (Hungarian): origo.hu

The first Hungarian material of Ivan & The Parazol, a three-digit EP has came out with the title: “Painters, architects, scribes, musicians and other comedians”

source (Hungarian): index.hu

Writer/Director Balazs Juszt’s exciting thriller The Man Who Was Thursday has been selected for the Edinburgh Film Festival and will receive its World Premiere in June.

source: broadwayworld.com

Telekom launched a whole-summer sports campaign, combining state-of-the-art technology, innovation and human feelings to bridge the gap between athletes and fans.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

This time, three commercials were made for City Gross, in which they wrote a new version of Grimm stories – Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the seven dwarfs, and the Red Riding Hood got a new finish. The campaign photos were made by Krisztina Éder.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

A top-of-the-line list of upscale bands is featured with the music video made for 5FORLOVE – Rights for Love campaign – by Esther Turan and Miki357.

source (Hungarian): divany.hu

On Thursday and Friday, the first Hungarian music video contest, the Hungarian Klipszemle was held in Toldi. The call came with 872 entries, of which the best 165 were chosen and a marathon two-day screening was held in the cinema.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

The Zenebutik series came out with its third episode, which invites professionals to offer music to their readers for weekly work. This week, Esther Turan offers inspirational music for work.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

The Swedish director organization Traktor – who won two Grand Prix prizes in Cannes – was filming for the second time with Moviebar Productions in Budapest.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

We talked with Producer Esther Turan about Márk Lakatos’s new, mass-casting video.

source (Hungarian): glamour.hu

Well made the latest campaign movie of Univer Ketchup, which has been running on television since Monday.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

Tesco’s advertising agency – Well – has launched a campaign about the company’s 100 percent satisfaction guarantee service . We’ll show you the creatives and werks.

source (Hungarian): kreativ.hu

Picturesque Films has started production on writer-director Balazs Juszt’s debut film, which will shoot in Budapest and Rome.

source: hollywoodreporter.com