According to the plans, by the summer of 2024, the ten-day free film club screening series will take place in a total of 180 settlements.
In cooperation with the National Institute of Culture, the National Film Institute launched a national network of film clubs, which delivers classic and contemporary Hungarian films to 180 rural settlements with regular, free screenings, with trained film club leaders.
The aim of the program is to promote Hungarian films, build an audience and develop the cultural and community life of rural settlements, the institute told MTI on Wednesday.
"Watching a movie together has never been more important than it is today, when home TV and streaming are the most common ways to relax and digital loneliness is at risk. Film clubs, on the other hand, are not only valuable off-line cultural programs, but also contribute to the building of local communities"
– the announcement quotes Csaba Káel, the government commissioner responsible for the development of the motion picture industry and the president of the Film Institute. In this comprehensive audience-building work of ours, which includes the KLASSZ Days aimed at teenagers and the restarted university film clubs, the launch of the Movie Club program is a big step forward, which reaches a wide audience nationally that Hungarian films have had difficulty reaching until now, he added.
The Moziklub – National Film Club Network program, launched in 2023, aims to bring Hungarian film heritage and contemporary films to smaller settlements, so that even people living far from big cities can see Hungarian films and enjoy the experience of community film viewing. Trained leaders in the framework of film clubs help to understand what has been seen and process it together with discussions after the screenings.
According to the plans, by the summer of 2024, the ten-day free film club screening series will take place in a total of 180 settlements.
At the end of last year, the first screenings were held in around 50 locations, where viewers could watch the Fairytale Car, Nagykáracsony and Vuk. The programs included screenings specifically aimed at preschoolers, as well as events for which the local organizers were mainly expecting the older age group.
The film selection compiled by the Film Institute includes 25 classic and 25 contemporary Hungarian works, from which the club leaders compile the program of the ten-day film club based on the needs of the local communities. The offer also includes lighter, entertaining works and cartoons, as well as serious works that address serious social and moral issues.
As part of the Moziklub screening series, regional audience meetings are organized in each county in conjunction with each screening, at which interested parties can meet the creators and actors of the films, and the film club leaders can share their experiences with each other.
The Moziklub – National film club network program is implemented by the National Film Institute with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation in cooperation with the National Institute of Culture.
MTI
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