Not only Sarolta Zalatnay's story will come to life on the screen, as the National Film Institute's Television Selection Committee supports the production of seven film plans. Thus, a documentary film is being made about the Crown Guard and the former president of the Republic Ferenc Mádl.

A dramatized documentary entitled Vörös Sarolta – My Story is being made about the life and career of Sarolta Zalatnay. The work directed by Péter Gráf, known as the cinematographer of the highly successful Tékasztorik, offers an insight into the career of the iconic entertainer, who is still active today and has lasted for six decades, from the highs to the lows, revealing how "everyone's Cini" was able to stay true to himself while being able to get back on his feet again and again. and renew (producer: AE Stúdió, NFI grant: HUF 50 million).

László Kriskó is shooting a TV movie entitled Sacrifice of Isaac. The protagonist of the new work by Béla Balázs award-winning director is a man who wants to prove in real life that a human life is nothing more than a mathematical theory, but in the end he himself becomes the refutation of his own theory (producer: FILM-ART Stúdió, NFI grant: 400 million forints).

A documentary is being made about the work of Ferenc Mádl, the former president of the Republic of Hungary.

The work entitled Hazatérők explores the life of the statesman and scientist based on his childhood and adult diaries, writings, family reminiscences, and Endre Domaniczky's monograph, directed by Tamás Buvári. The film also introduces the historical events that determined the life of Ferenc Mádl (producer: Budapest Film Produkciós Kft., NFI support: HUF 35 million).

Documentary filmmaker Ágota Varga, who has received numerous awards, is filming this time about two large families living in the settlements of the Danube Bend, in which entrepreneurship is a way of life and the children actively participate in the joint work. The work TOGETHER - Creators of Tradition shows how their ambitions became feasible, starting from the parents' early years as intellectuals, describing the families' daily lives, thoughts, emotions and long-term goals through the events of one and a half years (producer: FILMIRA, NFI grant: 25 million forints).

A documentary film is being shot about the heroic adventures of the Royal Guard, which has protected the Holy Crown for 560 years, directed by newcomer Attila Szvitek.

The film, entitled The Story of the Crown Guard, introduces the traditions of the Crown Guard that are still alive today and the proud heritage of the defenders, who are key actors for both history and the nation (producer: Greenbox, NFI support: HUF 8.1 million).

The short film titled The Key is directed by Viktor Dénes, an excellent member of the operetta theater company. The work is the story of an actor who receives a key from a mystical stranger at the end of a hopeless day, and the mysterious secrets of the protagonist's fate are revealed (producer: Dramatic Art, NFI grant: eight million forints).

Réka Dubinyák, the promising young documentary filmmaker and web series director, is filming a fictional short film called Spotless. At the heart of the story is a girl who attends a Catholic girls' school, who applies for a painting course as a model in the hope that they will finally see Botticelli's famous Venus in her instead of the little girl (producer: M&M Film, NFI support: HUF 16 million).

Hungarian Nation

Cover image: The documentary recalls the story of everyone's Cini
Source: Fortepan