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Applications are now open for the spring 2027 semester at Budapest Film Academy, with courses starting in February. Whether you want to direct films, write screenplays, develop your cinematography skills or explore editing and producing, BFA offers practical filmmaking courses in English in Budapest. Choose individual courses to focus on your interests, or join the […]

Only the Whites of Our Eyes, directed by Budapest Film Academy director and founder Jeno Hodi, has begun its international festival journey with five awards and five semi-finalist placements. For the BFA students who worked on the production, these results bring an exciting distinction: their IMDb credits now include an internationally award-winning film. With further

What is it like to study filmmaking in another country? Before choosing a course, you want to know more than what appears on the curriculum. You want a sense of the people, the atmosphere, and the experience of being a student there. In this video, international students share their experiences at Budapest Film Academy, offering

The Fall 2026 filmmaking courses in Budapest at Budapest Film Academy begin on September 7. If you have been waiting for the right moment to develop your ideas, strengthen your practical skills, and learn how films are made from script to screen, this is your chance to take the next step. Applications are still open,

What would Miloš Forman tell aspiring filmmakers today? Why did Brian De Palma believe every camera movement must have a purpose? What did Frank Daniel teach about storytelling? Starting today, the new Budapest Film Academy series, Lessons from the Masters, brings those lessons to a new generation of filmmakers. Budapest Film Academy launches its new

Choosing a film school is about more than finding experienced instructors. It’s about finding an environment where you’ll be exposed to different creative voices, professional workflows, and ways of thinking. At Budapest Film Academy, directing, screenwriting, and producing students learn from multiple working filmmakers during a single semester, giving them a broader understanding of both

When people think about a Hollywood film school, they often imagine studying in Los Angeles. But what if you could learn from the same filmmaking tradition—right in the heart of Europe? At Budapest Film Academy, our students benefit from a unique Hollywood legacy that stretches back to some of the most respected names in cinema.

Choosing a film school is one of the most important decisions an aspiring filmmaker will make. Students compare locations, tuition fees, facilities and equipment, but there is one question that matters even more: who is actually teaching you? If you want to learn filmmaking from filmmakers, the answer to that question may be more important

Practical film education is one of the most important factors when choosing a film school. While theory provides the foundation, real filmmaking skills are developed through hands-on experience, collaboration, and work on actual productions. At Budapest Film Academy, students gain practical knowledge both in the classroom and on professional film sets, preparing them for careers

As a film school in Europe focused on hands-on filmmaking, Budapest Film Academy has helped students create short films that have won more than 150 awards at international film festivals. For many filmmakers, the dream begins with a simple question: what if a story imagined in a classroom could one day be screened before an