Hungary‘s media sector and Hollywood producers seeking its juicy tax incentive are readying for a new future after Péter Magyar’s Tisza party ended the 16-year rule of Viktor Orbán’s far-right rival Fidesz. These high hopes for reform are tempered, however, by the scale of change deemed necessary.
Under Fidesz, which led the country between 2010 and 2026, the country’s TV and film sector turned into a nightmare for many independent producers, especially those critical of the leadership.
The EU and other critics routinely called Hungary’s public broadcasting system for failing to protect journalists and acting as propaganda vehicle for the leadership, often playing Orbán speeches on loop, and projects that glorified Hungary’s military past and Fidesz’s Christian nationalist cause were favored by government-friendly bodies. There has also been widespread consternation about how around 80% of local media was concentrated within structures Orbán’s party controlled.
The pro-EU
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