Balázs Béla and Kossuth Awards winning film director and Full Member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts István Dárday is celebrating his 80th birthday this year. Pesti Vigadó interviewed him about Hungary's Balázs Béla Studio, the main concept behind document–feature films (docufiction) as well as about non-professional actors and actresses in his films. Interview by Árpád Lesti.

Since 2014, over 3,000 events have been staged in Pesti Vigadó, which functions as the seat of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

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Katti Zoób Fashion House is the last Parisian-type fashion house in Budapest, which is passionately run by heart and soul of the company Kati Zoób. In January 2020, Fashion Designer Kati Zoób is staging the Fashion House's retrospective exhibition in Pesti Vigadó. This interview touches upon the brand, the exhibition and the person that runs all this. Interview by Nikolett Nyírő.

Hungarian poet Ferenc Kölcsey prepared the final manuscript version of the lyrics of Hungary's National Anthem on 22nd January 1823. In commemoration of this, Pesti Vigadó hosts an exhibition entitled "Anthems and Hymns – Prayers by the Hungarian People". The showcasing opens on 23rd January 2020. Pesti Vigadó interviewed the organiser of the showcasing Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, ceramic artist Klára Kósa about the exhibition, as well as about anthems and prayers by the Hungarian nation. Interview by Lesti Árpád.

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