LOWKULT Budapest 2009

Online collection Hungarian folk music More amateur musicians are playing folk and gipsy Music of East European Countries in the Netherlands than in any other West European Country. For this reason Dr. J.L. van Os decided to create an online collection of more than 3500 Hungarian folk songs. READ MORE

Nincs Lehetetlen Nincs Lehetetlen - Holland Kultfeszt is a unique chance to experience world class Dutch contemporary art. Forty events will enrich the cultural life of Budapest throughout nine days, at approximately 20 venues. READ MORE Source

Bicycle photo contest Within the framework of the Dutch cultural festival – Nincs Lehetetlen – in April 2009, the designer group BAD announces a photo contest that is aimed at introducing and promoting the idea how to dress with chic and style while travelling by bike. The announcer shall award the winners with three main prizes and a special prize, in the form of gift vouchers. READ MORE

Say goodbye to Hollywood Flanders’ new film commission offers one-stop-shopping for location scouts Picture it: A man in a trench coat slips a secret spy film into your pocket, then jumps from the end of an Ostend pier. Next, you’re met by a man on a gloomy bridge in Bruges, who whispers cryptic warnings before disappearing into a thick fog. You take to the canals and are chased by foreign agents into Ghent’s harbour before hitching a ride to Antwerp where you find yourself hurrying across Central Station to jump through the closing doors of a train to… READ MORE Lisa Bradshaw / Source

John Malkovich to film a novel by Arnon Grunberg, a young Dutch writer John Malkovich is about to film the novel entitled The Story of My Baldness (De geschiedenis van mijn kaalheid) written by the most successful young Dutch writer Arnon Grunberg. The novel, which was awarded with the Anton Wacherprijs, the prestigious annual prize to first novelists, displayed his pseudonym Marek van der Jagt. READ MORE Wendy / Source

How to become rich? Interview with Manfred Kets de Vries Manfred Kets de Vries is referred to as one of Europe`s leading management thinkers by renowned economic-business periodicals like The Financial Times or Wirtschaftswoche. Due to his approach combining management skills and psychoanalysis and his enjoyable style he is a most demanded management advisor in the world. He presented his book Sex, money, happiness and death at Ybl Club on 18 November, a world premiére – in Hungarian. READ MORE Barbara Tószegi, translated by Gábor Niklai / Source

Dutch architect and team announced to win Town Hall Forum design tender At the design tender announced for the development of Városháza (Town Hall) Forum and its close environment, Dutch architect with a worldwide reputation and active in Budapest since 1990 Erick van Egeraat and his team have been announced as winner. The architects were requested to design a modern city centre that unites cultural, community and municipality functions, and that is in harmony with its environment. READ MORE Source

Herman Brusselmans' novel in Hungarian: A férfi, aki munkát talált The Flemish writer Herman Brusselmans was a librarian before becoming a full-time writer in 1987. Brusselmans gained widespread popularity in the early 1980s as part of the new generation of young Flemish novelists that included Tom Lanoye and Kristien Hemmerechts. READ MORE

Shadow Play - Anton Corbijn`s Control "Control is a moderately elaborated film, objective and moving at the same time – more than sufficient for a debut." A film review. READ MORE - minek -, translated by Gábor Niklai / Source

Holland Tsunami Drowning in Europe Holland Tsunami is a theatrical mockumentary. What would happen if a tsunami flooded the Netherlands and Hungary was the only country to host the refugees? READ MORE