Hungary has become a prime destination for Hollywood, hosting Oscar-winning productions such as “Poor Things,” “Blade Runner 2049” and “The Brutalist,” as well as both “Dune” films. Budapest, with its medieval sets and varied architecture, has doubled for Paris, Berlin and Rome while offering production costs 30% to 50% lower than in the United States. Origo Studios, located twenty minutes north of Budapest, features eleven stages and four acres of backlot, and has notably hosted the filming of “Dune.” The Hungarian government restarted its incentive scheme in December after pausing it, offering a 30% rebate on production spending, and plans to supplement this with 63 billion forints ($193 million).
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