Union & Non-Union Talent Management

Here is how this works in practice. Talent management in Hungary runs through a multi-organization structure that global shoots routinely underestimate. Magyar Színészek Szakszervezete (Hungarian Actors' Union) governs performer rates, working-time and late hours under the Munka Törvénykönyve (Hungarian Labor Code). Magyar Filmoperatőrök Szakszervezete (the Hungarian Society of Cinematographers, HSC — heir to the Zsigmond and Kovács Hollywood-emigré lineage) handles DP, focus puller and camera-department agreements. Magyar Forgatókönyvírók Szakszervezete covers screenwriters. Magyar Filmszövetség (Hungarian Filmmakers Association) and the NFI (Nemzeti Filmintézet) set up the umbrella rate-cards that underpin the 30% Hungarian tax rebates.

Here is the short of it. Our team administers contracts and call-sheets bilingual EN/HU as standard, runs the per-diem and late hours math against Magyar Színészek scales for Hungarian leads while applying SAG-AFTRA, Equity UK or BFFS structures for imported principals. Plus keeps the records NFI auditors expect when shoots submit qualifying-spend claims at wrap.

Here is the breakdown. On the payroll and tax side, we handle NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal) invoicing flows, the 27% VAT (ÁFA) recovery process. Hungary has the EU's highest VAT rate, which makes the qualifying-spend recovery big. And ATA carnet imports for performer-owned gear or specialty wardrobe routed through Liszt Ferenc Global. BÁH (Bevándorlási és Állampolgársági Hivatal) work-visa planning for non-EU principals, Schengen entry admin for EU performers, and minor-on-set permits under Hungarian child-labor protections all run through our coordinators.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. We've staffed the talent-management spine on shoots from Dune Part Two and Blade Runner 2049 at Origo, through The Witcher Netflix Season 3 and Hellboy 2019 at Korda Etyek, to Black Widow and Atomic Blonde. The workflow that keeps unions, NFI, NAV and BÁH aligned at once is the deliverable, not just the contracts themselves.