The Festival

Dear Filmmakers and Movie Fans,

Since the first CineFest in 2004 the Miskolc International Film Festival is on a promising way to became a major Central European film event. Year by year, CineFest attracts thousands of movie fans and visitors from the whole world.

The former industrial city of Northern Hungary, Miskolc, the third most populated city of the country, thanks to the significant innovations and careful restorations is one of the cultural, touristic and spa centers of Hungary. The city's old houses, streets and places were almost completely renovated. Miskolc and its surroundings has many architectural, artistic and historical sights, as Lillafured, the medieval castle of Diosgyor or the nearby beautiful Bukk Mountain. The breathtaking cave bath and spa in Miskolc-Tapolca is a really unique natural formation.

The flourishing CineFest will celebrate its 7th edition in September 10-19, 2010, housing in a brand-new cultural complex House of Arts. Each year, after a careful pre-selection, the top 40-50 films have the opportunity to compete in the official program. Most of the films came from Central Europe, from the US and Germany, but we received films from Indonesia to South America. CineFest provides an unique look into international cinema's landscape, screening features, documentaries, experimental works and animated shorts from all over the world.

Many attractive supplementary programs, exhibitions, concerts, film history workshops, roundtable discussions will accompany the nightly screenings. Explore with us Hungary's exceptionally rich film heritage: Oscar winner British screenwriter Emeric Pressburger was born in Miskolc, legendary founder of Paramount Pictures Adolph Zukor in the nearby village Ricse, 20th Century-Fox founder William Fox in Tolcsva, in the heart of the renowned Tokaj wine region, just to name a few.  The 2009 conference dedicated to Emeric Pressburger was a true gem, with the participation of his Oscar winner grandson Kevin Macdonald.

CineFest is one of the most familiar festivals of Central Europe, where our guests can get know the fresh cavalcade of world cinema, the hidden treasures of film history, fine food and drinks, concerts and parties - with true Hungarian hospitality.

See you in Miskolc in September 2010!