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THANKS FOR YOUR FILMS
CineFest received about 550 films from more than 30 countries. The pre-jury will select the 50 bests until August 10.
CineFest is one of the bests
December 2, 2009. CineFest Miskolc is one of the best Hungarian festivals - according the recent release of the prestigiuous Hungarian Festival Association.
They voted the Miskolc International Film Festival to the best ever Hungarian festivals. In the category 'Outstanding Hungarian Festival' there are 26, in the exclusive category 'Outstanding Art Festival' there are 16 festivals, selected from more than 400. Thanks to the outstanding achievements of the last years CineFest is one of the youngest festivals to receive this great honour.
Watch the ultimate list of the bests:
THE WINNERS OF CINEFEST 2009
CineFest honoured Mr. Sławomir Idziak with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.
His virtual film studio, Film Spring Open Festival (www.filmspringopen.eu) is open for all filmmakers. Their motto: We don't show film, we MAKE them!
CINEFEST - this festival is unique,
because it showcases films from some of the most talented filmmakers under 35 from around the world. This year the festival will screen films from 46 different countries. Besides films, there are fine workshops, parties and special events where festival goers can mingle with the filmmakers themselves.
ZIFT - SEARCHING FOR THE DIAMOND IN BULGARIA
Zift is the debut feature film from the Bulgarian filmmaker Javor Gardev. He has directed 23 plays as a stage director as well as three video shorts. I had a chance to meet Javor here in Miskolc and talk about his film.
HOOKED - LOW BUDGET, HIGH EMOTIONS
Hooked is the first film from Romanian filmmaker Adrian Sitaru. It is a low budget film and was shot in only ten days. The majority of the film is shot using hand held cameras and is meant to intensify the relationship between the characters. The film has been in competition in numerous film festivals. It has won several awards including Best Actress at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, Best Screenplay at the Mons International Festival of Love Films, and New Visions/New Voices award at Palm Springs Film Festival.
CINEFEST STARTS ON FRIDAY
This must be a great weekend - check the details:
After the presentation of the international jury the Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 will be given to Mr. Sławomir Idziak on Friday, 11 September, 5.30 PM during the opening ceremony of CineFest in Miskolc, House of Arts, Uránia - PORT.hu terem. Mr. Idziak will
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR ZANUSSI'S AND KIESLOWSKI'S CONGENIAL CINEMATOGRAPHER
Sławomir Idziak. One of the world's best cinematographers. Remember Juliette Binoche's face in Three colours: Blue? Or the suggestive takes of the other Kieslowski hits, The Double Life of Véronique and A Short film About Killing? Or Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down? Or Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix? He was the man behind the camera.
KEVIN MACDONALD VISITS CINEFEST
Academy Award winner director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), who is currently preparing his new movie in Hungary, will visit CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival in September 13. He will attend a workshop dedicated to the memory of his grandfather, Emeric Pressburger.
RARE PÉTER BACSÓ FILMS AT CINEFEST
Eminent Hungarian director-screwriter Péter Bacsó died at the age of 81 in March 2009. CineFest Miskolc honours the master of the Hungarian cinema with four lesser known films from the seventies.
Download here the full screening schedule!
WATCH THE ULTIMATE LIST OF FILMS IN COMPETITION!
The pre-jury had it's best: they seletced 77 fine movies from the record number of entries. The list of the films, which you can see in September in Miskolc:
Short description of Borders workshops
You have dreams, You want to discover, exchange, invent, create, be involved, make your ideas come true, acting to improve social links and the ways of living in community, We are waiting for you.
Even from Antigua
CineFest received more than 400 entries this year; after a careful pre-selection the top 70 movies will have the chance to compete in the official program. We've got the films from 46 countries, most of the films came from Germany, the US and Central Europe, but we received a film from the isle of Antigua, as well. CineFest is very proud of the record number of entries: it signalizes the groving reputation of the festival and its top-position in the Central European festival landscape.
MISKOLC MEETS HOLLYWOOD
It's a lesser known fact, that Hungary (or, more precisely, the town of Miskolc and its surroundings, Borsod county) is the birthplace of several moguls of the Hollywood cinema. Founder of Paramount Pictures, Adolph Zukor was born in Ricse, about 35 miles from Miskolc. Another studio founder, William Fox (né Vilmos or Wilhelm Fried or Friedman) was born in Tolcsva (in the heart of the renowned Tokaj wine region), also a few miles from the town. He created Fox Film Corporation, and his name lives in the namesake of 20th Century-Fox, one of the planet's greatest movie studio.
MEDIA support for CineFest Hungary
Good news in difficult economic times: MEDIA Program of the European Union supports the 6th edition of CineFest Miskolc, one of Central Europe's finest film festivals, with 25,000 euro. The event, as MEDIA Desk representative says, is an 'an enjoyable and stimulating festival' for both local and international participants, mirroring the cultural diversity and richness of the region and the world cinema.
Europe loves European Festivals
A privileged place for meetings, exchanges and discovery, festivals provide a vibrant and accessible environment for the widest variety of talent, stories and emotions that constitute Europe's cinematography.
Since the first CineFest in 2004 the Miskolc festival is on a promising way to became a major Central European film event. Year by year, the International Film Festival for Young Filmmakers attracts thousands of film fans and visitors from the whole world.
