News
MEDIA support for CineFest
MEDIA Program of the European Union supports the 7th edition of CineFest, again. 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.
KORDA IN FOCUS
Zoltan, brother of Sir Alexander Korda, the brilliant director of classics like The Four Feathers, Elephant Boy and Sahara will be in focus this September in Miskolc. Eminent film historians, like Korda biographer Charles Drazin and Zoltan's son, David Korda will commemorate his life and achievements. CineClassics, CineFest's film history series, will also feature interesting exhibitions, workshops and screenings of precious old movies by Korda and Michael Curtiz. Watch this space in August for a detailed program.
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.
SEND YOUR FILM TO MISKOLC!
We are expecting your film! The entry form and the application rules are here, deadline is May 31, 2010.
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.
Programs
Exhibition
THE WAY TO HOLLYWOOD
A STAR FROM BUDAPEST
Exhibition at Színészmúzeum, Miskolc
September 2009
Opening: September 11, 4 PM
Színészmúzeum, Déryné u. 3.
Workshop
A BRITSH GENTLEMAN
FROM MISKOLC
A WORKSHOP ABOUT THE OSCAR WINNER SCREENWRITER, EMERIC PRESSBURGER
Sunday, September 13, 11 AM
House of Arts, Uránia - Port.hu screen
It's a lesser known fact that Hungary (or more precisely the city of Miskolc and its surroundings, Borsod county) is the birthplace of several moguls of the Hollywood cinema. The founder of Paramount Pictures, Adolph Zukor was born in Ricse, about 35 miles from Miskolc.
1989-2009: CROSSING BORDERS
Workshop and Screenings
at Miskolci Galéria
(Rákóczi u. 2.)
September 12, Saturday, 11 AM - 6 PM
Organizer: Eszter Buslig
Twenty years have passed since the fall of communism in Central Europe. One of the most important events of 'annus mirabilis' ('the year of wonders' as British journalist Timothy Garton Ash called the year 1989) was in September the opening of the Austro-Hungarian border that gave a chance for thousands of East German refugees to leave Hungary.
