Welcome

Greeting of the Festival Director

I personally believe that the 6th CineFest in September 2009 was a real milestone in the festival history. Just to mention some data: we had hundreds of Hungarian and international guests, CineFest was acknowledged by several local and international media. At the conferences and workshops we have welcomed one of the best cinematographers of the world, Mr Sławomir Idziak and Oscar winner director Mr Kevin Macdonald, the grandson of Miskolc-born British screenwriter and director, Emeric Pressburger.

Thanks to our reputation and international recognition, the festival is among the country's finest festivals. It is also proved by the evaluation of the Hungarian Festival Association that notified us in November 2009 that from now on we are authorized to use the exlusive title "Outstanding Art Festival". Thanks to the outstanding achievements of the last years CineFest is one of the youngest festivals to receive this great honour.

To the end of  May 2010 we are waiting for entries for the next festival, organized 11-19 September, 2010. Beside the festival we have initiated a new project, named Miskolc Film Fund (for details: www.mifilm.hu), or North-Hungarian Regional Film Fund. The fund is based in Miskolc and its aim is to welcome film projects in the region and in our city. Miskolc Film Fund has already have an important achievement: director Zsombor Dyga is shooting his new long feature film entirely here. We also would like to play an active role in film education and training. Our goal on the long term is to establish a film archive, based primarly on the CineFest films, serving the needs of researchers and those who are interested.

Join CineFest 2010!

Tibor Bíró
Festival Director