Since the beginning, the Festival has made it its mission to find new voices, reaching out to young film-loving audiences. That is why the CineNewWave section, which quickly has become a tradition, focuses on young filmmaking talent from Hungary and beyond. It is primarily an opportunity for students and fresh graduates in film studies to show their films and first works.

The selection promises the audience the pleasure of discovery and a personal encounter with the creators. In this section, the Hungarian premiere was not a compulsory condition, and the selected films include both multiple award-winning works and new pieces to be discovered. The CineNewWave program has previously shown short films by Hungarian filmmakers such as Réka Bucsi, Luca Tóth and Hajni Kis.

The CineNewWave grand prize is HUF 1.000.000.