BAKE, COOK, FUSE, - THE FOODSTYLIST

The undisputed masters of the Pavlovian reflex, food stylists are responsible for making food look as desirable as possible on photo shoots and film sets. Professional food stylist Sándor Csíki gives us an insight into the secrets of the profession - spiced up with a fascinating demonstration.

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 30 May, 2024, 18:00

Place: Restro Puskin

Moderator: Ákos Pauló-Varga

FRISS PITCH

Hungary's only pitching forum for short films aims to provide an opportunity for young filmmakers to present and discuss their projects in preparation. The public pitching forum will allow ten selected filmmakers (directors/screenwriters/producers) to present their ideas. The best film project will receive the Nándor Lovas Award, named after the late producer, along with a cash prize and additional prizes from the jury.

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 31 May, 2024, 14:00

Place: Puskin, Metropolis

SHORT AND SHARP?

A shot-by-shot analysis of Bianka Szelestey's short film Pragma with Dr. András Bálint Kovács

How to construct the dramaturgy of a short film? How to avoid the trap of making a short film into a condensed feature film? What makes a short film story memorable? In general: what is the story and what is the plot, can the dramaturgy of a short film be interpreted without conflict and character changes? These are some of the questions that will be answered in the practical film analysis class at Friss Hús, where the audience will learn about the narrative structure of a short film through an analysis of Bianka Szelestey's Pragma. 

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 1 June 2024, 15:00

Place: Puskin, Metropolis

LONG STORY SHORT 

How does the dramaturgy of a narrative short differ from that of a feature-length film? Is it possible to tell a compelling story without much conflict or character change? In general: what makes a short story short, apart from, you know,  being short? Dr. András Bálint Kovács, Barnabás Tóth and Cristina Grosan will answer these questions for the audience.

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 1 June 2024, 17:00

Place: Restro Puskin

Moderator: Dániel Deák

CLASSIC FILM SPRINT

Friss Hús is not only about the films of the present and the future: one of the festival's important missions is to bring the short classics from the past to the forefront and make them visible and understandable for future generations of filmmakers. This year, in collaboration with the National Film Institute, they will present a short version of the Classic Film Marathon; the Classic Film Sprint will showcase special pieces from the avant-garde visual and musical worlds of the Béla Balázs Studio. The films' creators have gone on to exemplary careers - not only in the field of cinema. The screening will be followed by a discussion.

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Screening: 1 June 2024, 16:00

Discussion: 1 June 2024, 18:00

Moderator: Gábor Gelencsér

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED - THE LIFE CYCLE OF SHORT FILMS 

Our film is finished. But who will watch it? In order to reach as many people as possible with the work we've invested so much energy into, we need to focus on the packaging and festival strategy of the film - and in the absence of other distribution windows, this is especially true for short films. Friss Hús is inviting distributors to a marketing-oriented discussion to help more Hungarian filmmakers learn about the operations of short film distribution agencies.

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 2 June 2024, 15:00

Place: Puskin, Metropolis terem

Moderator: Dániel Deák

HOW TO BECOME A FILM ACTOR? 

A conversation with this year's stars of Friss Hús, Raul Ionescu and Dorottya Gellért, and casting director-actress Kata Bartsch about embarking on an acting career in Hungary, the opportunities, trials and tribulations as well as about the beauty of the job.

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 2 June 2024, 17:00

Place: Puskin, Metropolis

Moderator: Eszter Lányi

SCIENCE STORIES 

Focusing on science communication, this discussion will explore the potential role and directions of animation in communicating the findings of science to a wider audience, as well as the contemporary language and trends in visual culture, where animation as a tool has grown significantly in recent years, not to mention the rise of AI. 

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 2 June 2024, 17:00

Place: Restro Puskin

Moderator: Viktória Szabó

ALL FOR ONE - THE WAYS AND MEANS OF CROWFUNDING

Do it differently! 

In line with international trends, crowdfunding, i.e. community financing of cultural content, has become increasingly popular in Hungary in recent years. The aim of the discussion is to introduce crowdfunding to filmmakers not only as a form of alternative funding but also as a marketing tool. 

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 3 June 2024, 17:00

Place: Restro Puskin

Moderator: Ákos Pauló-Varga

WHEN WILL WE HAVE AN OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT DOCUMENTARY?

In this discussion, organized in cooperation with the Hungarian Documentary Filmmakers Association (MADOKE), we will seek answers as to what is keeping us from having a Hungarian short documentary getting close to an Oscar nomination. And in general: why are we not making more short documentaries?!

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 3 June 2024, 18:00

Place: Restro Puskin

Moderator: Krisztián Gál, the selector of the international documentary sections of Friss Hús

VR ROOM

Film festivals cannot be left out of the conquest of virtual user experiences - although VR-XR content is less widespread in Hungary so far, but in 2024, Friss Hús will catch up with international trends, and with the help of experts - in cooperation with MOME - a VR room will be built on the upper floor of the Puskin cinema, where the necessary equipment will be provided to introduce the audience to the cinematically outstanding content of virtual reality.

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 4 June 2024, 13:00

Place: Puskin, Annie Hall

HOW TO APPLY FOR A GRANT SUCCESFULLY?

Creative Europe stories of successful Hungarians

Every year, the MEDIA strand of Creative Europe's funding scheme supports dozens of Hungarian film companies in a wide range of fields; distributors, production companies, film festivals and even software developers use EU support to realize their projects. The Hungarian Creative Europe Bureau has compiled the stories of the successful MEDIA applicants in a publication, which will be presented in a discussion at Friss Húss. The event will also be an opportunity to meet the applicants in person and to ask them and the staff of the Creative Europe Office about the tricks and pitfalls of successful applications. 

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 4 June 2024, 17:00

Place: Restro Puskin

Moderator: Dániel Deák

DO I NEED TO GO TO MARS TO MAKE A FILM?

Branding and film career opportunities - beyond commercials

Is there life beyond a grant? Delivering film creative projects is an increasingly challenging task for directors and producers alike. Those who want to make films need to explore new avenues, and one way to do this is to work with brands and incorporate creative film projects into communication strategies. An exciting example of this in Hungary is the web series "Marsra magyar! ("To Mars, Hungarian!"). The concept and behind-the-scenes secrets of the series will be discussed by producer Ferenc Pusztai (A nyomozó,  Afterlife, Lajko - Gypsy in Space) and Béla Szabó, BrandComms Director at Magyar Telekom. 

Open to the public, but registration is needed. Register here.

Date: 4 June 2024, 15:15

Place: Puskin, Metropolis

Moderator: Dániel Deák

Director's Club

During the festival, in the afternoons before the competition programmes in Restro Puskin you can chat with the creators of the previous day's premieres about their films and the themes they deal with.

Place: Restro Puskin