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Friss Hús has joined the elite club of Oscar®-qualifying festivals!

Hungarian films have moved one step closer to the Oscars®: Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival has been added to the list of Oscar®-qualifying festivals, making it the first and only Hungarian film festival to achieve the distinguished status of becoming an Academy Awards® Qualifying Festival.

Budapest Debut Film Forum (BDFF) announces its fifth edition

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Here are the 12th Friss Hús Awards

Diamond Beauty, starring Zsuzsa Nyertes, won the Best Hungarian Live Action Short Film award, while Anita Kühnel Szabó's MOME Anim graduation film Apád (Your Dad) won the Best Hungarian Short Animation award.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Lenka Tyrpáková

Lenka Tyrpáková is an artistic director, festival programmer, translator and festival consultant. Between 2005 and 2023, she worked at the Karlovy Vary IFF as a programmer and a member of the selection committee. In 2023 she started to work as an artistic director of Finále Plzeň international film festival. We had a discussion about Czech films, the role of Finále Plzeň and the duties of a festival consultant.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Luce Grosjean

As a distributor of French production company Miyu, she worked with such films as Flóra Buda’s Palm D’Or winning 27 or Nadja Andrasev’s Symbiosis. 4 of the films she worked on as a distributor received Academy Award nominations, also the films produced by her became international hits. We asked Luce Grosjean about her gateway drugs to cinema and also about the current reputation of animated films.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Rimantė Daugėlaitė

Rimantė Daugėlaitė is the head of the biggest short film festival in the Baltic region and the managing director of the Lithuanian Short Film Agency, who also takes part in theatrical distribution projects. We asked her about the potencial of short film format and also the current challenges of theatrical distribution.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Aneta Ozorek

Aneta Ozorek is the artistic director of Kaboom Animation Festival, organizer and curator of exhibitions, festivals, workshops and film events. We asked her about the role of an artistic director, the educational importance of animation and the growing tendency of animated documentaries.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Mia Avdagić

Mia Avdagić is the project coordinator of Talents Sarajevo, besides she’s also involved in the organizational team of Ponta Lopud Film Festival. Apart from organizing film events, she also works as a producer of short and feature films. We asked her about the importance of film festivals, the challenges of being a producer and of course, a jury member.

Industry events at Friss Hús

All about the past, present and future - this is what awaits participants at Friss Hús Film Festival's professional programmes, with a unique variety of film events: career advice, film analysis, film history, film distribution and science communication.

Here is the Hungarian competition programme of Friss Hús!

The Hungarian line-up of the Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival is announced. Amongst the 38 films selected for this year's Hungarian competition programme are works by well-known filmmakers who have won awards at international festivals, as well as debut features, live-action films and animations.

The second Friss Kakas Animation Film Festival ends on a high note

This year, once again, there was a great interest in MOME diploma films and animations by MOME graduates. Exciting professional programmes, special presentations on animation career opportunities, Grafix-fair: The Friss Kakas Animation Film Days have come to a close.

In addition to the latest MOME animations, and internationally successful movies, the audience can explore animation career paths on the Friss Kakas

Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival and the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Anim team are organizing the Friss Kakas Animation Film Days at Toldi Cinema in Budapest. The festival returns again after last year’s renewal, this year on October 6 and 7.

Terry Gilliam backs up Balázs Turai’s short

In just one year, Balázs Turai's animated short film Amok has been selected by more than 100 film festivals in 47 countries. The film's executive producer is none other than Terry Gilliam, also known from Monty Python.

Entries are open for the 2024 edition of Friss Hús

The 12th Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival will take place between 30 May and 5 June, 2024. Entries are now open, the earlybird deadline is 15 August!

Women Win Big at the Friss Hús Budapest ISFF Awards Ceremony

Among the Hungarian films in the competition, AFFRICATE and 27 won the main awards; the French short film ROADTRIPPER won the Best Short Film Award in the international section. Adél Kováts and Rozi Székely took home the award for Best Acting Performance.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Kuba Czekaj

Kuba Czekaj is a director of several short films and two features. His new film, Lipstick on the Glass is set to be released this year. We had a discussion about the experimental narrative and visual tools in his movies and also about his recurring topic, mother and son relationship.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Julie Marnay

Julie Marnay used to work as a programmer for the Semaine de la Critique section of the Cannes Film Festival. Currently she is the chief of European Short Pitch, also, she will be the member of the jury of the Hungarian competition at this year’s Friss Hús. We had a word about the advantages of short film format and her favourite films.

What is success in the film industry? Focus on audiences, festivals and marketing

On June first, the 11th Fris Hús Budapest Short Film Festival will kick off! In addition to the Hungarian and international competition programme and the thematic blocks, the festival programme will feature panel talks and networking events with acclaimed national and international experts. The audience can also meet this year's Friss Csillagok (Fresh Stars) at the Puskin Cinema.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Lisa Ogdie

Lisa Ogdie is a short film programmer for Sundance, also a member of the jury of the Hungarian competition of this year’s Friss Hús. We had a discussion about her work, the current challenges of short film format and of course, her favourite Hungarian films.

Friss Hús Jury Interviews / Sasha Prokopenko

Sasha Prokopenko used to work as a film distributor, currently she is the head of programming at the Kyiv International Short Film Festival, and also, the member of this year’s jury of international competition at Friss Hús. She shed a light on the differences between being a jury member and a programming editor and the biggest challenges of cinema today.