Fresh Meet Market is Hungary’s first industry platform, connecting Central and Eastern European filmmakers with the wider European film industry. As part of the Oscar-qualifying Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival, one of the region’s most significant short film events, it provides a vital space for emerging talents. Through its Works in Progress (WiP) pitch forum, special market screenings, and networking events, it introduces new voices to key industry professionals, opening doors to the international film world. Showcasing fresh cinematic perspectives that reflect the region’s spirit, Fresh Meet Market gives rising filmmakers the stage to make their mark.

The Fresh Meet Work in Progress is an exciting showcase of promising short films still in production or post-production, offering a unique opportunity for these works-in-progress to gain visibility among key figures in the short film industry: distributors, programmers, institutions, producers, and buyers. Fresh Meet WiP helps unfinished projects shine, driving valuable exposure and providing the opportunity to shape strategies with fresh perspectives from industry experts, potentially influencing the direction of future collaborations and project development.

Submission to the Work in Progress event here.

Deadline: May 9, 2025

Details:

• Participation in the Fresh Meet WiP session – presentation of the chosen work-in-progress projects
  
• One-to-one meetings with the attending decision makers
  
• Pitch mentoring
  
• Award: Post Office Films post production company in-kind service (2550EUR) - colorgrading with Máté Ternyik (colorist of The Brutalist)

Submission:

• max 3 minutes excerpt of the film
• synopsis
• director statement
• director short bio, producer short bio
• 1 still photo
• expected release date
• expected runtime
• genre

Regulations:

• Eligible countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine
  
• Eligible projects: short (fiction, documentary, animation)
  
• Maximum duration of the final film is 40 minutes
  
• Entry Fee: free
• All projects must have English subtitles
  
• Project is in the principal photography phase or post-production