The next generation is already worth watching: Young filmmakers reveal how they see the world in more than 100 films

The student film festival presented more than 100 films showing how young people view the world, from personal stories to public and social themes and daring experiments with film language.

Several partner organizations and professional groups presented special awards. Keskenyfilm.hu recognized Máté Dorottya’s “A ménkű”, Kovács Dávid Miklós and Faragó René’s “Everything’s alright”, and Hercz Domonkos’s “Munka után”. The MEDIAWAVE prize went to Pincési Panna Otília’s “Szakmai önérzet” and Berki Benjámin’s “Gépmás”, while the Budapest Cultural Centre also honored Domiter Dorka’s “Bakugrás”.

The Múlt-kor Historical Magazine gave special awards to works including “Kár” by Major-Sarródi András, “Piros Aranyláz: Út a termőföldtől a kulisszák mögé” by Bubenheimer-Sági Bence, the video clip “Banana (oh nah nah)” by Nemes Petra, “A ravasz Jancsi meg az Ördög” by the Zichy Media Workshop, and “A múltba látó lencse” by Tóth Csongor. Students from Szombathely’s arts secondary school also received a special award, with Mészáros Csenge’s “Ördög Nóra” singled out.

The event continued beyond the screenings. Public professional consultations allowed young filmmakers to receive direct feedback from the jury and learn from experienced practitioners and from one another. The Polifilm Workshop awarded certificates of merit to eight creators, including works titled “A Fantom”, “Kettes”, “Önportré, kreatív dokumentumfilm”, “Álmodom?”, “Domino”, “Csillagfény”, “A bajusz árnyékában” and “Each, all and every”.

The festival also included an international program coordinated by the Budapest Cultural Centre and supported by the Visegrad Fund. Czech, Slovak and Hungarian young filmmakers made three documentaries about the lives of older people in Mikulov, Czech Republic. The films were available throughout the event. The five-day festival was accompanied by Irén Kukovecz’s exhibition “From the Film Screen to the Digital Screen”, which explored the relationship between artificial intelligence and familiar film worlds. The jury was chaired by Béla Balázs Award-winning director Ágnes Kocsis, and a student jury took part for the first time.