Program - festival presentations

BESTOFFEST 1. 31.08. TUESDAY 22:00, SILENT CINEMA

WINNERS OF THE 50th BRNO16 FILM FESTIVAL 2009 (103‘ - CZECH REPUBLIC)
THE BRNO SIXTEEN is a five day long international competition of selected short non-commercial live-action fiction film organised by the Brno Cultural Centre and The B16 and Alternative Film Society. The festival has traditionally taken place in October, usually in the third week. Last year the B16 festival was 50 years old.

BESTOFFEST 2. 01.09. WEDNESDAY 20:00, SILENT CINEMA

25 YEARS OF EXPLORATION: BREST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
From the four corners of the continent, the Brest European Short Film brings together a selection  of 200 films that preview the newest narrative and aesthetic trends in contemporary filmaking. At the Brest Festival, the short film form brings different cultures to light and gains recognition for the viewpoint of young European filmmakers concerning the world we live in. The Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary from 8 to 14 November 2010 / European competition, Animation Panorama, Brittany in Focus, Young audience Programmes, UK Focus, Special 25th Anniversary Programmes.

BESTOFFEST 3. 01.09.WEDNESDAY 21:30, SILENT CINEMA

COLOGNE OFF – Cologne International Videoart Festival
CologneOFF VI – Let’s Celebrate!
directed & chief curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
World Premiere on BuSho – Budapest Short Film Festival
The festival theme is referring to 5th Anniversary of CologneOFF and its unusually successful concept as a festival context without a static festival location. Since its foundation in 2006, CologneOFF is conceptionally based in Internet, but conquered from this virtual place the physical world with engaged programs of experimental film and video art.  Some of the most successful young  film & video artists started their career on CologneOFF before they became successful. The 6th festival edition in sequence invited an international jury consisting of Margarida Paiva (Oslo Screen Festival Norway), Gioula Papadopoulou (Videoart Festival Miden Greece), Macu Moran (Video Art World, Spain)
Giorgio Fedeli (Visual Container /Italy), Jonas Nilsson/Eva Olsson (Art Video Screening & Orebro International Videoart Festival/Sweden), Mohammed Allam (Medrar Video Festival/ Egypt), Tamas Gabeli (Budapest International Shortfilm Festival/Hungary) who selected among 80 nominated artists also the 16 below.

BESTOFFEST 4.  02.09. THURSDAY 22:00, SILENT CINEMA

Open St. Petersburg Student Film Festival Beginning
Since 2001 every autumn St.Petersburg Filmmaker’s Union has been organizing Open St.Petersburg Student Film Festival Beginning. Festival’s aims are to encourage audience interest in the works of young filmmakers, as well as to short-length films, and to highlight different developmental trends in young cinema from different countries. Festival program includes Main competition (short fiction, documentary, animation films) and Special 5-minute-length Fiction Film Competition. As well, master-classes in filmmaking are open to the public, as are round tables, seminars and student art exhibitions. Go to the festival website to see its Regulations, dates, Entry-Form, program and members of the jury -www.festival-nachalo.ru/eng

BESTOFFEST 5. 02.09. THURSDAY 23:00, SILENT CINEMA

Shqip International Short Film Festival / KOSOVO
The main objective of the Festival is to contribute culturally in Kosova Territory and to meet filmmakers with each other to have a cooperation in the future. The Shqip Film Fest presents a wide variety of films from is the region of Southeast Europe and for all World Countries. Among the Awards will be, In memory of the life and work of this brilliant actor called Faruk Begolli, well known in Balkan Countries, the award for carrier would be given with the name of his.    

BESTOFFEST 6. KAN (POL) 03.09. FRIDAY 20:00, SILENT CINEMA

The Amateur and Independent Film Festival is a festival that never ceases to be. The finals held in April, a five-day long feast for the eyes, ears, and the celluloid-hungry brains, are only the tip of the iceberg. Round the year, KAN is traveling around Poland, Europe, and other far away lands with Special Screenings, visiting fellow festivals with a selection of the best films that have appeared at KAN so far. And we always appreciate the opportunity to work with like-minded film lovers. At the time I'm writing this, the head of our International Department is on his way to an international video festival in deep Siberia, which takes the name after a city, Kansk, located on the river Kan, and let me tell you, the coincidence is a thrill. But to the heart of the matter – that is, the finals. This year, we are happy to say, BUSHO was one of our guests, and it is with pleasure that we return the visit. 

BESTOFFEST 7. 03.09. FRIDAY 21:30, SILENT CINEMA

LIFEAD 2010: 20 YEARS OF FREEDOM!?
By 15-March the deadline of entries for adverisingLIFE was over. In Hungary it was hosted again by BuSho (Budapest Shortfilm Festival) and the event has counted as many as 85 entries from 11 countries. The three-step final's first ceremony was held in Budapest (prior to finals in Prague and Bratislava) on 25-March at Toldi cinema, Budapest. After the official opening of the final, János Xantus summarized what was going on at the same theme workshop that was held in line with the final, then the mainly Hungarian works were showcased but for the pleasure of the organizers there were entries from Finland, Germany, India, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and the USA. The screening was followed by the award ceremony where Géza M. Tóth handed over the prizes of this year, but of course this is to be continued: The international grand final will be held on 31-March in Bratislava

04.09. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NEW FACES, VÖRÖSMARTY SMALL HALL

On 4-March eight young filmdirector were introducing at Odeon-Lloyd cinema in the frame of a new project to Hungary. The New Faces! is a director draft well known abroad where newstarter filmmakers can show their works to producers and creative studios. Each applicant gets a 15 minute showcase to sell their product. On the first showcasing Borsos Miklós, Kovács M. András, Lóth Balázs, Schwechtje Mihály, Simonyi Balázs, Szabó Simon, Szajki Péter és Tóth Barnabás tried to impress the producers and marketing experts to gain future support for their plans.

SZOLNOKI KÉPZÕMÛVÉSZETI FILMSZEMLE (HUN)
’Szemben az idõvel’ –’Opposing Time’
‘Opposing time’ is Éva Demeter’s first documentary movie made in 2008 at the International Film Festival of Fine Arts in Szolnok, Hungary. This festival is two-yearly organized in the city since 1969. In 2008 the reporter was curious about the future of this festival and made her 25-minute documentary about it, which was also her thesis at the university.