ONLINE FESTIVAL? STILL STRANGE…

I will continue to ad here to my previous statement, as I indicated in the title and most recently in the last post in 2020, because for us, the festival and the online terms are still incompatible, but of course we are preparing to build an online B track on which we will proceed if it’s needed. And why, despite so many domestic and international events, so persistently? Maybe because it proves from time to time again when we personally attend an event like this. We had the chance to judge at 2 international short film festivals recently, specifically on Brno16 and at the same time Koncz Teréz in Gdansk, unfortunately in both cases from home, and how can I say, I didn’t have the feeling. We didn't have to cry or laugh together, „we can go to the room, drink quickly, run because it starts, a little quiet, faithful but loud, it doesn't rattle, I'm about to fall asleep, it's over, it flew away quickly, I could barely wait, I still run away to pee…” Then already on the way out there is a look at the spectators leaking out of the room and even without words we know what the other person is thinking. However, instead of the big screen nowadays, on a monitor at home alone, if you don’t like something, don’t dream about it because in the hungarian poem it’s “life spoiler,” everyone press the fast forward button. Of course, the opportunity should not be taken away from creators who finished their work in 2020 and now want to present themselves worldwide, where they can get direct feedback from the audience or, as possible at the BuSho festival, straight from the jury, so live-action events are already needed. If there is an epidemic, then ultimately in cyberspace, because there is no other choice, it is also okay. Just don’t call it a festival because that’s not. We can call it a parade, a muster, incorrectly mustard, or anything else like a short film-: meeting, event, program, ceremony, hommage, reception, occasion, parade or a carnival. If you don’t give in to God’s turn, BuSho might be a Muster, because we like the Austrian Tennis!