AKBANK FESTIVAL ISTANBUL
The delegates of antecedent BuSho festivals, that is István Kovács, Dávid Géczy and Gábor Hörcher gave the proverbial baton to Kata Lovrity, who had the honour and privilege to take part at the prestigious Akbank Festival in Turkey with her animation “Volcano Island”, she told us upon her arrival back home: “It was an uplifting experience, thank you for the recommendation! Áron and Co are very cool and helpful people, we were for 5 days in Istanbul, my sister travelled with me. The Q&A was very interesting, the audience addressed unusual questions (and not the run-of-the-mill ones like: why this or that happens in the film, where did we get the idea etc), they had a professional attitude, which implies that they were professionals, the Q&A lasted for circa 1.5 hours. They also posed theoretical questions (why it is beneficial to create a short film, how many short films does it take to gather experience for a feature film, should the budget be tight what shall it be spent rather on, what is it like to work together with a script writer etc). The other Guest, Murat Ugurlu, a Turkish director also gave interesting answers; I think that the members of the audience could take home some food for thought, because our attitudes towards film creation are quite divergent. Nevertheless, it may stem from the difference between animation and live action film. They were open towards learning about animation film development and they also made inquiries about the Hungarian funding system. Áron and Co. warned me: in Turkey, people are not shy to pose questions. I brought to you a catalogue; I hope to give it to you soon. The line-up was rather impressive! Let’s not forget about the venue of the festival: the very own property of Akbank located at one of the busiest streets. Once again I thank you for the opportunity! Have a wonderful day! Kata”.