Best of BuSho - Those Hungarians

BuSho is back!

The Liszt Institute in New York is pleased to invite you for the screening of the best short films of the 2020 Budapest Short Film Festival.

The festival was established in 2004 by a group of young Hungarian filmmakers in order to fill a gap in the category of short film and to catch up the cultural identity of the Eastern European audiovisual sector, helping it to give more experts to the market. BuSho is a platform for young filmmakers to create a new Eastern European Value.

Selected program:

• If once (Marcell Wrochna): Best Hungarian Fiction

Father and Son. Two lines coming near to each other but only meeting in the infinity. Noel’s father is dying. They have never been vlose to each other. The son feels that he must understand its reason before it’s too late.

• Sunday (Andor Berényi): Bronze BuSho Prize

Laci and his sister meet their father ont he weekend. This timet he father’s new girlfriend is coming with them to the beach.

• Casting (Sándor Csoma): Student Jury Special Mention and BuSho Award for Best Actress (Blénesi Kincső)

18-year-old Julia lives in a poor mining town with her brother. One day she tries her luck at a model casting in the hope of starting a new life abroad.

• Second round (Gábor Holtai): Student Jury Best Fiction

In a world where childbrith is state-regulated a couple applies for a license to have a child. They have passed the first round of the process – but they have no idea what awaits them in the second round.

• Since she is with me (Szeleczki Rozália): BuSho Award 2020 Sziget Special Prize

It’s the 1980s in Communist Budapest and 8-year old Málna shows up in her rock star father’s life, a man struggling with political oppression and personal addictions. After a night out together everything changes between them.

Wearing a mask during the event and showing your proof of COVID vaccination at the entry is mandatory.

Because of capacity limitations ONLY REGISTERED GUESTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT, please register at Eventbrite by Sept. 14 noon

Host or Publisher Hungarian Cultural Center, New York