Discoveries from Hungary World Cinema

King (27) is the best "underworld" wrestler in the area. He finally gets the opportunity to become a professional boxer, but every sign in his life suggests that he has to give up his passion and role as the "King of The Blocks".

Experimental short movie adaptation of István Örkény's one-minute story "Information" by director Annabella Schnabel.

An empathic observational documentary unveils the everyday life of a terminally ill woman. Despite the paralyzing pain and the unfavourable prognosis, she keeps learning new things and builds a relationship with the woman who lovingly cares for her day and night. The trauma of the impending final farewell transforms into a strong bond between the two women. The fear of death intertwines with the feelings of closeness and gratitude.

If you look through the window of the control room in district XII of Budapest you will see a small square. In 2005 There was is a statue was erected in the square to commemorate the victims of the second world war. It represents the turul, a mythical bird which an ancient symbol of Hungary and which was appropriated by Fascists before the war while today it is readily exploited by the extreme right. For 10 years the director observed the fight for the monument, a reflection of profound political divisions in today's Hungary.

Two teenage non-identical twin sisters meet a boy on a beautiful summer day at the lake.

Pure Virtual Function is an abstract meditation on the representation of violence, the connection of virtual and real aggression. The film was made from painted 35 mm film strips and sound recording from Iraq war.

Elderly Hungarians living in an apartment block attempt to gain recognition for their problems from government representatives.

A man is covered in dirt from a car, and spreads his frustration, corrupting society.

A vibrant documentary exploring Hungary's iconic summer festivals - Sziget, VOLT, Balaton Sound, Kapolcs and more - through music, memories, and the untold stories behind a freedom out of dust.

Hungary is a water kingdom. Created by the raging forces under the Carpathians and by time itself. Life here has to fight an ongoing battle against the elements, the changing climate and the human activity. Where rivers ran wild, brooks nourished the magical forests, and the wildlife of the swamplands are richer than anywhere else in Europe. This is the story of Hungary's wild waters.

There was a train accident with fatalities. Keve meets strange figures. Are they realities or come from another world? Beacon is an apocalyptic vision, a Christian allegory and a coming-of-age story.

Mary is a young librarian in a factory library. She lives alone with her mother. Encouraged by her mother, she tries to find the right man by advertising. The candidates are: an agronomist, a foreign trader, a police reporter, a teacher, a rural journalist. The classifieds are not successful, but strangely enough, Mary is strengthened in her belief that one cannot be alone in the world.

Count Gedeon Boroghy would like to see his last two relatives, Peter and Eva, married, so that the family fortune can pass to their rightful heirs without dissipation. The Count would like to bring them together, so he announces his own death and stipulates in his will that the heirs must stay at the castle for a month, eat together and kiss each other goodbye. The young people, who have already fallen out during their journey, hatch a variety of plans to force the other to break the will and thus lose the inheritance. When it turns out that Uncle Gideon is alive and the will no longer stands between them, they reconcile and agree to comply with the old count's wishes even without an inheritance.

Dreamlike images morph from one to another.

In our short animated film we show you an alien civilizations's very first visitation to planet Earth.

A legendary hungarian documentary about the hungarian rap scene of the early 2010's

An animated biopic of László Kozma, the inventor of the first European computer.

A filmmaker and a patient weave an intimate dialogue on endometriosis, sharing everyday survival strategies for an invisible illness.

Dóra Maurer's six-minute short film creates different portraits by playfully shifting them around.

Teréz is an obstetrician-gynaecologist. After her regular working hours she conducts a sociological survey about why couples do not have more children.

Eszter, a sixth-grade girl, is trapped between constant bullying at school and the silence of a broken home. Her classmates mock her, her teacher, Irén Vácz, humiliates her, and her divorcing parents barely notice what she goes through. One desperate day, she climbs onto the school roof — and meets Magnus, a mischievous ghost. He’s lazy, cheeky, and annoying… yet their strange bond changes Eszter’s life forever.

In West Hungary, north of Lake Balaton, we find a lake that is completely unique. The world's largest biologically active, medicinal thermal lake, Lake Hévíz. Its name is familiar to many people, both in Hungary and internationally. Its gentle, warm waters are used for medicinal treatments, and the spa is open to visitors all year round. But Lake Hévíz also has a hidden world. Today, this is the setting for a strange but completely unsuspected ecological experiment. Both the lake and the outflow channel, known as the Hévíz Stream, have become home to tropical fish species. Hidden among the Indian water lilies, Central American cichlids, known from pet shops, live their daily lives. Huge swarms of firehead cichlids forage on the bottom, jewel cichlids protect their young in the cover of aquatic plants, and predatory jaguar cichlids hunt unsuspecting small fish. But how did this diverse yet alien community come to be? And what are the consequences of their presence for native wildlife?

The 56-year-old locksmith Sándor lives in Pécs and runs a 24-hour emergency service to help those who lock themselves out. He works a lot, but earns little, and was forced to close his company as it became unable to cover all the required payments. Despite financial constraints, every day Sándor brings lunch to the homeless and others in need. But Sándor dreams of learning a new language and applying for a job abroad.

Éva, an eleven-year-old girl with the class plays a war of numbers. She wanders away from his peers and gets lost, as she is chased by a shadow. She finds refuge in an old medieval church in the middle of the forest.

Augusta Christmas special. The gifts she's bought aren't what they seem.

Gustav is always tired at work, until the weekend finally arrives. Then, he works tirelessly on his own property to enjoy himself.

In his so-called one-minute films, he raises the most important questions of today's human life in a caricature-like manner, but with deep humanity.

Despite the big age gap, Tomi and his brother find common ground in their relationship. His brother is leaving the countryside to go to university. Tomi can't help it, he takes over the role of his brother in the family.

A young boy feels lost in the world. He only finds solace in his imagination. But it’s getting harder to escape from reality.

A bio-horror about climate change, in which strange things are released from the melting permafrost.

Little is known of Jean Speck (1860-1933) beyond the fact that he opened Zurich’s first cinema. Rouzbeh Rashidi and Jann Clavadetscher consider the flittering black and white ghosts and shadows that he left in his wake in their phantasmagorical experimental feature film. This journey through a cinematic night probes the very essence of the cinematic image.

Every day, Dani wakes up startled. The problems of his relationships haunt him like a fever dream, driving him almost to the brink of madness. For months, he has been tormented by nightmares, which he tries to depict in his dream book day by day; unsuccessfully. One day, while working as a courier, he receives a suburban address and, without knowing it, arrives at a turning point in his life. Dani meets Don and begins a journey through an alternate world, where the boy's repressed traumas come to life.

Laci Székács, the best football striker in his class, is not good at maths.When it comes to writing his test, he can't solve the examples.The children do everything they can to stop their partner's father from going to the teacher, because they know that if he finds out the result, he won't let Laci play.In the end, the boy, although he learns maths, can't take part in the championship, but the other children are also banned from playing...

A short film about the 'husband stitch' - a little known misogynistic practice performed after childbirth and how it affects the life of those who are involved.

At his friend Harcourt’s bachelor party, misogynist Dodd Austin recounts how a loaned ring led to his wrongful arrest, only to be immediately robbed by two masked women - reinforcing his vow, “Never trust a woman!” Weeks later, when bandits abduct him in the countryside, he’s rescued by the humble Helen Rye, who turns out to be a celebrated actress; her sudden reappearance (and a magician’s sleight of hand) restores his lost ring and his faith in love as they marry, proving he’s broken his own curse.

"But my class in Töhötöm Street could wait until I had finished my explanation even after ringing the bell! I bet my students on Töhötöm Street didn't confuse the corridor with the football field! Thank God for the "Töhötöm"... Aunt Joli, the young class teacher, often starts her speeches to the 6th grade class this way. She once says: "But the people of Töhötöm Street love music!" The 6.b's self-esteem can't take it any more, and they invite those "famous Dumpling Street kids" to a competition.

Hungarian TV-movie, adaptation of a drama by Géza Ottlik.

While playing hide and seek, a little girl is wandering deeper and deeper into the garden until she finds herself at a distant place.

On a Sunday afternoon a stranger appears in a family’s life, being soaking wet. His arrival gives the opportunity to discuss an old tragedy to restore the order in the family, left without a father.

In Burgundy, persecuted Huguenots are dragged to the scaffold. The lord of Corneville, the Huguenot Marquis de Corneville, and his friend Count Grusenet are also facing the death penalty and must flee. The Marquis's property, the Count's daughter, is entrusted to Father Gaspar. Twenty years pass. Father Gáspár has now raised two orphaned daughters, the daughter entrusted to his care and a foundling. Serpolette is one of them, dreaming that one day she will be discovered to be of noble birth. Serpolette is in love with Grenicheau, a clever, cunning fellow, but he is more in love with the other girl, Germain. Germain is destined to be a judge by her stepfather, but she hopes a prophecy will come true that she will marry the man who will come from the sea and save her life, so she refuses him.

The father goes in search of his daughter, who has long been separated. The father tries to convey the essence of his life's wisdom in a single day.