41st Hungarian Film Week Opens on Tuesday

Legendary Miklós Jancsó's latest film, So Much For Justice! opens the 41st Hungarian Film Week on the 2nd February. Not only critics and filmmakers are awaited for the Film Week but the film-lovers as well.

The 41st Hungarian Film Week is held between February 2-8 in Budapest at Palace Mom Park Cinemas and Urania National Film Palace. For the detailed programs and film timing please visit the official website of the Film Week (in Hungarian or in English).

Ticket prices for all the films presented during the Film Week
700 Ft
500 Ft for the professionals
400 Ft for students

16 new feature films will compete for the Golden Reel Award at the Film Week. The competition of Magyar cinematography's traditional showcase offers the world premieres of 13 full-length features among them 5 directorial debuts.

Altogether 95 pictures will compete in 5 categories (feature, short, documentary, scientific, television) throughout the upcoming Hungarian Film Week, a unique opportunity to experience contemporary Magyar cinema directly alongside the filmmakers in Budapest.

Beside talent spotting, the Hungarian Film Week will offer out of competition the latest movies by renowned filmmakers such as Miklós Jancsó, Judit Elek, Marta Mészáros and Károly Makk for the national audience and foreign professionals as well.

The main sponsor of the Festival is T-Home which supports the winning filmmaker in television category with 3 million Forints for his or her next film. What is more, many films presented at the Film Week are going to be also presented in the video-film rental of Origo and T-Home systems.

The 41st Hungarian Film Week's board is chaired by cinematographer Emil Novák.

Nominees in the Golden Reel Feature Film Competition
Bibliotheque Pascal directed by Szabolcs Hajdu - WP
The Bunkerman / Bunkerember directed by Dezsõ Zsigmond - WP
Czukor Show directed by Tamás Dömötör - WP, 1st feature
Chirribirri / Csiribiri directed by János Rózsa
The Days of Desire / A vágyakozás napjai directed by József Pacskovszky
Deathwaltz / Halálkeringõ directed by Krisztián Károly Köves - WP, 1st feature
Espresso 10 Years / Presszó 10 év directed by Tamás Sas - WP
The Gravedigger / A sírásó directed by Sándor Kardos - WP
Kolorado Kid / Kolorádó Kid directed by András Vágvölgyi B. - WP, 1st feature
Lull / Szélcsend directed by Tamás Sas - WP
Poligamy directed by Dénes Orosz - 1st feature
Question in Details / Köntörfalak directed by Zsombor Dyga - WP
Tawaret / Ki/Be - Tawaret directed by György Molnár - WP
Team Building directed by Réka Almási - WP, 1st feature
Vespa directed by Diana Groó - WP
Visit (Der Kameramörder) / Látogatás directed by Róbert Pejo – WP

After the Film Week starts on Tuesday, anyone can vote for the best film on the official home page of the Festival.