24 October
WREATH CEREMONY AT THE BIRTH PLACE OF VILMOS ZSIGMOND
41 Dobó street, Szeged
3.00 pm OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
ZSIFF PLUS | Director of Photography: Vilmos Zsigmond
YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
4.00 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
LARRY Hungary, 108', (16), Dir. Szilárd Bernáth, DoP Dávid Hartung
5:50-6:30 pm : Q&A with the film creators. Moderator: Sándor Csomán
Béla Balázs Screen
5.45 pm Best of FRISS HÚS (Budapest International Short Film Festival) 87’
A kis hatalmasok (17'), Best Hungarian Animation – Flóra Anna Buda: 27 (14'), Most Promising Director Under 30 and Best Actress Award (Székely Rozi) - Anna Korom: Nikó (29'), Special Mention: Máté Bögi: Az úszó (16'), Olivér Hegyi: A szív kertje (11')
Csőke József screen
7.00 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
9.00 pm Competition Program / Short Films 64’
ALL END? (Italy, 2022, 11'), DRIFTING APART (Estonia, 20'), HOME (Slovenia,8'), FUNKELE (The Netherlands, 16'), A DAY, THAT YEAR (Taiwan-Singapur, 9')
Béla Balázs Screen
25 October
10.00 am TINYFEST
Selection from the films of the Cinemira International Children and Youth Film Festival
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
10:50 am Competition Program / Documentaries 70’
BEAUTY OF THE BEAST (Hungary-Serbia, 47'), THE ROAD BAD & THE PLACE DARK (Spain, 23')
Béla Balázs Screen
1.00 pm Competition Program / Short Films 57’
BRANKA (Hungary, 20'), CRAZE (Hungary, 21'), WINNERS (Hungary, 16')
2-2:25 pm Q&A with the film makers
Béla Balázs Screen
2.30 pm Competition Program / Documentaries
OWN FOREST 65’ (12) Dir. György Mór Kárpáti, DoP Gergely Pálos
3.35-4.10 pm Q&A with the film makers
Béla Balázs Screen
4:00 pm FreeSZFE Society
4:15 pm Roundtable Discussion
Camera in closed and infinite spaces
Participants: Orsi Kispál director and István Borbás cinematographer, moderator: Lilla Gyöngyösi film critic
Balázs Béla screen
5.20 pm Book Launch
Balázs Bokor: Famous Hungarians in Hollywood
Moderator: Árpád Marton
Csőke József screen
6.15 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
8.00 pm ZSIFF PLUS
THE DARK KNIGHT – 2008, American thriller, 152’, (16) Dir. Christopher Nolan
University Movie Night hosted by Tamás Orosz
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
8.30 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
26 October
10.00 am TINYFEST
Selection from the films of the Cinemira International Children and Youth Film Festival
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
10.00 am Competition Program / Documentaries
BOYS Poland-UK, 88’
Dir. Lukasz Machowski, Katarzyna Machalek DoP Lukasz Machowski
Béla Balázs Screen
11.00 am UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED ARTS DEPARTMENT
1.00 pm Competition Program / Documentaries 80’
WILL YOU LOOK AT ME (China, 20'), KODI BENGRE (India, 5'), DAISY (USA, 30'), BUDAPEST SILO (Hungary, 25')
2:20-2:45 Q&A with the film makers
Béla Balázs Screen
2.50 pm Competition Program / Short Films 72’
MARIA THERESA GIVES BIRTH (Hungary, 23'), AFFRICATE (Hungary, 26'), EINSTAND (Hungary, 8'), NORTH POLE (Macedonia-Serbia, 15')
4.05-4.35 pm Q&A with the film makers
Béla Balázs Screen
4.40 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
5:00 pm ZSIFF PLUS
Sneak Preview - NEM HALOK MEG (I’m Not Gonna Die) Hungarian documentary, 92', (16)
After the screening Q&A with the film makers. Moderator: Réka Szilárdi egyetemi tanáDir.
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
6.30 pm ZSIFF PLUS
7.00 pm Roundtable Discussion
The possibilities of independent film
Guests: András Muhi producer, Gábor Szabó cinematographer, Szabolcs Hajdu director. Moderator: György Báron film critic
Béla Balázs Screen
8.00 pm ZSIFF PLUS
Camera in infinite space: ON THE WANDERING PATH (Sur les chemins noirs)
France, 95', (16)
Csőke József Screen
8.30 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
27 October
10.00 am TINYFEST
Selection from the films of the Cinemira International Children and Youth Film Festival
Vilmos Zsigmond Screen
10.00 am CinProCaS presentation
Árpád Zsolt Varga presents the CinProCaS® cinematography film’s planning application/software – its structure and practical use
The Cinematography Production Cards System® is recommended to cinematographers, producers and film directors.
Balázs Béla screen
11.00 am Master class
Q&A with Tamás Andor cinematographer, winner of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award of the festival
Interviewer: Gábor Szabó cinematographer, chair of the jury
Balázs Béla screen
1.00 pm Competition Program / Experimental Films 60’
ELSEWHERE (Mexico, 22'), ETUDE OF SADNESS (Finland, 8'30"), UTOLSÓ FELVONÁS (Hungary, 23'40"), TENDER PARTS (USA, 5')
2-2:25 pm: Q&A with the film makers
Béla Balázs Screen
2.30 pm Competition Program / Short Films 65’
HIGH-STAND (Hungary, 16'), WELCOME (Hungary, 10'), TRIA (Italy, 17'), THE OTHER END OF THE STREET (Austria-Hungary, 22')
3.35-4.00 pm Q&A with the film makers
Béla Balázs Screen
4.10 pm Competition Program / Short Films 68’
SAFE (USA, 17'), DESCENTE (France, 11'), DATSUN (New Zealand, 15'), SORROW EATS THE HEART (Denmark, Czech Republic, 25')
Béla Balázs Screen
5.00 pm ZSIFF PLUS
Sneak Preview - HATALOM (Power)
Slovakia, Dir: Mátyás Prikler, In the Lead Role: Szabolcs Hajdu
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
5.30 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
7.30 pm Competition Program / Feature Films
28 October
3:00 pm
Closing and Award Ceremony
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
6:00 pm
Screening of Award-Winning Films
Balázs Béla screen
