17th Budapest Short Film Festival

223 East 52nd Street,New York NY 10022

02 March, 2022

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BuSho is back for the screening of the best short films of the 2021 Budapest Short Film Festival. The Liszt Institute in New York is pleased to invite you for the screening of the best short films of the 2021 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: Branka / Ákos K. Kovács / 24:00 / Fiction / Hungary War-torn Yugoslavia, early 1990s. Branka, a young nurse becomes aware of the truth behind the frequent death of newborn children at her hospital. STUDENT JURY BEST FICTIONReduction / Anna Réka Szakály / 10:00 / Animation / Hungary Two girls live together along the post-apocalyptic coast, both sharing the same goal of reaching the other side in hopes of a better life. STUDENT JURY BEST ANIMATIONCsönded / Listening /Gergely Tóth / 13:00 /Fiction / Hungary A socially anxious guy meets a deaf girl on a night out in Budapest BEST VISEGRAD SHORT Incognito / Júlia Lantos / 8:00 / Animation / Hungary A young girl lives alone in a small flat and her only companion is a yellow bird. One day a cloud appears above the flat, which brings rain endlessly. A supernatural process begins in her flat, helping to lock her out of the outer, grotesque and absurd world. BEST HUNGARIAN ANIMATION Válaszúton / Crossroads / Flóra Chilton / 30:00 / Fiction / Hungary After Deni returns home from prison, his hustler stepfather sends him to the countryside to lure a girl from a foster home. His task is to inveigle her to become a prostitute but as time goes by his feelings starts to rise towards her. Can this love be mutual and real? BEST HUNGARIAN FICTIONAgape / Márk Gábor Beleznai / 16:00 / Fiction / Hungary A teenager film buff and a single woman in her forties meet each other. Then they meet again and start to realize that they might have more in common than meets the eye and form an unlikely connection. BUSHO BONUS Wearing a mask during the event and showing your proof of COVID vaccination upon entry is mandatory. Due to capacity limitations ONLY REGISTERED GUESTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT. The Liszt Institute is your first point of reference for Hungarian culture in New York City. Follow us for Hungarian music, movies, theater, dance, exhibitions, artist talks & readings, and more!