| Busho
Festival: September
3 - 7, 2008
 About
BuSho
BuSho
(Budapest Short) was established in the autumn of 2004 by a group
of young Hungarian filmmakers and the first event successfully ran
its course the following year. The festival became an international
breakthrough in an exceptionally short period of time: we got 360
individual entries from 45 countries in 2007.
We had plenty of festival screenings, selections of film academys,
feature films, conferences, film-, and all-art workshops in the program.
Call
For Entries Deadline:
Our main target group is the generation of developing young filmmakers
but we are very delighted at every entry. You can enter in three categories:
fiction, animation and experimental. Deadline: 3rd of may. www.busho.hu
The submission deadline for BuSho (Budapest Short) Film Festival 2008
is 3rd of may, 2008.
BUSHO
presentation
Since
the cessation of „Off” and „Escape to Short film”
there has been a gap on the palette of the filmfestivals in Hungary.
The festival was established by a group of young Hungarian filmmakers
in the autumn of 2004, and the first event successfully ran its course
the following year. The festival became an international breakthrough
in an exceptionally short period of time: We managed to double the
entries in every year so far, in 2007 we had 360 individuals from
45 countries, plenty of festival screenings, selections of filmacademys,
feature films, film-, and all-art workshops in the program.
The festival was born to give the more and more thriving short film-society
a scene the introduce itself, and to give young titans the possibility
to prove their talent in an international field. We invite every year
filmmakers and leaders from the European workshops in order to offer
these communities a lucid and pleasurable being together, promoting
at the same time the knowing of each other’s values. Beyond
the outings of individual filmmakers we had screenings of the winners
of international filmfestivals and a conference negotiating the situation
and the possibilities of co-operation of young European filmmakers.
We offer European youngsters one chance to know the alternatives of
cooperation and of safeguarding and exercising their interests.
Our mission is to develop the cultural identity of the audiovisual
sector of Eastern and Central Europe. Following the second festival
we passed a 6-hour selection of Hungarian short films to 30 European
festivals, which unburdens the getting into the market of young European
professionals and the promotion and distribution of the screened European
films. In the long term we would like to make up Central-Eastern-European
selections and convey them to other participants of the audiovisual
sector which could strengthen cooperation among European festivals.
The main organizer (the Foundation) is a non-governmental organization,
and so is the major part of its co-operating partners, so the collaboration
between the non-profit sector and cultural institutions is essential
to have the project succeded. The essence of this success is to motivate
common activity among young inland filmmakers and other European organizations
taking part in the audiovisual program. We would like to give young
European filmmakers a fair show to introduce and realize themselves
in order to create a new common European value in which the supranational
dimension is given by the participant countries.
Since the cessation of festivals you can see international short films
once in a blue moon, because they are not screened neither at cinemas
or at television broadcastings. So we would like to show the shorts
shot in the preceding years, giving the viewers a chance to see these
works. At the Oscar-nomination of the animation film entitled Maestro
– which was given two prizes at BuSho - everybody was very suspenseful,
at the end the outcoming winner was not accompanyed by so much attendance.
If somebody was interested which film was to beat „Maestro”
in such a hard battle could see „The Danish Poet” at the
first evening of the following BuSho festival.
We try to emphasise European works- mainly Central-Eastern-European
works- and give their selections rope. Beside this we lay great store
by the geographical variegation of the festival, so we accept entries
from every part of the world so that we can fulfil our original aims.
Almost every European countries were present at the 3rd BuSho Festival-
if not through individual works, then through a workshop or a selection.
The international nature has reached its peak which is proved by the
list of the under mentioned countries: we had filmmakers from 45 countries,
from every continents:
Hungary, Germany, Netherlands, England, Poland, Canada, Spain, United
States, United Kingdom, Israel, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia,
Australi, Romania, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Bulgaria, Finland,
Serbia, Greece, Switzerland, Bisnia-Herzegovina, Scotland, Italy,
Portugal, Cyprus, Slovakia, Turkey, Slovenia, Belgium, Brasil, Cosovo,
New-Zealand, Russia, Armenia, Estonia, Ukraine, Sweden, South Africa,
Columbia, Litvania, Taiwan, China.
The festival is free for the public right from the start, accomodation
and full board are provided for the international professional scientists
and filmmakers and for the staff taking part in the organization.
The main target audience of the international festival is the upcoming
young generation of filmmakers, but we are open to entries in 3 categories
(experimental, fiction and animation.)
We have screenings in 3 halls (competition program, information screenings,
festival selections) among the traditional confines and full house
of the competition program seems to certify us. Concerning the overall
influence on the audience we have the buzz that they start to believe
that we need this here in Hungary, because this kind of short film
festival was missing.
The decision of the invited international jury was confirmed by the
further success of the winner of 2005. (Doll nr. 639) and of 2006.
(Superwash). And the Oscar nomination of Maestro, which has got two
prizes at BuSho is only an extra. Plenty of foreign filmmakers has
joined us, and their feedbacks were similar. More and more Hungarian
filmmakers, studios and schools are present at the event, and we have
broken our record in point of foreign participants, too. We had 70
foreign guests (including the bands) with the filmmakers, festival
representatives and jury members.
During the second festival we managed to call in the decision process
the National Student Jury, which consists of students of media-, and
film faculties from various universities, so it sizes up an opinion
in a free way, not influenced by any group or professionals or group
of interests. Its members are not lay cinema visitors, but not qualified
specialists yet.
We organized the animation workshop called GizmoSho in 2007 for the
first time, with the helping hands of the professors of the University
of Arts and Crafts where 12 young filmmakers had the possibility to
make the first animation film of their lives.
After the screenings the international jury gives a consultation and
evaluating conversation involving filmmakers and enquierers to motivate
both individual filmmakers and teams to go on with their job and provide
them with useful advises concerning their professional growth. During
the parade we have some professional debates, some of them are public,
so anybody can have an insight into the background of European film
relations and cooperation possibilities.
The program is one-of-a-kind Hungary, because this is the only festival
in Hungary which screens exclusively short films. The international
response is bigger and bigger every year, the number of artist and
workshops telling their intent to take part in the event is continuosly
growing. We emphasise the accompanying programs, too, we have international
Folk, Etno and world music concerts, exhibitions and performances.
We screen every evening a feature film, with English subtitles.
The new venue of the 3rd BuSho was a great challenge to the whole
team, but the most important thing is that the competition hall was
always full during the screenings just as in the previous years. We
have selection screenings and evaluating conversations from and about
the most successful works of the previous years at 12 Hungarian universities
involving the National Student Jury. We forward these selections to
partner festivals and to schools. We must go on with this mission
in base of the feedbacks of the filmmakers and of the public.
IMPRESSIONS,
FEEDBACKS, SPECIAL THANKS
My impressions of Busho were very good. It’s a professional
festival, organized with dedication, by Tamas and his friends. It’s
full of energy and power. I was absolutely fascinated by the place
where it was organized, the Almassi Cultural Centre where the arts
blend – film, painting and music. It was a big pleasure to meet
other Jury Members and spend dozens of hours with them in the screening
room (instead of sightseeing in Budapest). I am very happy to see
that the traditional link between Poland and Hungary is still working
and that both in the Hungarian films and in the streets of Budapest
a viewer/visitor from Poland can feel like at home. It’s extremely
valuable that the festivals like Busho and Euroshorts are being organized,
because without them many young filmmakers would not have the opportunities
to find their viewers.
Przemek Mlynczyk, www.euroshorts.pl
Hello, I would
like to inform you that I returned safely to rainy Cologne, even if
I would prefer now the beautiful and hot wheather of Budapest. Thanks
for your hospitality and the really interesting festival, which was
even highlighted with a prize. Great! Of course, I will keep you updated
about my activities, and eventually we can even fix a collaboration
next year in one or the other way. In any case, I will keep Budapest
2007 in best memory.
Best greetings from Cologne! Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, www.nmartproject.net
The organazation
run unnoticed in the back ground, which means the organization was
very good. There were lots of announcements and publicity in the Hungarian
media. The organizers did not ask for any fees for film competition
entrance, participation, screenings, performances, etc. Even more,
they provided all outside guests with accommodation and hot meals.
For a first brand new event an astonishing funding success. This amazingly
fresh, crisp, young and fun festival is destined to grow and reach
a high profile image not only in Central East Europe but on a truly
international level. I am ready to support the organizers any way
I can and I look forward to the next Busho.
Wolfgang Leis
Dear Tamás
and friends from Busho Film Festival,
It's wonderful!!! After being out of my office for more than three
weeks, I've received the beautiful surprise of the prize you have
given to our selection. Thank you very much for it, it has been really
a beautiful surprise!!! As Kimuak, as a programme or selection, yours
is the third prize we receive, and believe me, it is specially delightful
for me, because it is not a prize for a short films (which is also
a very important and beautiful thing), but for a entire programme,
and it makes me very happy, because I feel my work recognized, and
it is always ver delightful. I have already your wonderful trophy
next to my computer, so I will see everyday... and I have your lighter
on my pocket. Thank you very much for everything, and I hope next
year we will be in touch again.
All my best, KIMUAK - Txema Muñoz, http://www.kimuak.com
I’d
like to begin by saying that it was an honour and a privelege for
me to be part of the Busho festival and participate in it as a jury
member. The festival was truly a success – not only was it well
organized and carried out, but what’s important it enjoyed a
cheerful and stress-free atmoshpere equally shared by the participants
and the audience alike.
Vera Szepesvári
Hi Tami, Unbelievable
news. Great! The Students, Teachers, Head of Departments, Film Subsidy...
are informed. The Chinese Take Away team is dancing. Felix will start
shooting on Wednesday. This prize is pure energy. Many thanks to both
jury groups. Please send everything to my adress. Hamburg Media School,
Filmdepartment, Inse Eyting, Finkenau 35, 22081 Hamburg, Germany,
phone: +49-40-413468-62. The Students are just preparing, shooting
and cutting their graduate films. I will hand it to them. Many thanks
again & a warm welcome to a future Film Applicant at Hamburg Media
School.
Best regards: Inse Eyting.
SUBMIT
Short Film, Long Bang!
The 4th BuSho International Short Film
Festival accepts entries
in the categories of fiction, animation and experimental film.
Entry deadline: 3. May 2008.
Online entry form: http://www.busho.hu/?menuID=fesztival08&pageID=08nevezes&lang=en
Details on: www.busho.hu
Kis film, nagy élvezet!
4. BuSho Nemzetközi Rövidfilm Fesztivál várja
a nevezéseket
kisjáték-, animáció- és kísérleti
film kategóriában.
Beadási határido: 2008. május 3.
Online nevezési lap: http://www.busho.hu/?menuID=fesztival08&pageID=08nevezes&lang=en
Részletek: www.busho.hu
Kurze Filme - langer Genuss
Das 4. BuSho Internationale Kurzfilm-Festival wartet auf Nominierungen
in den Kategorien Kleinspielfilm, Animationsfilm und experimenteller
Film.
Einsendefrist: 3. Mai 2008.
Online Nominierungsformular: http://www.busho.hu/?menuID=fesztival08&pageID=08nevezes&lang=en
Weitere Informationen auf www.busho.hu
Film court, concentré
de plaisir!
Appel à candidature pour la 4ème édition du BuSho
Festival international de court métrages
dans les catégories fiction, animation et film expérimental.
Date limite d'envoi des candidatures: 3 mai 2008
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne: http://www.busho.hu/?menuID=fesztival08&pageID=08nevezes&lang=en
Informations sur: www.busho.hu
Busho Film Festival
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