The 19th edition of this year’s festival has just ended, but in less than 2 weeks’ time entries for the jubilee 20th BuSho International Short Film Festival will open, with the usual minor changes, to give the season a little more flair. What this means exactly will be revealed on 1 December, but of course we’re not giving away any bargains, so fiction, animation and experimental filmmakers can prepare their works for the festival with a running time of less than 30 minutes. More info on how to apply: HERE.

And we’ve been busy since the festival, with various reports, articles, feedback from guests, a gallery and a short film of this year’s festival.

The now usual Hungarian bestof has started its journey around the world, with various festivals selecting the best Hungarian films for their next events and the International Hungarian Institutes presenting them. One of the most successful collaborations continues to be with the Liszt Institute in Istanbul, where they send their works translated into Turkish to at least 5 festivals a year in this not-so-small country.

In addition to the deservedly popular BuSho trophies awarded at the festival, other prizes from the 19th BuSho also arrived, with artists from Montreal, Singapore, Bern, Ludwigsburg, London and New York, among others, all awaiting their prizes with great pleasure, and we have put together a nice gallery of them.

So now, for the 20th time in a row, we welcome you to the heart of Europe with the original slogan:

Come and sniff some culture!