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  • My Mother, the Monster at ALCA Writing Residency

    Olivér Rudolf’s debut feature is selected to the Prévôté -ALCA writing residency! Starting in 2018, the ALCA (“Agence Livre et Cinéma Nouvelle-Aquitaine”)selects a scriptwriter from the Poitiers Film Festival’s Jump In workshops for a 3-week writing residency in Bordeaux as part of the residency.In 2023, the selected project is My Mother, the Monster written by…

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  • My Mother, the Monster is selected to 3rd Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine

    Olivér Rudolf’s debut feature is selected to the 3rd Full Circle Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine!The Lab aims at supporting and accompanying the writing, development and post-production of 6 feature films closely connected to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region in France. Beside Kino Alfa and main producer Genovéva Petrovits, French production company Vrai Vrai Films represented by Florent Coulon has…

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  • My Mother the Monster at CineLink

    KINO ALFA attended the CineLink workshop in Slano with ‘My Mother the Monster’. The co-production market presents 11 feature-length film projects in the Sarajevo Film Festival. At the workshop, participant get the chance to attend masterclasses held by previous CIneLink attendees and activities that include working on script development and production value. https://www.sff.ba/en/news/11950/cinelink-workshop-in-slano-started-with-activities-for-co-production-market-projects

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  • Dreams at Sunset in doc.incubator 2023

    Dreams at Sunset was selected for the doc.incubator International documentary rough-cut workshop alongside with 3 other Hungarian projects. The workshop will take place in Budapest between the 25th of June to the 2nd of July. “The workshop brings together esteemed film festivals like Sundance, Toronto, and Hot Docs, providing an exclusive opportunity to preview and select international documentaries…

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  • Soft Hours is selected to Brussels Co-Production Market 2023

    Anna Gyimesi’s debut feature project will take part in the section UP: Up-and-coming Producers during the 7th Brussels International Film Festival. UP: Up-and-coming Producers  is for emerging producers developing their first or second feature project looking for a co-producer or financial partner. 

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  • Soft Hours at Transilvania Pitch Stop

    Soft Hours was selected for Transilvania Pitch Stop which promotes ten projects from the Eastern European region. The co-production forum took place in Cluj within the Transylvania International Film Festival between the 9th and the 18th of June. The project was also selected for a script consultation with the well-known script editor and film consultant,…

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  • Soft Hours is selected to Midpoint Feature Launch 2023 

    Anna Gyimesi’s first feature will be developed under the aegis of Midpoint Institute’s Feature Launch program. Together with Genovéva Petrovits, the main producer of Soft Hours, the project will be pitched at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, as part of KVIFF Eastern Promises-Films in Development. Midpoint Feature Launch targets creative teams with feature…

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  • Béla Tarr’s Workshop at Freeszfe

    Freeszfe organised an international film workshop by Béla Tarr entitled „The Knife” between the 9th and the 23rd of January in 2023. 14 filmmakers from 10 different countries from all over the world learned from the well known director. The workshop’s main assignment was to create a short film with the title ‘The Knife’ separatedly.…

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  • Olivér Rudolf’s My Mother, the Monster is awarded funding at the 7th Incubator Pitch Forum organised

    On the 27th of May 2022, the National Film Institute held its annual Incubator Pitch Forum, where 10 talented directors had the opportunity to present their debut film project to a jury of experts. Four projects are selected by the jury and one by the audience, and these five projects are eligible for funding up…

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  • Give Me Shelter wins Best Hungarian Documentary Prize @Verzió

    Give Me Shelter was chosen was awarded Best Hungarian Documentary at the 17th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival. ” The jury chose Give Me Shelter as best film because it eloquently and powerfully narrates, through its protagonists and their stories, the struggle of a group of young women to overcome deep trauma caused…

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