10th ZSIFF Selection in Belvárosi Cinema
23 May, Saturday, 16:20
MAYFLIES
Feature film, Hungary, 2025, 88 min, with English subtitles
Director of Photography: Szilágyi Gábor
Director: Goldberg Emília
When Steve, arrested for carrying out contract killings, is led into the prison’s communal shower shortly after his incarceration, it comes to light that he was born a woman. He is transferred to a new wing where he indifferently awaits death; everything is irrelevant and insignificant – that is until Irma enters his life. The claustrophobic pastor's daughter rarely leaves the building and is now tasked with teaching him to read and write. Amidst the prison's filthy cells, abusive guards, and an obsessive prison doctor, an unusual connection develops in which both Steve and Irma seem to find healing, and a love like the dance of the mayflies – together with its imminent end.
Cast: Török-Illyés Orsolya, Stork Natasa, Zsótér Sándor, Terhes Sándor, Fehér Balázs Benő, Patkós Márton, Pusztai Ferenc, Bakonyi Nagy Boglárka
Producer: KMH FILM
Distributor: LP Content
Trailer here.
24 May, Sunday, 16:20
Award-winning films at ZSIFF 2026
BEST SHORT FEATURE FILM SPECIAL MENTION
FAMILY SUNDAY
Short film, Mexico, 2025, 18 min, with Hungarian and English subtitles
Director of Photography: Ángel Jara Taboada
Director: Gerardo Del Razo
In a peripheral zone of Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents of the area is an everyday occurrence. On a sunny Sunday, in a housing unit located in one of these areas, a merchant has not paid his fee and the hired killers have come to give him an ultimatum.
Cast: Omar Silva, Fermín Martínez, Elías Toscano, Emilio Galván, Frida Alcántara
Producer: Luna Martínez Montero
Distributor: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica A.C.
Trailer here.
ZSIGMOND VILMOS MAIN AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
STUDENT JURY SPECIAL MENTION
TO THE WEST, IN ZAPATA
Documentary, Cuba-Spain, 2025, 75 min, with Hungarian and English subtitles
Director of Photography: David Bim
Director: David Bim
Landi and Mercedes are a married couple remaining in the marshlands of Zapata, the toughest area in Cuba. In the midst of a pandemic, shortages and social unrest, they must go to extreme lengths to provide for their son.
The film received the Main Award of the category ‘In your hands - the future of your family’ on BIDF - Budapest International Documentary Festival in 2026.
Producer: Lia Rodriguez, David Bim
Distributor: Square Eyes
Trailer here.:
25 May, Monday, 16:20
Award-winning films at ZSIFF 2026
BEST SHORT FEATURE FILM AWARD
VOICES FROM THE ABYSS
Short film, Mexico, 2025, 23 min, with Hungarian and English subtitles
Director of Photography: Eliott Reguera
Director: Irving Serrano, Victor Rejón
A collective portrait of La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Guerrero, who earn their living diving 100 feet into the sea from a dangerous cliff as part of a thrilling show, featuring an original poem recited by them and testimonies on faith, life, and death.
Cast: La Quebrada Cliff Divers
Producer: Ramon Llaven
Distributor: Fata Morgana, Alamar, EFD
Trailer here.
BEST SHORT FEATURE FILM SPECIAL MENTION
PRIMO SANGUE
Short film, Italy, 2026, 21 min, with Hungarian and English subtitles
Director of Photography: Andrea Benjamin Manenti
Director: Antonio La Camera
In the narration of a young Arbëreshë woman, memories resurface of her childhood spent silently observing her mother’s depression. In a rugged and suspended Calabria, facing silences and ancient ritual gestures, the little girl discovers that that adult and apparently hostile world actually conceals a profound need for intimacy and contact.
Cast: Roberta Mattei, Elisa Grillo, Teresa Vigilante (voice)
Producer: Francesco Inglese, Ferdinando Musto, Gianmaria Fiorillo, Andrea Garofalo, Luca Arseni, Caroline D’Andrea
Distributor: Gargantua Film Distribution
BEST SHORT FEATURE FILM SPECIAL MENTION
I USED TO CALL THAT MAN HOME
Short film, Mexico, 2026, 12 min, with Hungarian and English subtitles with English subtitles
Director of Photography: Melissa Nocetti
Director: Melissa Nocetti
In a spectral present, a man recalls the dream he had just after his father passed away. A ghost story.
Cast: Jorge Coba
Producer: Estephania Bonnett (Playlab Films), Giorgio Giampà and Lorenzo Cioffi (Zoe Films)
Distributor: Zoe Films
VANTAGE VISION AND SPECIAL GRIP HUNGARY AWARD
CS.KALOTAS | K6 FEAT. GENTLY DA SPITTAH’: NOTHING CAN SAVE ME
Music video, Hungary, 2026, 4 min
Director of Photography: Garai Gabriel
Director: Juhász Péter
The music video talks honestly about anxiety, inner struggle and self-identity. Produced by 235 Productions and directed by Péter Juhász, it takes us on an inner journey through wandering in the city during the night, where fears and troubled thoughts appear in a symbolic space. The song features Gently Da Spittah’, whose unique lyrics in English are strongly connected to the soundtrack-like compositon by Csaba Kalotás and amplify its personal and generational voice. The project was created in collaboration with a hotline for children in crisis, and, instead of giving anwers, aims to open a dialogue on mental burden and on the importance of asking for help.
Cast: Gently da Spittah’, Kalotás Csaba, Puskás Szaffi, Czukor Balázs, Czakó Ádám, Paksi Bettina, Vass Noémi, Ben-Kane Dávid, Joel Taiwo, Szabó Dániel, Szabó Béla, Gulyás János, Garamvölgyi Vince
Producer: 235 Productions
Music video here.
BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD
6363: NEM VAGYOK NORMÁLIS!!!
Music video, Hungary, 2025, 2 min
Director of Photography: Bálint Dániel
Director: Regős Ábel
Producer: Beyond Production
Music video here.
BEST SHORT FEATURE FILM SPECIAL MENTION
FAMILY SUNDAY
Short film, Mexico, 2025, 18 min, with Hungarian and English subtitles
Director of Photography: Ángel Jara Taboada
Director: Gerardo Del Razo
In a peripheral zone of Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents of the area is an everyday occurrence. On a sunny Sunday, in a housing unit located in one of these areas, a merchant has not paid his fee and the hired killers have come to give him an ultimatum.
Cast: Omar Silva, Fermín Martínez, Elías Toscano, Emilio Galván, Frida Alcántara
Producer: Luna Martínez Montero
Distributor: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica A.C.
Trailer here.
Tickets are sold in Belvárosi Cinema offline or online for 2000 HUF (for each set of films, no discount).