27 MAY, TUESDAY
10:00 KIDsFEST
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
11:00 Wreath-laying ceremony at the birthplace of Vilmos Zsigmond
Szeged, 41 Dobó Street
15:30 Thread Portraits of Women’s History
Opening of Ida Csapó’s exhibition
Belvárosi Cinema foyer
16:00 Official opening ceremony
In Competition / Feature films: SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE
Ireland, 2024, 99 min, director: Tim Mielants, director of photography: Frank van den Eeden
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
18:00 Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week - out of competition
LESSON LEARNED
Hungary, 2024, 120 min, director: Bálint Szimler, director of photography: Marcell Rév
Csőke József screen
19:00 In Competition / Documentaries
BEYOND ROCK BOTTOM
Hungary, 2024, 85 min, director: Ádám Miklós, director of photography: Ádám Miklós
Balázs Béla screen
20:15 Best of the 35th Mediawave International Film Festival
90 min
Csőke József screen
20:50 In Competition / Feature films
OBRAZ - THE TOWER OF STRENGTH
Montenegro, 2024, 98 min, director: Nikola Vukčević, director of photography: Djordje Stojiljković
Balázs Béla screen
28 MAY, WEDNESDAY
10:00 KIDsFEST
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
10:00 With Female Eyes 2.0
Discussion with the participation of Erzsébet Barát, Hajni Kis, Agnesh Pakozdi and Kata Gyürke, moderated by Gellért Kovács. 90 min
Before the discussion, the short film 27. I HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN THAT OLD (Hungary, 2023, 10 min, director: Réka Szűcs, director of photography: Gábor Szabó HCA) will be screened.
Balázs Béla screen
13:00 In Competition / Documentaries
BREATHE
Spain, 2025, 66 min, director: Eduardo Muñoz, director of photography: José del Corral
Balázs Béla screen
14:30 In Competition / Music videos
Balázs Béla screen
15:30 In Competition / Short films
EARWORMS EARMUFFS (USA, 2024, 8 min, director: Gavin Wynn, director of photography: Gavin Wynn); GROBBENDONK (Belgium, 2023, 17 min, director: Benjamin Sprengers, director of photography: Grimm Vandekerckhove); HAWK BOY SLEEPS AMIDST VISIONS OF A FIRE (Mexico, 2023, 19 min, director: Mauricio Sáenz-Cánovas, director of photography: Josué Alonzo); NOTHING ABOUT YOU SCARES ME (Poland, 2023, 30 min, director: Justyna Nowak, director of photography: Szymon Kluz)
Balázs Béla screen
17:30 In Competition / Feature films
BLACKBIRD, BLACKBIRD, BLACKBERRY
Switzerland, 2023, 112 min, director: Elene Naveriani, director of photography: Agnesh Pakozdi
Balázs Béla screen
18:00 Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week
SILENT NIGHT
Hungary, 2024, 125 min, director: Gábor Dettre, director of photography: Tamás Füzesi
Csőke József screen
20:00 In Competition / Feature films
GROWING DOWN
Hungary, 2025, 84 min, director: Bálint Dániel Sós, director of photography: Kristóf M. Deák
Balázs Béla screen
20:15 Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week
VULTURE'S WAKE
Hungary, 2024, 82 min, director: Szabolcs Hajdu, director of photography: Csaba Bántó
Csőke József screen
20.15 Old favourites
Szeged University movie evening: INCEPTION
USA–UK, 2010, 148 min, director: Christopher Nolan, director of photography: Wally Pfister
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
29 MAY, THURSDAY
10:00 KIDsFEST
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
10.30 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH VILMOS ZSIGMOND
France, 2016, 80 min, director: Pierre Filmon
Balázs Béla screen
13:00 In Competition / Documentaries
ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND
Germany, 2024, 70 min, director: Lara Miléna Brose, director of photography: Natalia Mamaj, Lili-Rose Pongratz
Balázs Béla screen
14.00 Films by the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Szeged University
90 min
Minimozi
14:30 In Competition / Short films
OLLI (The Netherlands, 2024, 17 min, director: Jeroen Mourmans, director of photography: Ivo Nelis); WASHHH (Malaysia, 2024, 23 min, director: Mickey Lai, director of photography: Lee Kah Giap); MARI (Romania, 2023, 28 min, director: Anna Kassay, director of photography: Gniewosz Marcinkowski)
Balázs Béla screen
15:45 Coming of Age on Contemporary Film
Discussion with the participation of Hajni Kis and Agnesh Pakozdi, moderated by Sándor Csomán. 40 min
Balázs Béla screen
17:00 In Competition / Short films
HOSPICE (Hungary, 2024, 15 min, director: Sébastien Varga, director of photography: Balázs Zsoldos); IRMA HALF-ASLEEP (Hungary, 2024, 12 min, director: Gergő Boós, Péter Bethlenfalvy, director of photography: Gergő Boós); HEART OF A DOG (Hungary, 2023, 17 min, director: Luca Hidegkuti, director of photography: Márton Kis); BLAST (Hungary, 2023, 20 min, director: Bese Komáromy, director of photography: Dániel Kóródi)
Balázs Béla screen
18:00 Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week
BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMI?
Hungary, 2024, 97 min, director: Attila Till, director of photography: Márk Győri
Csőke József screen
19:00 In Competition / Feature films
ROSINANTE
Turkey, 2023, 104 min, director: Baran Gündüzalp, director of photography: Arda Yildiran
Balázs Béla screen
20:00 Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week
GONE RUNNING
Hungary, 2024, 105 min, director: Gábor Herendi, director of photography: Péter Szatmári
Csőke József screen
20:30 Open-air cinema
LOVE TILL FIRST BLOOD
Hungary, 1986, 94 min, director: György Dobray, Péter Horváth, director of photography: Tamás Andor
Dugonics Square
21:10 In Competition / Feature films
GOOD CHILDREN
Croatia, 2024, 78 min, director: Filip Peruzović, director of photography: Tomislav Sutlar
Balázs Béla screen
30 MAY, FRIDAY
9:30 Film premiere
RANDOM
Hungary, 2025, 98 min, director: András Salamon, director of photography: Gábor Szabó HCA
Balázs Béla screen
10:00 KIDsFEST
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
11:10 Random: an unconventional film
Discussion with the participation of Gábor Szabó, Pál Sándor and Tamás Andor, moderated by Miklós Sághy. 90 min
Balázs Béla screen
13:00 In Competition / Documentaries
SONGS FROM PEOPLE'S ISLAND (Hungary, 2024,25 min, director: Danijar Áron Bíró, director of photography: Mihály Ábel Teleki), PENOSAR (Iran, 2024, 30 min, director: Hossein Fatahi, director of photography: Hossein Fatahi); TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (Hungary, 2024, 26 min, director: Bálint Erkel, director of photography: Bálint Erkel)
Balázs Béla screen
13:00 Art-Cinema Association board meeting
Csőke József screen
14:40 In Competition / Short films
PVRGATORIVM (Hungary, 2024, 25 min, director: Máté Gergely Kiss, director of photography: Evelin Judit Tóth); WINTER SLEEP (Hungary, 2025, 11 min, director: Maya Nógrádi, director of photography: Márton Kis); I SAW MY SOUL OUTSIDE MY BODY (Hungary, 2025, 11 min, director: Katalin Anna Rácz, director of photography: Márton Kis)
Balázs Béla screen
16:00 In Competition / Feature films
THE MULETEER
Mexico, 2024, 103 min, director: Isabel Cristina Fregoso, director of photography: Sarasvati Herrera
Balázs Béla screen
16.00 Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week
I ACCIDENTALLY WROTE A BOOK
Hungary-The Netherlands, 2025, 102 min, director: Nóra Lakos, director of photography: Dániel Reich
Csőke József screen
18:00 In Competition / Feature films
HOLY ROSITA
Belgium, 2024, 91 min, director: Wannes Destoop, director of photography: Dries Delputte
Balázs Béla screen
18:00 Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week
JANUARY 2
Hungary, 2024, 87 min, director: Zsófia Szilágyi, director of photography: Kristóf Becsey
Csőke József screen
19:45 In Competition / Feature films
EMILIA PÉREZ
France-Mexico, 2024, 133 min, director: Jacques Audiard, director of photography: Paul Guilhaume
Balázs Béla screen
31 MAY, SATURDAY
15:00 Award ceremony
Zsigmond Vilmos screen
18:00 Screening of award-winning films
Balázs Béla screen