Nothing Bad Can Happen and Ilo Ilo win at Cinefest
17 features in the competition program, all Hungarian (and 4 of them Central European) premieres, 8 features in the open eye program (3 Central European premieres), 5 film classics in the CineClassics program, a Sundance Channel selection, a full Kechiche retrospective, workshops, American film Showcase, master classes, DunaDock program, conferences, an international film market, several meetings for professionals - in short, this was Hungary's number one film event, the 10th Miskolc International Film Festival that ended on Saturday, 21 September.
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The Grand Prize of the Festival, named after the Miskolc born Academy Award winner director Emeric Pressburger went to Katrin Gebbe’s Nothing Bad Can Happen (Tore tanzt). The prize was handed to the production designer, Anna Wübber, the director thanked it via video message from Hollywood. The film won the FICC prize as well.
The Prize of the jury, named Adolph Zukor prize after the Hollywood producer who was born near Miskolc and who founded the Paramount Pictures went to Cannes Golden Camera winner Ilo Ilo. The prize was accepted by the director of the film, Anthony Chen. It was the third time in the Miskolc International Film Festival when an ecumenical jury has chosen their favorit from the feature competition program. The Ecumenical Jury and also the international FIPRESCI jury decided to award the Ilo Ilo. As so, Chen’s film won three award and a standing ovation from the audience.
The prize for the best short feature, sponsored by Daazo.com, went to the Israeli Welcome and Our Condolences. The director, Leon Prudovsky, thanked it via video message. The prize for best documentary, sponsored by Miskolc Auto Ltd., went to the Polish We will be happy…One day, while the prize for best animation, named after the Hungarian animation director Attila Dargay, went to Péter Vácz’s The Rabbit and the Deer.
The festival celebrated the 75th birthday of István Szabó by screening three of his films: Mephisto, Colonel Redl and Hanussen. Before the screening of Hanussen the Academy Award winner director received his Lifetime Achievement Award.
The CineClassics program creened the masterpiece of Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell form 1945: The Matter of Life and Death, starring David Niven, followad with a Q&A with the expert Ian Christie. The Budapest born Alexander Trauner, the Academy Award winner production designer who died 20 years ago was remembered by a conference, an installation and by the five-time Academy Award winner Billy Wilder film, The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine - the flick did not lose its appeal by time, in 2013 the audience loved it just as well.
The Miskolc International Film Market was organized for the second time, with a success exceeding the expectations. Besides, conference for cinema operators, MEDIA meeting, master classes and forums were held. The closing film of the festival was Alexander Payne’s Nebraska - two months before the American premiere. Payne greeted the audience in Miskolc via video message. And, of course, there were concerts and parties - just like always at the Jameson CineFest.
