The ceremony was the closing event of the first Hungarian Motion Picture Festival, which replaced the Hungarian Film Week and moved to the Veszprém-Balaton region. The event was organised by the National Film Institute - Hungary together with the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 – European Capital of Culture programme, and presented 89 films in four categories over four days (23 – 26 June 2021) in three cities at a total of eight venues. Click HERE for the press release.
The most awards went to Peter Bergendy’s horror film Post Mortem, which won in four categories.
Dénes Nagy, who was awarded best director at the Berlin Film Festival 2021 for Natural Light / Természetes fény, received the Hungarian Motion Picture Award for best script. The award for best director went to Péter Varsics for Perfect as You Are / Így vagy tökéletes.
Toxikoma by Gábor Herendi had the most nominations, nine, but surprisingly couldn't win any awards.
FULL LIST OF AWARDS:
Best Feature Film:
Ravine / Hasadék (Hungary)
Directed by Balázs Krasznahorkai
Produced by Pipacs Film and AGA Media
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary
Best Television Film:
Pilate / Pilátus (Hungary)
Directed by Linda Dombrovszky
Produced by Cross Dot Film
Supported by the Hungarian Media Patronage Programme
Best Television Series:
Strangled / A martfűi rém (Hungary)
Directed by Árpád Sopsits
Produced by FocusFox
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary
Best Short Film:
Ezerkilencszáztizenkilenc (Hungary)
Directed by János Bozsogi
Produced by Telefilm
Supported by the Hungarian Media Patronage Programme
Best Animated Film:
The Demolisher of the World and the Restorers / Világzabáló és a visszacsinálók (Hungary)
Directed by Ferenc Cakó
Produced by Netfilm Production
Best Long Documentary:
A mi Kodályunk (Hungary)
Directed by Eszter Petrovics
Produced by FocusFox
Supported by the Hungarian Academy of Arts
Best Short Documentary:
Genocide in Pozsonyligetfalu / Népirtás Pozsonyligetfalun (Hungary)
Directed by Dávid Géczy, Zoltán Udvardy
Produced by Becsengetünk Produkció
Supported by the Hungarian Media Patronage Programme
Best First-Time Director:
Péter Varsics for Perfect as You Are / Így vagy tökéletes (Hungary)
Produced by Szupermodern Studió
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary
Best Director:
Linda Dombrovszky for Pilate / Pilátus
Best Actress in a Lead Role:
Ildikó Hámori for Pilate / Pilátus
Best Actor in a Lead Role:
Tibor Gáspár for A feltaláló (Hungary)
Directed by Bence Gyöngyössy
Produced by Pannonia Entertainment
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
György Cserhalmi for Rododendron (Hungary)
Directed by Levente Kovács, Levente Törcsi
Produced by FocusFox, Lighthouse Film
Best Cinematographer:
András Nagy for Post Mortem (Hungary)
Directed by Péter Bergendy
Produced by Szupermodern Studió
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary
Best Scriptwriter:
Dénes Nagy for Natural Light / Természetes fény (Hungary, Belgium, Latvia, France, Germany)
Directed by Dénes Nagy
Produced by Campfilm
Coproduced by Mistrus Media, Lilith Films, Propeller Film, ZDF/ARTE, Proton Cinema
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary, Eurimages, the National Film Centre of Latvia
Best Sound Designer:
Imre Madácsi for Budapest Heist / Pesti balhé (Hungary)
Directed by Balázs Lóth
Produced by FP Films
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary
Best Editor:
István Király for Post Mortem
Best Art Direction:
Balázs Hujber for Post Mortem
Best Costume Design:
Márton Ágh for Natural Light / Természetes fény
Best Make-up:
Dániel Hámori for Post Mortem
Best Composer:
György Selmeczi for Lángolj és világíts (Hungary)
Directed by Ágnes Maksay
Produced by Film Positive Productions
Supported by the Hungarian Media Patronage Programme
Audience Award:
A taxis (Hungary)
Directed by László Béres
Produced by Castle Cinema
Supported by the Hungarian Media Patronage Programme
