Friss Hús Budapest

Hungary

festival

Founded in 2013, Hungary’s only Oscar-qualifying festival gives floor to fresh talents to present their films and ideas to the audience. We promote our screenings to a broad audience, from local cinephiles to international film professionals, which results in full house screenings during the festival week with almost 12,000 admissions and 3000 online views. Over the past decade, it has developed into Hungary’s leading short film festival and international industry meeting point, combining a strong curated program with professional activities such as pitching forum, workshops, masterclasses, and networking events.
 

Event date

28.05.2026 ⟶ 03.06.2026 

Awards Hungarian Competition:
– Best Hungarian Live-Action Short Film (Oscar-qualifying)
– Best Hungarian Animation Short (Oscar-qualifying)
– Best Actress
– Best Actor
– Award for the Best Director Under 30
– Special Mentions
– Award of the Association of Hungarian Film Directors for the Best Short Film
– Student Jury Award

International Competition:
– Best International Live-Action Short
– Best International Animation Short
– Audience Award (Best International Short)

Out-of-competition awards:
– Audience Award for Midnight, Queer Dreams, International Documentary sections respectively

Event Adress
Kossuth Lajos u. 18.
1053 Budapest
Hungary

Admin Adress
Német u. 16.
1084 Budapest
Hungary

Entry fee: 17 – 35 USD / 10 – 35 EUR

– Earlybird Deadline: beginning of August
– Regular Deadline: beginning of October
– Extended Deadline: beginning of November
– Final Deadline – mid-December

Veronika Jakab

(Head of industry)

Veronika Jakab is head of industry and operations at the Friss Hús Budapest ISFF since 2016. With a background in Film Studies and experience as a junior producer and production manager, she focuses on talent discovery and the development of the festival’s professional and international industry profile. She also works as program coordinator and pitch consultant for the Budapest Debut Film Forum and the Friss Kakas Animation Film Days and as promoter for international standup-events in Budapest.