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Ágnes Havas, director of the Hungarian Film Fund, participated at a forum with representatives of three film funds in the region.
Vortex, a Hungarian-British co-production by Csaba Szekeres and John Oates, is competing among the documentaries at the festival, and Balázs Simonyi?s Finale is vying for best short. Land of Dead by Róbert Kollár and Sándor Lázs is on the festival?s special events programme.
At the When East Meets West ?pitch forum?, Andrea Taschler of the Mirage Film Studio will present Pater Sparrow?s treatment of an adaptation of Boris Vian?s book Heartsnatcher.
Judit Stalter of Laokoon Film participated in the ?warm up? programme, meeting with potential coproduction partners for a planned film entitled Lemon Juice and Indigo.
The veteran Hungarian director István Szabó was greeted with an ovation at the opening ceremony. He is an honorary guest of the festival and will hold a master course in Trieste.
