On the festival programme are films from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Serbia Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Macedonia and Hungary. Twelve films will compete for the Golden Benjamin prize and a cash purse of EUR 10,000. The jury for the competition includes the film critic Phillip Bergson, the director and screenplay writer Jasmin Durakovic, the cinematographer and director Fred Kelemen, the producer András Muhi and the director and screenplay writer Kira Muratova.
Within the framework of the competition, the Pécs University will host an elective course entitled Balkan in the Film Arts to explore the historical, political and social background of the multicultural and multiethnic Balkan region through film.
