21st BuSho Screening Program
– The screening program of the 21st BuSho is now official.
We have 9 blocks with 80-minute runtime, each with 5-6 films from different countries, with fiction, animation and experimental mixed. There’s a featured block leader as well based on the recommendations of the pre-jury.
We have less films in the competition than previous years, but we have longer breaks (“coffee & cigarette”) between the screenings, so that everyone can enjoy a nice coffee during these breaks.
All the competition screenings will take place in Puskin Cinema from 3 until 5 September in the following order:
COMPETITION (Puskin Cinema – Amarcord Hall)
3 September (Wednesday)
13:00 – BLOCK #1
15:00 – BLOCK #2
17:00 – BLOCK #3
4 September (Thursday)
13:00 – BLOCK #4
15:00 – BLOCK #5
17:00 – BLOCK #6
5 September (Friday)
13:00 – BLOCK #7
15:00 – BLOCK #8
17:00 – BLOCK #9
REPETITION SCREENING (Puskin Cinema – Körhinta Hall)
3 September (Wednesday)
17:30 – BLOCK #1
19:15 – BLOCK #2
21:00 – BLOCK #3
4 September (Thursday)
17:30 – BLOCK #4
19:15 – BLOCK #5
21:00 – BLOCK #6
5 September (Friday)
17:30 – BLOCK #7
19:15 – BLOCK #8
21:00 – BLOCK #9
YOU CAN FIND THE DETAILED SCREENING PROGRAM HERE:
Some cool info about this year’s selection:
Many of the selected films have already won awards or been shown at major festivals. Amarela by André Hayato Saito, for example, was nominated for Best Short Film at both the Cannes Film Festival and TIFF in 2024. Sauna Day by Anna Hints and Tushar Prakash was also in the Cannes selection last year. Genealogy of Violence by Mohamed Bourouissa won Best Short Film at Clermont-Ferrand. Moi aussi by Judith Godrèche also screened at Cannes in 2024.
Other strong titles include Blanche by Joanne Rakotoarisoa, which was part of the 2025 Clermont-Ferrand program, and Balkan, Baby by Boris Gavrilović, which won Best Performance there in 2024. Magma by Luca Meisters was nominated for a Crystal Bear at Berlinale 2023, and Punter by Jason Adam Maselle from two nominations won a special mention at Locarno Film Festival. Majonezë by Giulia Grandinetti had its world premiere at Alice nella Città in Italy and won Best Italian Short Film.
Hungarian cinema is also having a standout year. Anna Tőkés’ The Last Drop made its debut at the prestigious Annecy International Film Festival, reinforcing Hungary’s presence in international animation. Meanwhile, I Wish You Were Earby Mirjana Balogh not only made it to the Berlinale, but won the coveted Crystal Bear in 2025.
Can’t wait you see you at the 21st BuSho!