credit: Annecy FestivalBUDAPEST: The inaugural Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum will be held on 28 March 2025 at the Toldi Cinema in Budapest, organised by the Friss Hús Short Film Festival with support from the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI).
Twelve projects will be chosen from among 53 projects that have been submitted across various categories, according to the NFI.
The selected participants will be trained by the Friss Hús Budapest International Short FF for a pitch programme at MiFA (10 – 13 June 2025), the film market of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (8 – 14 June 2025), where Hungary will be a guest of honour as it is celebrating 110 years of animation in 2025.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.