2nd Blue Danube Film Festival

The film, counter to its topic, tells all about the important social phenomenon, the existential difficulties of refugees, about their family and friendly relationships in an excessively witty, wispy, elegant way, and this is exactly what makes the story deeply shocking, drenched in wise humour, credible and humane.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

Despite the formal minimalism of the two-character chamber drama shot in a sole taxi interior at night, it is able to word complete and complex human destinies, what’s more, subtly formulate the relationship of two people born before our eyes with dramatic power.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

The drama of the schematic story set in the typically distracted area (in a bay) and life situation (the world of refugees) of today is expressed by the consequent application of the camcorder, identifying with the inner tension of the characters, the dynamic alternating of the shots and the viewpoints.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

Joep Paddenburg, Bert Kuizenga

The sensitive demonstration of accepting diversity in a father-and-son relationship, which turns into natural for the viewers primarily thanks to the theatrical performance operating with refined means.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

"An emotionally very finely and precisely developed film paired with a sophisticated imagery and style."

(Maya Makádi - Student Jury)

Demonstrating a very delicate social phenomenon in a provocatively brave, utterly simple, yet also in a very effective and thought-provoking way, in no more than a single cut.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

Selfies makes us think about an real effect of our present life in a facetious and artistic way.

(Liza Somogyi - Student Jury)

As the result of the diary-like attending for years, not only the personality of the creator and the interviewee is unfolding on the screen with a striking candour, but we also witness the birth of a relationship from the initial distrust until the complete softening. All these are accompanied by shockingly honest and releasing humorous moments, the exceptional moments of humane peccancy and greatness.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

"Absolutely flabbergasting! Insightful, revelative, mind-blowing. The narrator uses a refreshingly sophisticated language. The music is age-appropriate, perfectly serves the point of the film. The way it connects history of the first company, and therefore the relationship of artists and the wealthy is unique, and reflects our time in a manner that is very much needed. The cinematography is beautiful, although the large cargo-ship breaks the consistence. Amazing work."

(Bálint Major - Student Jury)

The movie, wording a sharp (consumer) society criticism, can induce sympathy even against the subject of the criticism, and this complex effect steps far beyond the cliché of the basic situation (Western tourists on safari). The style, absolutely originally mixing live-action and animation, is similarly complex.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

The dark, stylised imaginary and great usage of music makes this unique little animation a compelling viewing experience.

(Péter Horányi - Student Jury)

Due to the ironic criticism of colonisation and the brilliant editing technique using found footage materials, this movie is prominent, and despite the serious topic and the form of a great tradition, it demonstrates an elegantly moderate, orderly artistical perspective.

(Dr. Gábor Gelencsér - Jury)

The experimental short, African Film School (2017) by Roger Horn, beautifully combines a poetic film form, the sensual qualities of the images and the characteristics of an essay film. On one hand it fits into the tradition of the so-called essayistic experimental documentaries through its documentarist and self-reflexive narration (such as Unsere Africareise (Peter Kubelka, 1966), Reassemblage (Trin T. Min- ha, 1982), on the other hand it connects to the found footage film making tradition through its technique. It is a very sensitive and well-structured piece, therefore I would highly recommend it to win the prize of the Student Jury.

(Bori Máté - Student Jury)