The Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival, the world’s only film festival combining visual spectacle with fine arts and science, will take place from October 13-18, 2026, at TISZApART Cinema in Szolnok, Hungary.
We welcome production designers, art department professionals, fine artists, documentary filmmakers, film professionals, and university students specializing in film, media, communication, fine arts, or design. The festival offers a rich program: film screenings, masterclasses led by international filmmakers, art exhibitions, panel discussions, and evening concerts.
The festival aims to be a vibrant Central European hub that connects international audiences with Hungarian filmmaking, its creators, and their works, while also fostering dialogue among film and media students and faculty from Central European universities and encouraging professional knowledge exchange.
The festival invites entries in the following categories:
1. Feature Films Competition (only invitation)
Open to feature films completed after January 1, 2024, with a strong emphasis on visual storytelling. The competition will feature 10 invited films evaluated by an international jury, focusing on the coherence of narrative and visuals, overall aesthetic design, and use of visual techniques (sets, locations, CGI). (Awarded: Production Designers).
Payment of the award to foreign citizens is subject to the submission of a Tax Residency Certificate. For administrative and legal purposes, the festival will also request certain personal data from award recipients, which must be provided in order to process the payment.
2. Documentary Films Competition (Scientific and Fine Arts films)
In this category, we welcome films completed after 1 January 2024:
- dealing with scientific topics, discoveries, and research,
- presenting the achievements of science,
- as well as films addressing nature and environmental protection, or:
- films related to fine arts,
- presenting visual artworks, movements, periods, or artist groups,
- and films portraying the life and career of artists or a significant period of their lives.
Maximum running time of submitted films: 90 minutes.
Documentaries, mockumentaries, and works using other cinematic forms of expression may also be submitted.
Portrait films, as well as works that seek to renew cinematic language through technological innovation, are also eligible.
Within this category, films with scientific themes and those with fine arts themes will be evaluated separately.
Payment of the award to foreign citizens is subject to the submission of a Tax Residency Certificate. For administrative and legal purposes, the festival will also request certain personal data from award recipients, which must be provided in order to process the payment.
3. Short Films Competition (Live-action and Animated short films)
This category is open to live-action and animated short films completed after January 1, 2024, under 30 minutes in length. No restrictions on genre or age group. A special prize will be awarded to the most visually impressive short film (awarded: Production Designers).
Within this category, live-action short films and animated films will be evaluated separately.
Payment of the award to foreign citizens is subject to the submission of a Tax Residency Certificate. For administrative and legal purposes, the festival will also request certain personal data from award recipients, which must be provided in order to process the payment.
4. DIGITÁLIS VALÓSÁGOK - diákfilmes pályázat 18 év alattiaknak (magyarországi és határon túli alkotóknak)
Ez a kategória a médiatudatosság, médiaértés és digitális kultúra fejlesztését célzó magyar alkotásokat díjazza. Elvárás a tudatos fogyasztói döntések fontosságának bemutatása, az online lehetőségek előnyeinek kiemelése, valamint az online veszélyek elleni küzdelem támogatása.
Témakörök:
- Életem a social mediaban
- Digitális jövő: mire számítunk, hogyan változtatja meg az életünket a digitális média világa?
- “M.I. és Én” - barát vagy ellenség a mesterséges intelligencia?
- Online függőségek? - social media, telefon okozta függőségek pszichológiai és társadalmi hatásai
Szabad technika és műfajválasztással várjuk a pályaműveket!
Nevezési határidő: 2026. szeptember 25. péntek éjfél
A helyezésekkel járó pénzdíjak kifizetése külföldi állampolgárok részére adóügyi illetőségigazolás benyújtásához kötött. Tájékoztatjuk továbbá, hogy adminisztratív és jogszabályi kötelezettségek teljesítése érdekében a fesztivál a díjazottaktól bizonyos személyes adatokat is bekér. Ezen adatok megadása a díj kifizetésének feltétele.
5. Signal Film Competition (for only college and university students)
We are announcing a call for entries to create the festival’s official signal film.
We welcome submissions from university and college students whose works align with the festival’s visual and creative profile. The best entries will be evaluated by a professional jury and screened during the festival.
Detailed submission requirements will be soon available on our website!
Please ensure that completed entries are submitted via FilmFreeway in accordance with these guidelines.
Submission deadline: August 1, 2026, 11:59 PM
Payment of the award to foreign citizens is subject to the submission of a Tax Residency Certificate. For administrative and legal purposes, the festival will also request certain personal data from award recipients, which must be provided in order to process the payment.
