MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Gathering

ANOTHER CONNECTION - MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Gathering is 32 years old. We have seen over 40.000 films and hosted thousands of artists from Europe and from hidden parts of the world.

Our event is a free spirit artistic and community-oriented festival. We prefer original views independent of fashion streams reflected in films as well as in music and other arts. We tend to establish real communities and connections by announcing and giving place to different actions.
In 2023, our first screening venue is going to be the Cirko-Gejzir film theatre in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. The respected art house cinema will screen the selected films between 27-28 April, 2023 and it will also be the place for forums and discussions moderated by the prominent representatives of Hungarian cultural life.
Then our guests will have the opportunity to travel further into the "wilderness", to our next venue, Kiscsősz, a tiny village 2 hours from Budapest. There, besides screenings, we'll have jazz, improvised, ethnic, folk concerts, dance and circus performances, workshops, exhibitions, theatre, and smaller actions. Party is on all day long, spiced with gastronomy and open-air cooking.
Kiscsősz is a great place for active gathering rather than a service-based one where you won't find any red carpets but grass and barns and horse carriages to watch films and listen to music on.

How about reforming the classic way of film festivals together?
Submit your film, join our community and enjoy the Gathering both in the Hungarian capital and countryside.

We accept submissions until 15 January 2023.

You can send your films in fiction, animation, documentary, dance, music and cross art categories as well as in our special topic for 2023, which is Crises and Renewal.