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Director and screenwriter
Country of origin
Hungary

A graduate of Pázmány University and Edinburgh College of Art, Balász Szövényi-Lux has served on juries at children's film festivals and the BUSHO festival in Budapest. He has long written reviews for Kortárs Online and volunteered with the Taizé community. His award-winning films include the shorts Tent (2017), Catapult (2019), and his feature debut The First Two (2023).

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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