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Film director and screenwriter
Country of origin
Hungary

Balázs Szövényi-Lux (*1990) is a film director and screenwriter. He has been making films since childhood. He graduated from Pázmány University and then Edinburgh College of Art. He was a juror at children's film festivals and a former jury member at the BUSHO Festival. He wrote reviews for Kortárs Online magazine for six years. His short film "Katapult" won the best short film award at the Chicago Children's Film Festival. His feature debut, "The First Two", was released last year, which has won numerous awards since , and ended up at HBO. He is looking for the tiny vibrations of the Infinite. He was a volunteer in the Taizé community, and this has determined his relationship with people and religion ever since.

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

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

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