16-17 JANUARY MOME / TOLDI

PROGRAM

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AUDITORIUM

09:00
60'

Arrival, checking registration

10:00
60'

Were you looking for me?

The heads of the MOME Animation Department, Tibor Bánóczki and Orsolya Sipos, talk about expectations, pressure, and who should consider applying to MOME Animation.

The heads of the MOME Animation Department, Tibor Bánóczki and Orsolya Sipos, talk about expectations, pressure, and who should consider applying to MOME Animation.
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11:00
30'

Goals and Misses – On good and bad portfolios

At the admissions process, your portfolio speaks for you – and if you learn how to put together a convincing one, it will not only help you get into the university but make your entire career easier.

At the admissions process, your portfolio speaks for you – and if you learn how to put together a convincing one, it will not only help you get into the university but make your entire career easier. Palme d’Or-winning animation producer Gábor Osváth and multi-award-winning animation director Réka Szakály discuss good and bad creative portfolios.
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11:30
60'

Those Who Have Already Made It – Portfolio Consultation

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: MOME Animation students will review your portfolio and give you feedback on it.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: MOME Animation students will review your portfolio and give you feedback on it.
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12:30
30'

Lunch break

13:00
120'

After Graduation

They were once MOME Anim students, and today they are successful directors and animation professionals

They were once MOME Anim students, and today they are successful directors and animation professionals: Viktória Traub, Krisztián Király, Judit Orosz, and Péter Vácz. At Friss Kakas, they will talk about how their careers developed after their university years, how the experience gained at MOME helped them, and what one can never truly prepare for.
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15:00
60'

The Gatekeepers of Festivals

A conversation with selectors from major European film festivals.

A conversation with selectors from major European film festivals. (Thomas Renoldner / Vienna Shorts, Nina de Gelder/ Fest Anca, Giulio Vita / La Guarimba)
How do they filter the enormous number of submissions? What makes a film stand out from the rest? How is the audience of short animations changing in the age of streaming and TikTok?

Moderator: Dániel Deák
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16:00
60'

Alice Saey Masterclass

Alice Saey is a graphic artist and animation director working between Paris and Rotterdam. Her works blend the worlds of design and film, focusing on poetic and graphic modes of storytelling.

Alice Saey is a graphic artist and animation director working between Paris and Rotterdam. Her works blend the worlds of design and film, focusing on poetic and graphic modes of storytelling. She has created animations for music videos such as She’s Young, Happy, and Careful, and has worked with clients including Arte, the Centre Pompidou, and Kiblind. She also created a 20 m² mural at the La Courneuve – Six Routes metro station in Paris. In 2025, she began developing a new short film as part of the MacDowell Scholarship.
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17:00
60'

Comic Marathon – Opening

Join the 20-hour online comic marathon as a creator, and lead the audience through an exciting story that takes shape live! Showcase your own world, inspire others, and create a lasting shared community experience!

Join the 20-hour online comic marathon as a creator, and lead the audience through an exciting story that takes shape live! Showcase your own world, inspire others, and create a lasting shared community experience!
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DAVID LYNCH HALL

14:00
59'

Pom-Pomon and Beyond the Great Ho-Ho – The Life’s Work of Ferenc Sajdik

Caricaturist and graphic artist Ferenc Sajdik has had a significant (or rather, playfully insignificant) impact on us…

Caricaturist and graphic artist Ferenc Sajdik has had a significant (or rather, playfully insignificant) impact on us ordinary people through Hungarian animated films. As the illustrator of never-before-seen little animals and whimsical human figures, he created some of the most beloved Hungarian cartoons, such as Pom-Pom or The Great Ho-Ho-Ho Fisherman, both directed by Attila Dargay. Beyond these, he also appears among the contributors to some of the most successful Hungarian animated works, including the Palme d’Or-winning Moto perpetuo.
In the following well-known and lesser-known short films, all created during the golden age of Hungarian animation, the childishly innocent drawings characteristic of Sajdik nevertheless express bitter truths about life.

FILMS

  • Gyász
    Sajdik Ferenc
  • Rendhagyó történetek
    Dargay Attila
  • Hajrá, mozdony!
    Dargay Attila
  • A három nyúl
    Dargay Attila
  • Pázmán lovag
    Dargay Attila
  • Moto perpetuo
    Vajda Béla
  • Ámorka
    Kismányoky Károly
  • Teljesítmény és siker
    Vajda Béla
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15:30
60'

Schools Across Borders

Films from the partner institutions of MOME Anim.

Greetings from Friends – Graduation Shorts from Partner Schools.

We could have called this selection 'From Our Competitors', since it consists of graduation films premiered at international festivals from schools whose works regularly compete with MOME short films around the world—and who may well attract the most talented students to their master’s programs.
Yet we still choose friendship: we observe and respect each other’s work, inspire one another, exchange experiences, and think in terms of joint projects. We speak the same language—the language of animation—and form an open, friendly community, no matter how different our cultural or social environments may be.

At the same time, it is valuable to compare MOME graduation films with the works of young international creators who are starting their careers at the same moment.

This colorful selection brings together fresh graduation projects—from neighboring countries to the Far East, from puppet animation to experimental and immersive films—all sent by our friends, with greetings to the audience of FrissKakas.

FILMS

  • Cottage Cheese
    Janina Müller, Liina Luomajoki, Lena Metzger, Alice Kunz
  • Between The Gaps
    Martin Bonnin
  • Arachnophobia
    Melita Sandrin
  • Poppy Flowers
    Evridiki Papaiakovou
  • The Diffusion Pilot
    Aurelijus Čiupas
  • Hello, Headquarters
    Zuzanna Heller
  • The Crooked Heads
    Jakub Krzyszpin
  • Better Man
    Eliška Jirásková
  • Sphere Supreme
    Hasan Pastaci
  • Floating
    Jelena Milunovic
  • Ř
    Dérczy Abigél
  • Veils Of Landscape
    Yamanaka Chihiro
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17:00
69'

StopMo: Stop the world, I want to get on!

Stop motion is one of the most magical forms of animation: behind every movement lie handcrafted details, patience, and playful experimentation.

Stop motion is one of the most magical forms of animation: behind every movement lie handcrafted details, patience, and playful experimentation. This block features a selection of the newest and most exciting works from animation schools across the region, showcasing how the next generation of creators approaches this unique technique.

FILMS

  • Mistretul Cu Colti De Argint
    Maria Lascu
  • Skateboarding is not a crime
    Christian Radu
  • Neighbor
    Calin Gherghevici
  • Misplaced Memories
    Ivana Radić
  • Detlev
    Ferdinand EHRHARDT
  • Beyond the Face
    Anja Resman
  • Keijo on the go
    Katrina Oll, Alex Toodu
  • Bromus
    Mariia Kristina Klimt
  • Guestbook
    Alice Bisová
  • Parmelia
    Tereza Burianová
  • Treska Jednoskvrnná: Mrakomor
    Jonáš Urbánek
  • Dača
    Iryna Babanina
  • Stick a finger through the noice
    Zbyšek Semelka
  • Mom is always right
    Marie Urbánková
  • Garden
    Julie Lupačová, Linda Retterová
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19:00
75'

MOME Diploma
(PRIVATE EVENT!)

The newest MOME Anim graduation films are being shown on the big screen for the first time!

The newest MOME Anim graduation films are being shown on the big screen for the first time! The class of 2025 presented its diverse range of films, immersive works, and other projects this June. Eight of these short films will now premiere—works that vary greatly in both theme and execution. The lineup includes stop motion, 3D, cut-out, and 2D animation, offering insight into the multifaceted workshop culture that has defined the university for many years.

A picture says more than a thousand words, and moving images speak for themselves—so let the films speak for us.

FILMS

  • Each, All and Every
    Veress Nikoletta
  • MATTE
    Szentesi Balázs
  • Inlands
    Pethő Zsófia Fanni
  • About the Line
    Gáti Ráhel
  • Fire In My Pocket
    Feiner Janka
  • Cargo Voyage
    Diószeghy Dániel
  • Night Sky Elevator
    Baksa-Soós Csanád
  • Bonefuzz
    László Márk
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21:00
75'

MOME Diploma

The newest MOME Anim graduation films are being shown on the big screen for the first time!

The newest MOME Anim graduation films are being shown on the big screen for the first time! The class of 2025 presented its diverse range of films, immersive works, and other projects this June. Eight of these short films will now premiere—works that vary greatly in both theme and execution. The lineup includes stop motion, 3D, cut-out, and 2D animation, offering insight into the multifaceted workshop culture that has defined the university for many years.

A picture says more than a thousand words, and moving images speak for themselves—so let the films speak for us.

FILMS

  • Each, All and Every
    Veress Nikoletta
  • MATTE
    Szentesi Balázs
  • Inlands
    Pethő Zsófia Fanni
  • About the Line
    Gáti Ráhel
  • Fire In My Pocket
    Feiner Janka
  • Cargo Voyage
    Diószeghy Dániel
  • Night Sky Elevator
    Baksa-Soós Csanád
  • Bonefuzz
    László Márk
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BALÁZS BÉLA HALL

15:00
50'

Music Video: Life After MTV

Hungarian animated music videos are experiencing a new golden age, creating striking visual identities for numerous bands in recent years.

Hungarian animated music videos are experiencing a new golden age, creating striking visual identities for numerous bands in recent years. They are often experimental, enriching the world of these musicians with spectacular, sometimes surreal visual universes. The strength of Hungary’s animation clip culture lies precisely in this freedom: it provides space for creative visual storytelling while playfully blending the tools of pop culture and fine art.

FILMS

  • Together
    Fodor Kata, Kiss Melinda
  • Fran Palermo – Demons on the Beach
    PIROS animation
  • Middlemist Red – Illuminair
    PIROS animation
  • Where Blue Meets Red
    Patrovits Tamás
  • Dzsudló – Keringő
    Szakály Réka, Ászity Boglárka
  • Amorf Lovagok – Napséta
    Csáki László
  • Péterfy Bori & Love Band & Lovasi András – Délelőttök a kádba'
    Csáki László
  • Nils Frahm – Re
    Simon Balázs
  • Architects – Meteor
    Bátory Péter
  • Beat Dis – Just Like
    Emil Goodman
  • Bioberber – Kaktusz
    Kreif Zsuzsanna
  • James – All I'm Saying
    Vácz Péter
  • Gábor Antal Trio – Walking On The Planet
    Gurka Gábor, Tamara Bella, Kata Hollós, Pittmann Kornél
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16:30
65'

Teach it and know it?

A selection of films by the MOME Anim faculty.

A selection of films by the MOME Anim faculty.
We’ve selected films — made at various points in the past — by our program leader, instructors, and guest lecturers. You’ve never seen these works assembled in a single screening block before. The films feature both narrative and experimental storytelling styles and are as diverse as we ourselves are!

FILMS

  • Our House
    Balogh Fábián
  • Broken Things
    Gyulai Panni
  • Hearth
    Gelley Bálint
  • Hugo Bumfeldt
    Bognár Éva Katinka
  • The Wellspring and the Tower
    Kádár Melinda
  • Reduction
    Szakály Réka Anna
  • Deadwater
    Bánóczki Tibor
  • Muscular Princesses
    Farkas Júlia
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18:15
30'

Comic Marathon – Awarding Ceremony

19:15
69'

StopMo: Stop the world, I want to get on!

Stop motion is one of the most magical forms of animation: behind every movement lie handcrafted details, patience, and playful experimentation.

Stop motion is one of the most magical forms of animation: behind every movement lie handcrafted details, patience, and playful experimentation. This block features a selection of the newest and most exciting works from animation schools across the region, showcasing how the next generation of creators approaches this unique technique.

FILMS

  • Mistretul Cu Colti De Argint
    Maria Lascu
  • Skateboarding is not a crime
    Christian Radu
  • Neighbor
    Calin Gherghevici
  • Misplaced Memories
    Ivana Radić
  • Detlev
    Ferdinand EHRHARDT
  • Beyond the Face
    Anja Resman
  • Keijo on the go
    Katrina Oll, Alex Toodu
  • Bromus
    Mariia Kristina Klimt
  • Guestbook
    Alice Bisová
  • Parmelia
    Tereza Burianová
  • Treska Jednoskvrnná: Mrakomor
    Jonáš Urbánek
  • Dača
    Iryna Babanina
  • Stick a finger through the noice
    Zbyšek Semelka
  • Mom is always right
    Marie Urbánková
  • Garden
    Julie Lupačová, Linda Retterová
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20:45
60'

Schools Across Borders

Films from the partner institutions of MOME Anim.

Greetings from Friends – Graduation Shorts from Partner Schools.

We could have called this selection 'From Our Competitors', since it consists of graduation films premiered at international festivals from schools whose works regularly compete with MOME short films around the world—and who may well attract the most talented students to their master’s programs.
Yet we still choose friendship: we observe and respect each other’s work, inspire one another, exchange experiences, and think in terms of joint projects. We speak the same language—the language of animation—and form an open, friendly community, no matter how different our cultural or social environments may be.

At the same time, it is valuable to compare MOME graduation films with the works of young international creators who are starting their careers at the same moment.

This colorful selection brings together fresh graduation projects—from neighboring countries to the Far East, from puppet animation to experimental and immersive films—all sent by our friends, with greetings to the audience of FrissKakas.

FILMS

  • Cottage Cheese
    Janina Müller, Liina Luomajoki, Lena Metzger, Alice Kunz
  • Between The Gaps
    Martin Bonnin
  • Arachnophobia
    Melita Sandrin
  • Poppy Flowers
    Evridiki Papaiakovou
  • The Diffusion Pilot
    Aurelijus Čiupas
  • Hello, Headquarters
    Zuzanna Heller
  • The Crooked Heads
    Jakub Krzyszpin
  • Better Man
    Eliška Jirásková
  • Sphere Supreme
    Hasan Pastaci
  • Floating
    Jelena Milunovic
  • Ř
    Dérczy Abigél
  • Veils Of Landscape
    Yamanaka Chihiro
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LOBBY

14:00
360'

Grafix

The traditional comic, zine, picture book, and print fair by students of MOME Anim.

The traditional comic, zine, picture book, and print fair by students of MOME Anim.
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20:30
90'

Reception

22:15

Party

REGISTRATION for the Professional Day


REGISTRATION for the Comic Marathon


BUY TICKETS for the screenings

ABOUT US

On January 16–17, 2026, for the fourth time, the Animation program of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME Anim), in collaboration with the team of the Friss Hús Film Festival, will present the Friss Kakas Animation Film Days at the university’s Zugliget campus and at Toldi Cinema.

The two-day event welcomes animation enthusiasts with the premiere screenings of diploma films by graduates of 2025, professional programs, portfolio consultations, animation premiere screenings, a Ferenc Sajdik retrospective, a comic marathon, and the traditional Grafix fair.