The 41st annual Hungarian Filmweek took place from February 2nd to 8th in Budapest. The competition of Magyar cinematography's traditional showcase offered the world premieres of 13 full-length Hungarian features, among them 5 directorial debuts. All in all 95 pictures competed in 5 categories.

The star of the Filmweek was director Szabolcs Hajdú, whose new film Biblioteque Pascal won the fest's top prize, the Golden Reel, the Best Cinematography prize, and the Gene Moskowitz Prize awarded by foreign critics.

After the wrap of the Filmweek Hajdú was off to Berlin, where Biblioteque Pascal was selected into the Berlin Film Festival's Forum section. The film also gained attention at the European Film Market, thanks in large part to its eye-catching one-sheet.

Film industryites in Berlin also had a chance to learn about Eastern European film at the Cinema Total Berlin 3: Eastern European Edition, a networking platform with filmmakers and producers, held at the Collegium Hungaricum Berlin. The program included a producer's brunch, lounge meetings and round-table discussions, a script workshop, a last-minute pitching, and a location show, all with a focus on filmmaking opportunities in Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. The industry events were accompanied by art installations and a huge opening and closing party in the trendy new Collegium Hungaricum Berlin building.