Attila Bertóti, Krisztina Esztergályos and Pici Papai were awarded at the 17th edition of Alter-Native, Transylvania’s biggest short film contest.

The international jury of the17th Alter-Native festival awarded three short films from Hungary. Transylvania’s biggest short film contest ended on Sunday in Targu-Mures / Marosvásárhely.

Jury’s Special Prize went to Orsi Tóth and Andor Lukáts, the main characters of Coming Out directed by newcomer Pici Pápai. Radio Romania Cultural awarded Attila Bertóti’s animation Ariadne’s Thread, while the Locarno winner Variations, the diploma film by Krisztina Esztergályos was recognised with the Sándor Simó Award.

Altogether 54 shorts were presented in the competition held from 4 to 8, November in Targu-Mures.
The members of the international jury were Czabán György – film director, writer, scriptwriter, producer (HUN), Cristina Corciovescu – film critic, president of the Romanian Film Critics Association, member of FIPRESCI (ROM), José Maria Goenaga Balerdi – film director, producer (ESP), Andrei Gruzsniczki – film director, scriptwriter (ROM), Lakatos Róbert – film director, scriptwriter, producer, assistant lecturer at the Department of Media, Sapientia University (ROM), Lugossy László – film director, scriptwriter, lecturer at the Dunaversitas Workshop (HUN), Asier Muñiz – artistic director of the Boca del Lobo International Short Film Festival (ESP).