MIFA, which is 40 years old this year, has a large Hungarian booth where there are a variety of professional talks, pitches and networking opportunities. Among the Hungarian studios represented are Boddah (co-production studio of the Palme d’Or winner 27), Cinemon Entertainment (Annie-nominee Four Souls of Coyote), CUB Animation (famous for its original short films like The Garden of Heart by Olivér Hegyi, NUBE by Christian Arredondo Narváez and Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada), Derengő Animation (focusing on 3D animation and original stories), DIGIC Pictures (production company of Love, Death & Robots’ Annie-winner episode The Secret War), Ionart Studios (a full-service VFX and animation studio), KEDD (home of many fan-favorite children’s series), Kecskemétfilm (inventor of the Hungarian Folk Tales and producer of many Oscar-nominated international animations), KGB (which made the VFX works of Oscar-winning Anora and the Academy Award-nominee On Body and Soul). For more, studios like the young company called Piros Animation (working on MOME graduation films, video clips and commercials), Salto Films (White Plastic Sky, Symbiosis by Nadja Andrasev), and Umatik Entertainment (producer of Manieggs which premiered in Annecy in 2014, and the co-producers of Macedonia’s first full-length animation John Vardar vs the Galaxy).

The fair will include an industry panel, discussing the possibilities of the Hungarian animation industry, funding, co-productions and education (“Production Power, Global Vision: Futureproofing the Hungarian Animation”). The Partner Pitch will showcase 5 new Hungarian projects, which were selected from the first Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum.

Áron Gauder will be Patron of Le Campus Mifa, an event for future professionals, and give a  masterclass to the young animators. The role of Artificial Intelligence in education will be discussed as well, while the Talent Panel (“Prestige vs Paycheck”) will focus on career opportunities and talent management, and the future of animation education.