Audi Short Film Award for “Solar Walk”

Hungarian
director Réka Bucsi from Budapest wins the Audi Short Film Award at the 68th
Berlin International Film Festival with her film “Solar Walk”. The 29 year old
was able to convince the International Short Film Jury with her virtuoso
animation film. It follows the journey of individuals and their creations
in space. In its series of sequences and situations, “Solar Walk” recalls the
liberating effect of automatic writing which was employed by the surrealists in
the 1920s as the basis for a new kind of creativity.

This year, the central theme running
through the “Berlinale Shorts” program curated by Maike Mia Höhne was that of
empowered and experimental artistic approaches. A total of 22 entries from 18 countries
were assessed by the international short film jury, consisting of Diogo Costa
Amarante, Mark Toscano and Jyoti Mistry. “It is inspiring to see how both young
and experienced filmmakers tackle the issues of the moment and how differently
they portray them” says Jason Lusty, Head of Marketing Germany at AUDI AG.
“What impressed me was the emotional impact of the entries. The short film is
without question one of the greatest art forms.” The Berlinale confers the Audi
Short Film Award in the Berlinale Shorts section alongside the Golden and
Silver Bears. The EUR 20,000 prize money makes the award one of the world’s
most generously endowed prizes for short films.

Diversity and discourse were also
reflected in the extensive supporting program in the Audi Berlinale Lounge. Over
6,000 guests visited the pavilion which is located right next to the Berlinale
Palast and ensured a full house on every occasion. The public events in the
“Berlinale Open House” ranged from film talks to morning yoga classes with a
view of the red carpet. The “Berlinale Lounge Nights” provided the perfect way
to round off the long days at the festival.

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Further information: https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/berlinale-297

About Réka
Bucsi:
Born in Filderstadt,
Germany in 1988, between 2008 and 2013 she studied animation at the Moholy-Nagy
University of Art and Design (MOME) in Budapest, Hungary. In 2013 she attended
Animation Sans Frontières (ASF) in Viborg, Denmark, where she also participated
in the Open Workshop’s artist-in-residence programme. She has also been artist
in residence at Q21 in Vienna, Austria.

Filmography (short films)
2009 „Mime Appétit“
2010 „Relish“ 2012
„Ron“ 2013 „Symphony no. 42“; Berlinale Shorts 2015
„LOVE“; Berlinale Shorts 2016
„Don’t Know Where Going“ 2018
„Solar Walk“