21st CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary

Hungary, September 5 - September 13 2025

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The jury

Živa Emeršič (Slovenia), Nirmal Dhar (India), Dóra Gyárfás (Hungary)

Awarded films

THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE by Hasan Hadi
(Iraq, 2025, 105)
BREAKFAST UNDER THE GALLOWS by Mokrai Mihály
(Hungary, 2025, )

Main Competition

THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE by Hasan Hadi

Motivation:
A poetic yet haunting story of a young girl in the marshes, forced to bake a cake for Saddam Hussein’s birthday. The film captures both the brutality of the regime and the resilience of human bonds through lyrical images of nature.

CineNewWave Program – Best Short Film

BREAKFAST UNDER THE GALLOWS by Mokrai Mihály

Motivation:

A powerful, multilayered short portraying the final moments of a condemned man and his executioner, reflecting on shared humanity under oppressive rule.