Picture to download Prizes: 2008 - Chicago Onion City Honorable Mention

The Dike of Transience (A mulandóság gátja) (2004, documentary, 35mm, black/white, 13 min., 1:1,33, DolbySR) Director: Gyula Nemes Director of photography: Márk Győri, Balázs Dobóczi Editor: Martin Blazicek Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, Trailway Band of Dunakeszi Production manager: Gyula Nemes, Milena Masiková Producer: András Muhi, Igor Lazin Production company: Inforg Stúdió, MyFilm, FAMU Cast: residents of Kopaszi gát Three years of the Kopaszi dam under a demolition order. The sunlight spindle camera, the scratches and flashes of the expired raw material and the cut in the camera breathe together with nature and the people living there. The film’s sound material is an orchestra’s rehearsal in which a brass band is trying to play the Egmont overture. This film was made for an exam at the end of year four of the Prague-based FAMU, in the workshop of Vera Chytilová and Karel Vachek, with the co-operation of the Czech experimental filmmaker Martin Blazicek. Festivals: 2008 - Chicago Onion City 2007 - Ann Arbor Film Festival (in competition) 2007 - Rotterdam International Film Festival 2006 - Istanbul International Short Film Days 2006 - New York Film Festival 2006 - Regensburg Short Film Week  2006 - Roma Independent Film Festival (in competition) 2004 - Aix-en-Provence Festival Tous Courts 2004 - Aubagne International Film Festival (in competition) 2004 - Drama International Short Film Festival (in competition) 2004 - Evora International Short Film Festival (in competition) 2004 - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) 2004 - Targu-Mures AlterNative (in competition)