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Balaton Method

This journey, which explores the landscape surrounding Hungary’s largest lake and its recreational resorts, includes live concert footage of eighteen local bands – well-established names and newcomers to the music scene alike.

Their performances, including the participation of a hundred other musicians, are recorded at various times of day in diverse locations, ranging from harbours and hotel balconies to churches, helping to create a portrait of the distinctive atmosphere at each of the sites.

This independent musical road movie shot around Lake Balaton is the first Hungarian feature-length film financed through a crowd-funding campaign.

Our international premiere was at the Jihlava International Documentary Festival in 2015.

 

  • Directed by Bálint Szimler
  • Cinematography by Marcell Rév
  • Editors: Zsófia Ördög, Áron Mezei
  • Production designer: Nóra Takács
  • Sound by: Péter Benjámin Lukács, Viktor Lente, Gábor Deutsch
  • Producers: Gábor Osváth, Gábor Kovács, Árpád Szirmai
  • Co-producers: Gábor Rajna, Attila Faragó
  • Executive producers: András Pires Muhi, Tamás Csutak
  • Production manager: Veronika Nemes-Jeles
  • 1075 Budapest, Madách Imre út 5.
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