Villő Krisztics's diploma film ‘My Cat as Socrates’ was chosen to be the best student film at one of the world's most prestigious independent film competition, the ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival.

Villő graduated in 2019 with a degree in Film and Media BA, and she is was the writer and the director of the award-winning short film.

The 15th ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival was held online this year from 23 to 26 April. In 2020, the slogan of the competition was “Dare to be independent” and the organizers expected the works in this topic. This year a total of 87 films were nominated and 25 awards were presented in 14 categories.

Villő’s film won the Best Student Film category, in which 11 international works from around the World competed. According to the story, Socrates, the provocative Greek philosopher, returns as a stray cat and turns the life of a hairdresser salon around, where everyone thinks they know everything about the World. The film was co-produced by Budapest Metropolitan University and StratComm.

Congratulation!

  

                                                                     The photos were taken by Készítette Barbara

2020. 05. 14.