Do you live in a building? Do you watch
movies
? Good reasons to join on the first weekend of March!
Self-organized urban communities, strange world of
funfairs
and
theme parks
, architectural traces of Eastern Europe’s political transformations, new forms of urban activism – these are the main themes in focus at the
Budapest Architectural Film Days
in March. Hosted by KÉK - Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Center, screenings will take place at Toldi Cinema, with over 30 documentaries, short and experimental films, open to all who want to learn about current questions of urbanism, architecture and design. These films reveal approaches that will help us looking at the surrounding city in different ways and explore the untapped opportunities of urban space and communities.
Exclusive to this year's ceremonies, the screenings will be concluded with a gala event held on Monday, March 9th at
Uránia Movie Theater
. Features include the national premiere of Cathedrals of Culture, the 3D movie by German director legend Wim Wenders, a journey into the world of our everyday through the eyes of six iconic buildings. Project contributors include Robert Redford, Michael Madsen and Karim Aïnouz. Guests at this year’s festival include two star architects, Herman Hertzberger and Isay Weinfeld, who will held lectures at the cinema on 7 and 8 March. The screenings will be accompanied by further discussions and roundtables with architects, designers and urban thinkers.
