The Spectacle
TITLE
The Spectacle
DIRECTOR
Bálint Kenyeres
COUNTRY
France, Hungary
YEAR
2025
DURATION
17′
GENRE
Fiction
The Spectacle
A young Roma boy is lifted into the light, only to find it fades in an unexpected way.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Bálint Kenyeres
Bálint Kenyeres was born in Budapest (1976). After studying Philosophy, Film History and Film Theory, he graduated in directing at the Budapest Film and Theatre Academy in 2006. Since then he is a member of the European Film Academy. His short film CLOSING TIME (ZARAS) premiered at the Venice Film Festival and got selected for more than 30 other film festivals, won a dozen awards. His previous short BEFORE DAWN was in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2005, won a Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival and got the European Film Academy Prix UIP for Best European Short in 2006. It was selected at 140 festivals, won 30 awards. His latest short THE HISTORY OF AVIATION (2009) premiered at Directors’ Fortnight and has been selected for 50 film festivals since then. His most recent work is THE SPECTACLE (2025), selected at Cannes Short Film Competition.
- DirectorBálint Kenyeres
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Anna Bartók, Jeremy Zelnik
- Production Company
- Distributor/sSalaud Morisset Sales Agent Worldwide All Rights
- Project TitleThe Spectacle
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originFrance, Hungary
- Country of filmingFrance, Hungary
- LanguageHungarian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Bálint Kenyeres
Bálint Kenyeres was born in Budapest (1976). After studying Philosophy, Film History and Film Theory, he graduated in directing at the Budapest Film and Theatre Academy in 2006. Since then he is a member of the European Film Academy. His short film CLOSING TIME (ZARAS) premiered at the Venice Film Festival and got selected for more than 30 other film festivals, won a dozen awards. His previous short BEFORE DAWN was in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2005, won a Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival and got the European Film Academy Prix UIP for Best European Short in 2006. It was selected at 140 festivals, won 30 awards. His latest short THE HISTORY OF AVIATION (2009) premiered at Directors’ Fortnight and has been selected for 50 film festivals since then. His most recent work is THE SPECTACLE (2025), selected at Cannes Short Film Competition.
