Mindenki
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mindenki |
| Country of production | Hungary |
| original language | Hungarian |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kristóf Deák |
| script | Kristóf Deák |
| production | Kristóf Deák, Anna Udvardy |
| music | Ádám Balázs |
| camera | Róbert Maly |
| cut | Manó Csillag |
| occupation | |
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Mindenki (German Everyone , international title Sing ) is a Hungarian short film by Kristóf Deák from 2016, which won an Oscar in the category “Best Short Film” (Live Action) at the 89th Academy Awards 2017 .
The script written by Deák is based on a partly true story, which was written in English by Bex Harvey and Christian Azzola in collaboration with Deák. A Swede had told Deák what she had experienced in her childhood when she joined a choir. When the truth came out at the time, the choir had to stop, unlike in the film.
content
The action takes place in Budapest in the 1990s and is inspired by a true story. The director follows an award-winning school choir that is joined by a girl. There is a secret behind the choir's fame that threatens to emerge.
10-year-old Zsófi comes to a new elementary school after the family has moved, where she befriends Liza, who is very popular in the class. After Zsófi has joined the award-winning school choir, the choir director Erika asks her in a one-on-one conversation not to sing loudly, as she does not think the girl is good enough. It's their method of weeding out voices that might drag the choir down. He is currently preparing for a competition in which the winning choir can win a trip to Sweden. Although the request of the choirmaster Zsófi is visibly violated, she adheres to her instructions and does not talk about it with the other children - as Erika wished.
Only when Liza notices that Zsófi is not singing loudly does she tell her friend about the conversation with Erika. Liza confronts them with their instructions at the following choir rehearsal, whereupon Erika speaks out that she is only acting in the interests of the choir, for which it would be better if only the good singers would sing loudly, which would ultimately benefit everyone. The teacher also tells Liza that it is her endeavor not to publicly pillory and shame those who cannot sing so well, hence her request for secrecy. Surprisingly, however, she then asks that the children affected by the ban on singing raise their hands. Zsófi is puzzled and realizes that she is by no means the only one who is not allowed to sing. A little later, Zsófi tells Liza that she has a plan.
On the day of the competition, the children should sing under Erika's direction. All children do this, but completely silently. Only when Erika wants to leave the stage in frustration do all the children raise their voices and each of them sing along loudly.
production
Production notes
It is a Meteor Film production in collaboration with London Flair PR. The film was shot over six days in the Hungarian capital Budapest. Editing and post-production, on the other hand, took almost a year and ended in autumn 2015. The first version of the script was written by Kristóf Deák together with two English colleagues in 2012 and is based on a true case, the end of which, however, was toned down in the film. Due to a lack of support, the project was initially discontinued. In 2014, the story was recruited for the short film and experimental film sector and, unlike in the first draft, when it was set in an English-speaking environment, the story was moved to a Hungarian environment. The film received a grant of eight million forints from the National Media and Communications Authority, the highest amount in Hungary for short and experimental films; Another two million forints came from Deák, the manufacturing company Meteor Film and the state.
For the young leading actresses, it was their first leading role in a film. They were selected from 80 children who had auditioned for the roles. The girls, however, had experience as child actors in other minor roles. The vocal choir was selected by Deák from five different choirs, with the choir of the Bakáts Téri Vocal Music Primary School in Budapest making the running. It was important that part of the choir was bad in a positive sense.
Soundtrack
- Néked zeng ez a dal by Orazio Vecchi and Nádas Kálmán
- Bikaviadal by Lajos Bárdos and Lászió Lukin
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Rókatánc (Divertimento No. 1, op. 20) by Leó Weiner
under the direction of Karoly Botvay, lecture: Budapest String Chamber Orchestra - Pajtás, Örvendj by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Bodzavirág by Árpád Balázs and Ágnes Nemes Nagy
publication
The film premiered on Hungarian television on February 28, 2016. It was presented at the following film festivals:
- March 12, 2016 European Film Festival of Lille in France
- April 2, 2016 Friss Hús International Short Film Festival in Hungary
- April 15, 2016 TIFF Kids in Toronto, Canada
- June 10, 2016 Short Film Festival in Japan
- October 10, 2016 Sapporo Short Film Festival in Japan
- March 3, 2017 Tokushima International Short Film Festival in Japan
- April 19, 2017 Hungarian Film Spring, Warsaw in Poland, under the title Chór
- June 1, 2017 Cinema in Sneakers in Poland
- June 2, 2017 Short Film Festival & Asia in Japan
In Russia the film was released under the title Xop , in the US it was released under the title Sing .
Awards (selection)
| year | Award | Occasion, category | gone on | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Adult's Jury Award | "Best short film" (live action) or video | Kristóf Deák, meteor film | Won |
| 2016 | Festival Award | Audience Award European Film Festival of Lille | Kristóf Deák, meteor film | Won |
| 2016 | Daazo Special Award | Friss Hús International Shortfilm Festival: "Best Short Film" | Kristóf Deák, Anna Udvardy, Meteor Film | Won |
| 2016 | Audience Award | Lanzarote International Film Festival: "Best International Short Film" | Kristóf Deák, meteor film | Won |
| 2016 | International Jury Prize | Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People: "Best Fictional Short Film" | Kristóf Deák, meteor film | Won |
| 2016 | Audience Award / Grand Prix | Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market: a) "One Title Section" / b) "Best Child Actress" | a) = Kristóf Deák, Meteor-Film b) = Dorka Gáspárfalvi, Dorka Hais, Meteor-Film | Won |
| 2016 | Audience Award / Grand Prix | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia: International Competition / Best Short Film | Kristóf Deák, Meteor Film | Won |
| 2016 | People's Choice Award | TIFF Kids International Film Festival: Best Short Film | Kristóf Deák, premiere film | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Barge | Vukovar Film Festival: Best Short Film | Nominated | |
| 2017 | International Fiction Audience Award | Sedicicorto International Film Festival | Kristóf Deák, premiere film | Won |
| 2017 | Oscar | Academy Awards: "Best Short Film" (Live Action) | Kristóf Deák , Anna Udvardy | Won |
Web links
- Mindenki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mindenki see film posters and film photos in the IMDb
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 89th Academy Awards | 2017 sS oscars.org (English)
- ↑ Sing - A Short Film by Kristóf Deák sS singshortfilm.com (English)