Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar will be heading to Italy’s Riviera International Film Festival on May 5th to attend the international premiere of the documentary “Spring Winds – Awakening”.
The document charts his political journey, culminating in his historic victory in the April 12 general election. Directed by Tamáš Ivan Topolanski, “Spring Winds – The Awakening” takes viewers behind the scenes of the political rise of Viktor Orbán, who rejected the far-right policies and anti-European Union stance that led to his ouster after 16 years as Hungarian prime minister.
The doc, independently produced by Topolánszky and Claudia Sümeghy with Juno 11 Pictures and Halluci-Nation, attracted attention in Hungarian cinemas and on HBO, and was also shown as an online giveaway in the run-up to the Hungarian elections. Juno 11 Distribution is in charge of international sales.
“‘Spring Winds’ has become the most-watched Hungarian documentary ever in theaters, has been viewed 3.3 million times in two days on YouTube, and has been at the top of HBO’s ratings list for two weeks,” Magyar said in an Instagram post. “I would like to thank the producers of this film for reaching out to my fellow countrymen and the festival organizers for inviting me.”
The center-right Magyar Tisza party won 141 of the 199 seats in parliament, the largest majority in post-communist Hungarian history.
The 10th Riviera International Film Festival will be held in the picturesque seaside town of Sestri Levante on Italy’s Ligurian coast and will run from May 5th to 10th, directed by Los Angeles-based Italian producer Stefano Gallini-Durante.
