>>> OUT OF THE WINDOW, SOMETIMES (Hungary)
Aron starts going to high-school when Hungary is still a People’s Republic and by the time he finishes, it changes smoothly, without a revolution into a republic.
Communism turns into capitalism basically overnight.
When Aron enters the classroom in his new school, the first person he sees is FANNI. Although being the same age, Fanni is already womanly and is obviously the centre of attention of all the boys. Fanni likes Aron but only on a basis of friendship. Romantically she is more involved with the older or more powerful guys. However, soon their friendship turns into love, and although not overnight, mutually but not simultaneously.
Firstly Fanni is deceived by the opportunities offered by the profit makers of the new wild capitalism. And by the time she realizes the real value of feelings, she is so tangled up in her relations that she is unable to start anew.
The story begins in 1989 when 15 year-old ARON is transferred to a new highschool and the political and social changes in Hungary are inevitable to come. The interrelation of these two changes, although quite distant in their scope, reveal a thorough insight on the generation that has grown up in the former Eastern European country of Hungary. The story is an attempt to present Fanni as a metaphor for Hungary, and Aron, as the representative figure of the people who let “her” become a dreary place where success yet again is not measured by value.
Krisztina Esztergalyos
Krisztina is a graduate of University of London, where she studied Transnational Communications and the Global Media Then she went to study directing at University of Drama and Film in Budapest.
Her feature film script "Out of the Window, sometimes" (Ablakon ki, néha)" received a grant from the National Cultural Fund of Hungary for writing.
She is an initiator and manager of the "Katapult" – European Script Development Centre which is first Hungary-based European script development training supported by MEDIA PLUS Programme, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary.
Her film work includes: "Parklife" ("Parkéle"), "The Secret of Long Life" ("A hosszú élet titka"), "Real Love" ("Kompakt kis szerelem").
Krisztina co-written "Who the Hell's Bonnie and Clyde?" which was selected for the Mediterranean Film Institute Script Development Workshops and
SOURCES 2, training initiatives of the MEDIA PLUS Programme.
| Where have you heard about Scripteast? |
Through contacts from the Hungarian Film industry. |
| What made you interested in this program? |
The fact that it focuses on *scriptwriters from Central and Eastern Europe.* |
| What do you expect from this year edition of scripteast? |
A finished draft of my script - ready to go in pre-production. |
| Do you have previous experience as tutor and advisor at similar workshops? |
Yes. Previously I participated in the Sources2 and MFI script development workshops. My project as a co-scriptwriter, "Who the Hell is Bonnie and Clyde" has been realised. I also - under the wings of Katapult Film-film production company - set up and am the manager of the *Katapult – European Script Development Centre *the First Hungary-based European script development training |
| What is your personal defintion of a good scrtipt and what - the most- makes it succesful? |
A good script allows its reader to see a good film while reading it. and what - the most- could make it succesful ? rewrite rewrite rewrite |
