Hungarian films win Silver Bears at Berlinale

The two Hungarian films in competition at the Berlinale international film festival have won Silver Bears this year, organisers said on Friday. The Silver Bear for Best Director went to Denes Nagy for his debut film Natural Light made in Hungarian-Latvian-French-German co-production. Based on the novel of renowned Hungarian writer Pal Zavada, Natural Light tells the story of Istvan Semetka, a Hungarian farmer who serves as a Sub-Lieutenant in a special unit scouting for partisan groups in WWII occupied Soviet Union. The Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance has been awarded to Lilla Kizlinger in Forest - I See You Everywhere directed by Bence Fliegauf.