The Ecumenical Jury in Miskolc has awarded its Prize to "Libertate" (Romania, Hiungary, 2023) by Tudor Giurgiu. The main prize of the festival, the Emeric Pressburger Award, went to "Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry" (Switzerland, Georgia, 2023), directed by Elene Naveriani. "Fallen Leaves" by Aki Kaurismäki won the Adolf Zukor Award.
On 1 September, the 19th CineFest Miscolc began with Maïwenn's "Jeanne du Barry", which already opened the festival in Cannes. The festival's main competition, in which the Emeric Pressburger Prize, the Adolph Zukor Prize and also the Ecumenical Jury Prize are awarded, showcases the best feature films of the year, according to the festival's claim. The winner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes, "Perfect Days" by Wim Wenders" as well as the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in Karlovy Vary, "Blaga's Lessons" by Stephan Komandarev, were also part of this programme. There are further competition sections for documentaries (CineDocs), Hungarian newcomer films (CineNeWave) and short films. The festival prize for lifetime achievement was awarded to the Hungarian documentary filmmaker Tamás Almási.