The Norwegian film "Elskling" (Loveable, 2024), directed by Lilja Ingolfsdottir, won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in Miskolc 2024. It was also awarded with the Emeric Pressburger Prize, the main award of the festival, and with the Prize of the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas. The Adolph Zukor Prize, the festival's Grand Prix, went to "Dídi", directed by Sean Wang (USA, 2024). The jury of the Federation of International Film Critics (Fipresci) awarded its Prize to "Január 2", directed by Zsófia Szilágyi (Italy, 2024).
On September 6, the 20th CineFest opened with the Norwegian film "The Arctic Convoy" by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken which relates to the support of the Soviet Union by the Western Allies at the beginning of the German invasion in 1942. The film is part of the long feature films competition which comprises 16 entries in the anniversary year, from which the Ecumenical Jury will choose its winner. The festival offers additional competition sections like Cinedocs (for documentaries), East of Europe (for Eastern European films), and CineNewWave (for short and animation films by young Hungarian filmmakers).