VIDEO: Spectacular animation for the 77-year-old Hungarian forint

The Mimicry Animation Studio (Mimicry Animációs Stúdió) team created a short film using only Hungarian banknotes to celebrate the 77th birthday of the forint on 1 August. In 10 scenes, the unique animated short film brings to life the well-known, detailed and spectacular images that we see every day but perhaps no longer even notice.

The Mimicry Animation Studio’s film reveals, among other things, what kind of conspiracy the town of Esztergom is home to, when blood flows from the well of Hercules, and who the 100-forint coin is crying for. The miniature works of art on the banknotes tell a fascinating story about the past, the present, about us. And it’s all there in our pockets every day. Never before has such an animation been created, it is absolutely unique in the world.

If you are interested in more details about which scenes were made with which banknotes, or how an animated film is made with banknotes at all, you can find more information HERE (right now, it is available in Hungarian).

The film was directed by Tamás Kőszegi, who has previously made “The Copyist” and won several international awards for his work. The music was composed and the film was scored by Péter Csontos. Dramaturg Zita Török, animation by Ágnes Teodóra Péntek, Laura Földeák, Kamilla Kállai and Lilly Odett Gaál.

After years of research, the creators have collected hundreds of banknotes from all over the world, which they hope will be used to make a short film that will include a selection of banknotes from all over the world.

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