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Neke filmske priče ne nastaju samo iz želje da ispričaju događaj, već iz potrebe da istraže način na koji doživljavamo svijet oko sebe. Takav je i Bonefuzz, animirani kratki film mađarskog autora Márka Lászlóa, koji će svoju regionalnu premijeru imati u okviru Takmičarskog programa – studentski kratki film 32. Sarajevo Film Festivala.

Prije nego što film upozna svoju sarajevsku publiku, KamoSutra donosi razgovor s autorom o inspiraciji koja je oblikovala Bonefuzz, procesu nastanka filma, ulozi muzike i iskustvu povratka u Sarajevo — ovog puta ne kao putnika, nego kao filmskog autora.

Film prati Vajka, tinejdžera oštećenog sluha koji svoj odnos sa svijetom gradi kroz slušni aparat. Njegov stariji brat izvodi ga iz zone sigurnosti i vodi na koncert misterioznog benda. U atmosferi snažne muzike, ritma i neobičnog iskustva, Vajk počinje otkrivati drugačiji odnos prema sebi i svijetu koji ga okružuje.

Ali Bonefuzz nije samo film o zvuku. On govori o promjeni, strahu, granicama koje sami sebi postavljamo i trenutku kada odlučimo otvoriti se nečemu novom.

Ideja koja je nastala iz pitanja o ljudskoj percepciji

Márk László objašnjava da je ideja za film nastala tokom univerzitetskog časa posvećenog adaptaciji, kada mu je profesor Bálint Gelley predstavio kratku priču Ködváros autora Attile Veresa.

Iz jednog fragmenta tog djela nastala je ideja za Bonefuzz, film o dječaku koji tokom koncerta misterioznog benda doživljava iskustvo koje mijenja njegov odnos prema svijetu.

Upravo taj element bio je ono što je najviše zainteresovalo mladog autora.

“Već neko vrijeme me zanimaju granice percepcije i način na koji ljudski mozak može stvarati veze koje prelaze granice uobičajenog senzornog iskustva.”

Za Lászlóa je posebno zanimljivo pitanje šta se događa kada osoba ne koristi jedno od svojih čula na uobičajen način i kako se tada mogu razviti drugačije veze između čovjeka i svijeta.

“Zanimalo me kako bi to moglo promijeniti način na koji neko doživljava stvarnost.”

I baš jedna takva ideja postala je temelj filma — istraživanje iskustva koje nije ograničeno samo onim što možemo čuti, vidjeti ili dodirnuti.

Muzika kao prostor u kojem svako pronalazi vlastito značenje

Bonefuzz je duboko povezan s autorovim odnosom prema muzici.

László je od mladosti svirao nekoliko instrumenata, a posebno su ga oblikovali rock muzičari devedesetih i različite subkulture koje su nastajale oko tadašnje alternativne scene.

Kako kaže, upravo kroz tu muziku otkrio je umjetnike koji nisu stvarali zbog popularnosti ili komercijalnog uspjeha, već zbog potrebe da istražuju nove forme izražavanja. Taj princip vidljiv je i u njegovom radu na filmu Bonefuzz, kroz koji Márk istražuje vlastiti umjetnički jezik i prostor između zvuka, slike i emocije. Biti drugačiji, tražiti nove načine izražavanja i ostati vjeran vlastitoj viziji upravo je ono što svakog autora čini prepoznatljivim.

“Ti umjetnici često su bili radikalni i eksperimentalni, pomjerali su granice i stvarali nešto što je ponekad bilo teško razumjeti bez drugačijeg načina razmišljanja.”

Posebno iskustvo za njega predstavljali su koncerti koje je posjećivao od ranog djetinjstva.

“Fascinirala me ideja da svi u publici čuju iste note, ali da ih svaka osoba doživljava drugačije kroz vlastitu maštu i lična iskustva.”

Upravo ta razlika između istog zvuka i različitih unutrašnjih doživljaja postala je jedna od važnih inspiracija za Bonefuzz.

Četiri godine rada, istraživanja i traženja pravog filmskog jezika

Put od prve ideje do završnog filma trajao je više od četiri godine.

Najveći izazov za autora bio je spojiti tri ključna elementa — zvuk, animaciju i muziku — tako da publika ne samo prati priču, već osjeti perspektivu glavnog lika.

“Najveći izazov bio je postići stvarno povezivanje zvuka, animacije i muzike kroz cijeli film, ali i prikazati perspektivu s kojom lično nisam upoznat.”

Poseban dio procesa bio je razvoj zvučnog dizajna. Zajedno sa dizajnerom zvuka, László je kreirao tri različita zvučna svijeta kroz koja publika prati Vajkovo iskustvo.

Prvi predstavlja stvarni svijet kroz elektronsku distorziju slušnog aparata, drugi iskustvo koncerta, dok treći prikazuje transformaciju njegovog unutrašnjeg glasa.

Vizuelni pristup filmu također je bio poseban izazov. Kombinacija 2D i 3D animacije omogućila je stvaranje svijeta koji prati intenzitet muzike i emocija.

“Željeli smo prikazati atmosferu bučne underground rock scene, ali i detalje koji mogu biti jednako intenzivni i slojeviti kao sama muzika.”

Za Márka Lászlóa proces stvaranja Bonefuzza prerastao je granice samog filmskog stvaralaštva. Iza animacije i fikcije stajala je potreba da bolje razumije iskustva ljudi koje prikazuje, zbog čega je istraživao životne perspektive osoba s oštećenjem sluha i razgovarao s onima čije iskustvo nije isto kao njegovo.

“Čak i kada je izvorna priča fikcija, važno je razumjeti stvarna iskustva i perspektive koje inspirišu temu koju istražujemo.”

Sarajevo kao mjesto povratka, ali iz potpuno nove perspektive

Za Márka Lászlóa Sarajevo nije samo grad u kojem će prvi put predstaviti svoj film.

Prije deset godina posjetio je Sarajevo s prijateljima tokom putovanja kroz regiju. Tada je upoznao grad kao putnik, ne sluteći da će se jednog dana vratiti upravo zbog filma.

“Već tada znao sam da se jednog dana želim vratiti i bolje upoznati grad, ali nikada nisam zamišljao da ću se vratiti kako bih na filmskom festivalu predstavio svoj kratki film.”

Kako kaže, iskustva s tog putovanja, poput atmosfere regije, susreta i trenutaka koje je tada doživio, možda su utjecala i na Bonefuzz više nego što je u tom trenutku mogao primijetiti.

“Gledajući unazad, mislim da su atmosfera regije i iskustva koja sam stekao tokom tog putovanja možda utjecali na film više nego što sam tada shvatao.”

Sada se vraća u Sarajevo kao dio programa jednog od najvažnijih filmskih festivala u regiji.

Film koji govori o promjeni i izlasku iz sigurnih prostora

Za autora, Sarajevo Film Festival predstavlja priliku ne samo da predstavi svoj film, već i da upozna druge autore, učestvuje u razgovorima i otkrije nove filmske priče, čemu se, kako kaže, posebno raduje.

“Također me raduje mogućnost da otkrijem filmove i kratke filmove koji će biti predstavljeni na festivalu. Igrani film je jedan od mojih glavnih izvora inspiracije, zbog čega se veselim gledanju novih ostvarenja koja do sada nisam imao priliku vidjeti.”

A ono što želi da publika ponese nakon gledanja Bonefuzza jednostavno je:

“Volio bih da publika ponese osjećaj otvorenosti i hrabrosti.”

Ova misao Márka Lászlóa možda je i najvažnija poruka koju jedan mladi autor može poslati publici. Kroz Bonefuzz ne govori samo o iskustvu svog glavnog lika, već o univerzalnom osjećaju koji svi poznajemo — strahu od promjene i izlasku iz prostora u kojima se osjećamo sigurno. Film nas podsjeća da upravo spremnost na nova iskustva često otvara vrata prema drugačijem razumijevanju sebe i svijeta oko nas.

Bonefuzz na Sarajevo Film Festivalu

Film Bonefuzz, Márka Lászlóa, bit će prikazan u okviru Takmičarskog programa – studentski kratki film 32. Sarajevo Film Festivala.

📍 Cineplexx Sarajevo 2
🎬 17. august 2026. u 14:00
🎬 21. august 2026. u 09:00

Više informacija o programu Sarajevo Film Festivala pronađite na službenoj stranici festivala:
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Razgovor pripremili: Kamo Sutra
Sagovornik: Márk László, reditelj filma Bonefuzz

ENGLISH VERSION:

Before its regional premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival, Hungarian filmmaker Márk László talks to KamoSutra about Bonefuzz — an animated short film exploring sound, perception, music and the courage to step beyond the boundaries we create for ourselves.

Bonefuzz: Márk László explores sound, perception and the courage to step beyond our own boundaries

Some film works are not created simply to tell an event, but from the need to explore the way we experience the world around us. Such is the case with Bonefuzz, an animated short film by Hungarian filmmaker Márk László, which will have its regional premiere as part of the Competition Programme – Student Short Film of the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival.

Before the film meets its Sarajevo audience, KamoSutra brings a conversation with the author about the inspiration behind Bonefuzz, the filmmaking process, the role of music, and his return to Sarajevo — this time not as a traveller, but as a filmmaker.

The film follows Vajk, a hearing-impaired teenager who connects with the world through his hearing aid. His older brother takes him out of his comfort zone and brings him to a concert by a mysterious band. Surrounded by powerful music, rhythm and an unfamiliar experience, Vajk begins to discover a different relationship with himself and the world around him.

But Bonefuzz is not only a film about sound. It explores change, fear, the boundaries we create for ourselves, and the moment when we decide to open ourselves to something new.

An idea born from questions about human perception

Márk László explains that the idea for the film emerged during a university class focused on adaptation, when his professor Bálint Gelley introduced him to the short story Ködváros by Attila Veres.

From one fragment of that work came the foundation for Bonefuzz — a film about a boy who experiences something transformative during a concert by a mysterious band, changing the way he relates to the world around him.

This particular element was what interested the young filmmaker the most.

“I have been interested for some time in the boundaries of perception and how the human brain can form connections that go beyond conventional sensory experiences.”

For László, one of the most fascinating questions was what happens when a person does not use one of their senses in a conventional way, and how different connections between a person and the world can emerge from that experience.

“I became fascinated by how this could change the way someone experiences reality.”

And this very idea became the foundation of the film — an exploration of an experience that is not limited only to what we can hear, see or touch.

Music as a space where everyone finds their own meaning

Bonefuzz is deeply connected to the author’s personal relationship with music.

László started playing several instruments at a young age, and he was particularly influenced by the rock musicians of the 1990s and the different subcultures that developed around the alternative music scene of that era.

As he explains, through this music he discovered artists who were not creating for popularity or commercial success, but because of their desire to explore new forms of expression. This same approach can be recognised in his work on Bonefuzz, where Márk explores his own artistic language and the space between sound, image and emotion. Being different, searching for new forms of expression and remaining true to one’s own vision are qualities that make every artist recognisable.

“These artists were often radical and experimental, pushing boundaries and creating work that could sometimes be difficult to understand without a different way of thinking.”

Concert experiences from his childhood also became an important source of inspiration.

“I was fascinated by the idea that everyone in the audience hears the same notes, yet each person experiences them differently through their own imagination and personal experiences.”

This difference between the same sound and different inner experiences became one of the important inspirations behind Bonefuzz.

Four years of work, research and finding the right cinematic language

The journey from the first idea to the completed film lasted more than four years.

One of the greatest challenges for the filmmaker was combining three essential elements — sound, animation and music — in a way that would allow the audience not only to follow the story, but also to experience the perspective of the main character.

“The biggest challenge was achieving a truly grounded synchronization between sound, animation and music throughout the film, while also representing a point of view that I am not personally familiar with.”

A particularly important part of the process was developing the sound design. Together with the film’s sound designer, László created three different sound perspectives through which the audience follows Vajk’s experience.

The first represents the real world through the electronic distortion of his hearing aid, the second captures his experience of the concert, while the third represents the transformation of his inner voice.

The film’s visual approach was another significant challenge. The combination of 2D and 3D animation helped create a world that follows the intensity of music and emotion.

“We wanted to capture the atmosphere of a loud underground rock scene, as well as details that could feel as intense and layered as the music itself.”

For Márk László, the process of creating Bonefuzz became much more than filmmaking itself. Behind the animation and fiction was a desire to better understand the experiences of the people represented in the film. During the process, he researched the perspectives of people with hearing disabilities and spoke with individuals whose life experiences differ from his own.

“Even when the source material is fiction, it is important to understand the real experiences and perspectives that inspire the subject we are exploring.”

Sarajevo as a place of return, but from a completely new perspective

For Márk László, Sarajevo is not simply the city where he will present his film for the first time.

Ten years ago, he visited Sarajevo with friends during a trip through the region. At that time, he experienced the city as a traveller, never imagining that he would one day return because of a film.

“Even then, I knew I wanted to come back one day and get to know the city better, but I never imagined that I would return to share my short film at a film festival.”

Looking back, the experiences from that journey — the atmosphere of the region, the encounters and the moments he experienced — may have influenced Bonefuzz more than he was aware of at the time.

“Looking back, I think the atmosphere of the region and the experiences I gathered during that trip may have influenced the film more than I realized.”

Now, he returns to Sarajevo as part of the programme of one of the most important film festivals in the region.

A film about change and stepping beyond safe spaces

For the filmmaker, the Sarajevo Film Festival represents an opportunity not only to present his film, but also to meet other authors, take part in conversations and discover new cinematic works — something he is especially looking forward to.

“I am also very interested in discovering the films and shorts being showcased at the festival. I consider live-action filmmaking one of my main sources of inspiration, so I am looking forward to seeing new films that I did not have a chance to experience before.”

Beyond the festival programme itself, László is also excited about returning to Sarajevo, experiencing the city again and learning more about its diverse culture.

What he hopes the audience will take away after watching Bonefuzz can be summed up in a simple message:

“I would like the audience to take away a feeling of openness and courage.”

This thought by Márk László may be one of the most powerful messages a young filmmaker can share with an audience. Through Bonefuzz, he does not speak only about the experience of his main character, but about a universal feeling we all recognise — the fear of change and the challenge of stepping beyond the spaces where we feel safe.

The film reminds us that openness to new experiences often leads to a different understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

Bonefuzz at the Sarajevo Film Festival

The film Bonefuzz, directed by Márk László, will be screened as part of the Competition Programme – Student Short Film of the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival.

📍 Cineplexx Sarajevo 2
🎬 17 August 2026 at 14:00
🎬 21 August 2026 at 09:00

More information about the Sarajevo Film Festival programme can be found on the official festival website:
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Text prepared by: Kamo Sutra
Interviewee: Márk László, director of Bonefuzz

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