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Another Hungarian animation is heading to Berlin: Janka Feiner’s diploma film, Fire in My Pocket, has been selected for the Generation Kplus competition programme at the Berlin International Film Festival. The nearly 10-minute film was created on the Animation MA programme of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, with the support of the National Film Institute Hungary. Set in a magical mushroom realm it opens a window onto children’s inner emotional lives, impressing the Berlinale selection committee with its blend of stop-motion with digital drawing animation.

In 2025, the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design recorded a series of national and international achievements linked to health, wellbeing and sustainability, reinforcing the idea that community wellbeing at MOME is not an abstract value but a consciously built, long-term strategy.

Organised by the Animation programme of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME Anim) and the Fresh Meat Festival, the Fresh Rooster Animation Film Days will take place for the fourth year in a row at the Zugliget Campus and Toldi Cinema in Budapest. The two-day programme, held on 16–17 January 2026 features the premiere screenings of diploma films by the class of 2025, alongside professional talks, portfolio consultations, animation premieres, a Ferenc Sajdik retrospective, a comics marathon, and the traditional Grafix fair.

Mi történik, amikor a fiatal alkotók kreatív ötletei találkoznak egy nemzetközi márka jövőképével? A 2025-ös alumni-karriernapon többek között erre kerestük a választ: a MOME Business Community (BC) kerekasztal-beszélgetéssel és projektbemutatóval mutatta meg, hogy mit kezdhet egymással a kreativitás és az üzlet a MOME ökoszisztémáján belül.

A prediktív designtól a kritikai kartográfiáig – december 17-én jelenik meg a Disegno folyóirat új száma. A Total(itarian) Design címet viselő lapszámban számos szemszögből esik szó a világ totális áttekinthetőségéről, megtervezhetőségéről, vagy épp ennek lehetetlenségéről. A tartalomból:

Mercedes-Benz Chief Design Officer and MOME guest professor Professor Dr h.c. Gorden Wagener, one of the world’s most influential automotive designers, visited the MOME Campus on 2 December. He received his industrial design degree in Essen in 1993 from Professor Emeritus Stefan Lengyel, the internationally recognised designer and Professor Emeritus of both the University of Essen and MOME. In his keynote lecture, he spoke about the future of industrial design, the role of artificial intelligence, and the forces that drive creativity, while also highlighting MOME’s development and the decades-long collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and the University.

In response to an initiative launched by students of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, students at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design organised a solidarity action of their own. Before the start of the Senate meeting on 8 December, members of the university community – students, faculty, and staff – observed ten minutes of silence to stand in solidarity with those who have experienced violence in academic settings and to condemn abuse.

Physical expansion or qualitative progress? Does increasing material output serve any shared global purpose? And how do we step off the treadmill for the sake of the planet and our own dignity? In November 2025, the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) hosted two connected international events that explored the social, economic, and ecological dimensions of design from a critical perspective. 

Seventy-seven years of professional and educational heritage come into focus in the PATTERN 77 exhibition, which explores the history and impact of the printed textile design specialisation at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. Through archival student work, portraits of educators, and a dedicated publication, it traces how the programme has shaped generations of designers. Since its founding in 1949, the specialisation has become one of the key hubs of Hungarian textile design, evolving from craft-based traditions towards industrial thinking and technological experimentation.

This year, MOME product design students are debuting their work in Eindhoven as part of The Class of ’25 exhibition at Dutch Design Week. This international showcase celebrates the emerging talents of European design education, with sixteen higher education institutions taking part. Together, they highlight the vital role of design education in shaping the future and reveal how the next generation of designers think about social and environmental responsibility. The MOME projects are grouped around the distinctly Hungarian notion of “gógyi” – quick-witted, resourceful practical intelligence. Working across different scales and media, the students demonstrate how this mindset translates into contemporary product design.

On 17 November, Designer-Maker student Tsovinar Manukyan received the Stipendium Hungaricum Excellence Award. The award was presented to a total of forty-eight international students with outstanding academic results studying in Hungary during the semester. Organised by the Tempus Public Foundation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Excellence Award Gala took place at the Festetics Palace in Budapest, celebrating academic achievement alongside cultural and active community engagement.

MOME’s Graphic Design programme made a remarkable showing at this year’s RGB Kreatív Design Award, bringing home an impressive ten RED (gold), seven BLUE (silver) and six GREEN (bronze) medals in the Talent category. One student project also reached the finals in the Concept category. In the Pro category, Illustration lecturer László Herbszt earned a RED award for his work. The RGB Awards recognise outstanding achievements in Hungarian visual communication, highlighting outstanding graphic quality, brand building, and media design across the sector.