PORTRAITS

One of the most original and distinctive artists on the Hungarian cultural scene, Bori is the founder of Rutkai Bori Banda and Specko Jedno, which brought her wider recognition. She is also a regular contributor to Budapest Bár. She has received two Fonogram Awards. Bori’s visual art is inseparable from her work as a musician, performer, and lyricist; her paintings, lyrics, and stories form a single, organic universe in which each element continuously inspires and enriches the others.

Tamás Farbaky is a photojournalist whose work has taken him from photographing Pope Francis and Alec Baldwin to documenting well-known Hungarian public figures. Having hitchhiked more than 52,000 kilometres across several continents, he combines documentary storytelling with a passion for exploration. His photographic series documenting Ethiopian pilgrims on Mount Sinai received professional recognition through a photography award.

Film critic Lili Mesterházy writes for Revizor Online and hosts Művész Filmklub, a series of arthouse film screenings at Budapest's Művész Cinema. She regularly collaborates with film festivals and moderates filmmaker Q&As and panel discussions. Previously, she was a film critic at the original Origo Filmklub, co-founded Cinematrix, the film portal of the former Index, and contributed capsule reviews to iconic Hungarian magazines Pesti Est and Pesti Műsor.

Associate Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Vilmos Simon leads numerous academic and professional projects. He is also the lead mentor of the Rohonczy Program, supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in organic production and the premium-quality food market.

Managing director and senior consultant, who previously worked as Head of Human Resources at Est Média, and later as HR Director at the Synergon Group and Ness Hungary. He currently leads his own HR company. Beyond his professional career, he is also a songwriter and performer of the Búsulójuhász formation. When performing live, they share the stage with Balaton, one of the defining bands of the Hungarian alternative rock and underground music movement, led by Mihály Víg.

Hungarian rapper, lyricist, two-time national slam poetry champion, DJ and beatmaker, and a key figure in the Hungarian underground hip-hop and alternative music scene. He first gained recognition as a founding member of the groups Akkezdet Phiai and OneCODE.