Ferenc Krausz — In Pursuit of Electrons, a movie chronicling the life and scientific journey of Hungarian Nobel laureate physicist Ferenc Krausz, obtained the Best Documentary Award on the Kraków International Science and Technology Film Festival, in keeping with a Monday assertion by the National Film Institute (NFI).
The jury praised the movie for its ‘masterful blend of scientific insight and human emotion, a story of passion, perseverance, and the power of dreams.’ It provides a uncommon glimpse into the world of main laboratories, reminding viewers that even the best discoveries start with youthful curiosity.
Premiered to a world viewers on the competition held from 22–25 October, the documentary options Krausz telling his life story for the primary time—from his humble beginnings as a small-town scholar who traded teenage gatherings for thick physics and math books, to turning into one of the world’s main scientists.
‘Science owes something to the world…and perhaps one day, what we discover can serve everyone’
The movie additionally explores his groundbreaking achievement that made electron movement seen to the human eye, revolutionizing physics and opening new frontiers in medical diagnostics and past. ‘Science owes something to the world,’ Krausz displays in the movie, ‘and perhaps one day, what we discover can serve everyone.’
Director István Gábor Kiss described the expertise of portraying Krausz as each difficult and galvanizing: ‘He faces unanswered questions with restless curiosity yet remains remarkably calm and focused. He believes deeply in hard work and perseverance—values inherited from his father.’
Produced by Film Positive with the help of the National Film Institute, the 61-minute documentary was shot by cinematographer Dávid Gajdics, edited by Anna Vághy, and scored by Péter Dózsa. The producer is Tamás Lajos. The movie is now obtainable for streaming on Filmio, Hungary’s nationwide platform for native movies and sequence.
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