 In September 2012, "Just the Wind" was presented as the official candidate of Hungary at the Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, but in the end was not shortlisted.In Germany, the film was shown in theatres up to almost eighteen months after its premiere, in its original version with German subtitles.Fliegauf is considered a perfectionist who is known to control almost all artistic aspects of his films, including the score and the visual design.