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Posted: November 18, 2024 - Updated: November 18, 2024

The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections will receive the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

Posted: November 16, 2024 - Updated: November 20, 2024

38 films are available online at festival.verzio.org from the program of the 21st Verzió Film Festival including a lot of festival favourites such as Balomania, Wishing on a Star, or

Posted: November 16, 2024 - Updated: November 16, 2024

The Hungarian-Swedish co-production, Your Life Without Me won the Audience Award of the 21st Verzió. The audience could vote for the films between 7 and 13 November in Toldi and Művész cinemas. 

On behalf of Anna Rubi director, the film's editor, Júlia Hack, and the film's co-author and producer, Áron Szentpéteri got the award on 13 November, before the last screening of the festival in Toldi cinema.

Posted: November 14, 2024 - Updated: November 14, 2024

Awarded films of the 21st Verzió

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Posted: October 29, 2024 - Updated: November 18, 2024

Verzió Documentary Film Festival provides visibility to those who fall outside mainstream storytelling. This year, for the first time, Verzió introduces an LGBTQ+ competition section. The documentaries amongst others will explore Polish queer performers, the Zagreb ballroom and voguing scene, and the homophobia experienced in Cameroon. Additionally, this year's VR films in the Vektor VR program discuss various forms of perception and body awareness. Detailed program and tickets in pre-sale are now available on the website.

Posted: October 14, 2024 - Updated: October 29, 2024

We invite young documentary film enthusiasts to apply to the Young Jury at this year's festival.

Deadline: 31 October, midnight CET. 

The 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival takes place between November 6-13, 2024, in Budapest and between 14-24 November online at festival.verzio.org. 

Posted: October 03, 2024 - Updated: October 18, 2024

Hungarian films will again feature prominently in the program of the Verzió Documentary Film Festival. This year's Hungarian Competition program will feature six new films that have won accolades internationally and will be making their debut at Verzió in Hungary. Stories will include rock climbers battling addiction, unusual childbearing and a road trip for people with special needs. You can meet the filmmakers after the screenings.

Posted: September 18, 2024 - Updated: October 09, 2024

Become a Verzió Volunteer!

Application deadline: 7 October (Monday), 2024 --- Deadline extended until 13 October (Sunday)! 

The 21st edition of Verzió will once again celebrate the latest and best documentary films in the cinemas. Between 6-13 November creative documentaries from all over the world will be screened at various locations in Budapest and in other Hungarian towns. 

Posted: September 17, 2024 - Updated: September 25, 2024

Reality Uncovered: Verzió Documentary Film Festival to arrive in November!

The 21st Verzió program has been curated by a new programming team. Running from November 6-13, it offers both award-winning films and hidden gems. This year, Verzió will dedicate special sections to the themes of decolonization and disinformation, and will also showcase Armenian, Ukrainian, and British selections. The festival's opening film will be the Hungarian-French-Croatian co-production KIX, a film about skateboarder kids, making its Hungarian debut.

Posted: June 07, 2024 - Updated: June 26, 2024

IX. VERZIÓ DOCLAB
DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP ON STORY DEVELOPMENT AND EDITING

Apply for the Verzió DocLab international documentary workshop on story development and editing. 

Submit your application on the Verzió DocLab website

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