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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

Posted: June 05, 2024 - Updated: July 29, 2024

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Verzió Documentary Film Critics Workshop 
Budapest, November 5-9, 2024

Are you a working or aspiring film critic, journalist, writer, filmmaker, artist, or currently studying to be one? Are you interested in documentary cinema? 

Posted: May 23, 2024 - Updated: July 15, 2024

Call for digital experiences to the 21th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival are open 

The 5th Vektor VR program in the frame of the 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will be held between 6–13 November 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. 

Deadline for submissions: July 15, 2024 - - - Extended deadline: July 21, 2024
Festival dates: November 6-13, 2024

Posted: April 11, 2024 - Updated: May 06, 2024

Sub/Version – Outdoor Documentary Film Cinema by Verzió at the Budapest Spring Festival
– Global themes, personal stories –

Between 6-8 May 2024, Verzió presents three new documentary films during the Budapest Spring Festival. Facing social injustice, political discrimination, or personal challenges, what strategies people choose – freeze, flee, or act to spur a change? Three moving films take you around the globe in search of answers.

The films will be screened in original language with Hungarian and English subtitles.

Posted: April 03, 2024 - Updated: April 17, 2024

From 10 April to 16 May, we will screen five documentary films from the previous programs of the Verzió Film Festival at the Blinken OSA Archivum.  

Venue: 
Blinken OSA Archivum
Budapest, V., Arany János street 32. 

Films are screened in their original language with English and Hungarian subtitles. 

Free admission.
Please register through the following link: REGISTRATION

Detailed program:

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Posted: March 01, 2024 - Updated: July 15, 2024

Film submissions to the 21th VERZIÓ International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival are open 

The Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival is now accepting documentary film submissions to its 21th edition which will be held 6–13 November 2024, in Budapest and in cities across Hungary. 

Deadline for submissions: June 30, 2024
Festival dates: November 6-13, 2024 in cinemas // November 14-24, 2024 online

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