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Verzió 17 Film Festival Award Recipients
Posted: November 22, 2020 - Updated: March 01, 2021

Verzió awarded six creators of outstanding documentary films at the annual awards ceremony on 20 November. The online film festival will continue through Sunday night. Until then, all of this years’ films, including our award winners, will remain available for viewing. This year, over 20,000 viewers attended the festival virtually, which exceeds both the number of previous Verzió festival attendees and the expectations of the organizers.

FreeSZFE Student Community Opens the 17th Verzió Film Festival
Posted: November 10, 2020 - Updated: November 10, 2020

Verzió, which will only be held online this year, kicks off with an opening ceremony live from Trafó, at 7pm on Tuesday, 10 November. Along with the hottest documentaries, there will be plenty of panel and roundtable discussions contributing to the festival vibe. Tickets and passes are on sale now.

Closer to Each Other’s Reality – Verzió's program is announced
Posted: October 26, 2020 - Updated: October 26, 2020

The 17th VERZIÓ Human Rights Documentary Film Festival showcases 50 films from 39 different countries, online, 10–22 November. These films bring us closer to topics such as climate change and its consequences, freedom of the press today, political abuse of national resources, and the ongoing struggles of refugees.

Belarus opposition awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize
Posted: October 22, 2020 - Updated: October 22, 2020