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VR films at the 16th Verzió Film Festival
Posted: November 11, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

For its 16th year, Verzió Film Festival welcomes audiences to view the finest human rights documentaries as well as its very first VR Selection, on November 13–16 in Budapest.

Renowned filmmakers at the 16th Verzió Film Festival
Posted: October 30, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

The 16th Verzió, which opens on 12 November, once again welcomes several renowned documentarists, such as Emmy Award winner Alexander Nanau, FIPRESCI Award winner Saeed Al Batal, and the director of Novaya, Askold Kurov, who will hold a masterclass during the festival. 

Breaking news! Ilham Tohti wins 2019 Sakharov Prize
Posted: October 24, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur economist fighting for the rights of China’s Uyghur minority, is the winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2019.

Become a Verzió Volunteer!
Posted: August 25, 2019 - Updated: September 15, 2021

Stand up for human rights through creative documentary films!

Application deadline: September 29, 2019

We are seeking a Guest Coordinator for Verzió16
Posted: July 30, 2019 - Updated: October 27, 2019

Verzió is one of the most established film festivals in Hungary, hosting over 150 screenings per year for over 12,000 people. The 16th Verzió will take place this year from November 12-17 in Budapest and November 21-24 in Szeged, Pécs, Kecskemét, Debrecen and Szombathely. Festival guests include filmmakers, producers, DoPs, human rights activists, and film protagonists. They participate in Q&As, hold masterclasses and workshops or are invited as Jury members.

Bursting Bubbles at Bánkitó
Posted: June 28, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

What happens when two bubbles collide? Following the main concept of Bánkitó Festival 2019, Verzió joined forces with Pázmány KineDok film club to organize a screening series where diverse identity problems will be thoroughly discussed and all kinds of bubbles shall be discovered. 

We count on the audience's active participation, since we turn from classic discussion format to a more playful method of analysis of both the documentary genre and the topics presented, hoping that we can share with each other how we see the bubbles of others and our own, from the inside.

Venue: Town Hall, Bánk

Call for Student Jury Members
Posted: May 24, 2019 - Updated: October 27, 2019

16th Verzió invites you to be a student jury member and award this year’s best human rights documentary 

EXTENDED DEADLINE: October 1, 2019

Vektor VR section at 16th Verzió
Posted: May 22, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

’Vektor’ is Hungary’s first artistic and documentary VR-section, organized by Random Error Studio and Zip-Scene Conference. It will take place 13–16 November, in the frame of the 16th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, where both international media professionals and local creators can be found.

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Sergei Loznitsa Masterclass at Blinken OSA
Posted: March 04, 2019 - Updated: October 21, 2019

Archive footage in documentary cinema – Sergei Loznitsa masterclass 

Venue: Blinken OSA (Arany Janos u. 32)
Date: March 19, 2019

The Visual Studies Platform at Central European University cordially invites you to the masterclass of award-winning filmmaker, Sergei Loznitsa. The event is free but requires registration. Please send an e-mail to vsp@ceu.edu (subject: "masterclass") until 15th March.

3 new titles in our free, year-round program
Posted: February 28, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

We have added three films from the most recent Verzió Film Festival (Verzió 15) to our free, year-round program, “School Verzió”. There are now ten creative documentaries to choose from until the end of 2020. High schools and film clubs are welcome to apply for free screenings!

Our new films are available for educational screenings: 

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