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2020

World Refugee Day
Posted: June 11, 2020 - Updated: August 31, 2020

On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, between June 20 and 23 we will show on our website The Wait, a documentary by Danish filmmaker Emil Langballe.

The film had its Hungarian premiere at the 14th Verzió Film Festival in 2017 where it received Special Mention from the Student Jury.

THE WAIT Emil Langballe / Denmark / 2016 / 58' / Danish, Pushto, Dari / English and Hungarian subtitles

Postponed events
Posted: March 16, 2020 - Updated: March 01, 2021

The screenings of Still Recording and White Right are postponed due to the pandemic.

Once we find it safe to hold these events, we will communicate the new dates on all our channels.

Meanwhile we recommend you to watch some films online, available for free:

IDFA documentaries

DA Films (1st film is free)

 

#stayathome #watchmovies

 

Photo by Fortepan/Adományozó.

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RE:VERZIÓ 2020
Posted: January 30, 2020 - Updated: March 01, 2021

Encore screening series with some of the favorites of 16th Verzió

Join our free screenings between February 20 and May 28 and watch some of the most successful films from the 16th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.

Verzió films in Kaposvár
Posted: December 02, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

As a 6th location, Kaposvár joins the Satellite Verzió towns with two screenings in December. 

Satellite Verzió is coming to 5 towns!
Posted: November 20, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

Following the 16th Verzió Film Festival in Budapest, the festival will be held in 5 other towns in Hungary, November 21–24. This year, for the first time, Debrecen and Szombathely will also host a selection of human rights documentaries, including the awarded films, after screenings in Pécs, Szeged and Kecskemét.

Your favourite films at the 16th Verzió
Posted: November 19, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

Two Audience Award Winner Films were announced at the Closing Ceremony of the 16th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival on 16 November at Toldi cinema. Colectív (directed by Alexander Nanau) won the Audience Award in the International category, and The Euphoria of Being (directed by Réka Szabó) won the Audience Award in the Hungarian category. 

Opening speech by Andrea Tompa at the Opening Night of the 16th Verzió
Posted: November 18, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

When I started preparing for my opening speech, a woman shared a photo of her face on social media. She wrote about how her partner abused her. She survived and reached the hospital, which filed a complaint against him, but her face will forever carry the marks of his deeds. The shocking images were meant to show that the woman had to save herself, pulling herself from her own hair—the hair her partner had also pulled—and managing to get away at the last moment. She uncovered her wounds to save herself.  She and others who bear similar wounds and face a similar fate.

The winners of 16th Verzió are here!
Posted: November 17, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

The 16th Verzió gave the Hungarian Audience Award to The Euphoria of Being, and the International Audience Award to Colectív. The Best Human Rights Award went to Advocate, the Best Student/Debut Film Award to Downstream and the Award of the Teen Jury to Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.. Moreover, Crime + Punishment and Zoryana Horobraya received Special Mention Awards. 

Iranian director Abouzar Soltani not allowed to attend premiere
Posted: November 14, 2019 - Updated: March 01, 2021

Fish, a short film directed by Abouzar Soltani premieres at 18:15, November 14, in Toldi in the frame of the Growing Up section at 16th Verzió.

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.

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