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Posted: November 11, 2021 - Updated: November 11, 2021

Following Tuesday’s opening ceremony, the 18th VERZIÓ International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, this year both in cinemas and online, was launched by director Dénes Nagy. Festival director Oksana Sarkisova and deputy-mayor Erzsébet Gy. Németh also gave welcoming speeches. All the films and programs are available in cinemas, 10–14 November, as well as online, 15–22 November

You can now buy your ticket to Verzió

Posted: October 29, 2021 - Updated: October 29, 2021

Tickets and passes are already on sale to the 18th Verzió Film Festival.

Selected projects of the Verzió DocLab

Posted: October 29, 2021 - Updated: October 29, 2021

DocLab is an international documentary workshop for directors and producers, organized during the Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Budapest on November 10-12, 2021. Our focus in 2021 is distribution.

Renowned guests at the industry programs of the Verzió Film Festival

Posted: October 27, 2021 - Updated: October 29, 2021

During the 18th Verzió Film Festival, several industry programs will be available to documentary filmmakers and non-professionals alike, in person and online. Panel discussions and masterclasses, presented by national and international experts, will take place 10–14 November, and will provide insight on reviving the film industry in a world shaken and transformed by the pandemic, the kind of projects supported by the Sundance Institute, and the steps to take towards making your first feature-length documentary

Layers of Reality – The films of the 18th Verzió Documentary Film Festival have been announced

Posted: October 20, 2021 - Updated: October 29, 2021

The 18th VERZIÓ Human Rights Documentary Film Festival showcases 64 films from 35 countries, in cinemas on 9–14 November, and online, 15–21 November. These documentaries bring us closer to current human rights issues, such as humans’ impact on the environment, ways to overcome physical-emotional trauma, young people striving for a better future, and stories from journalists, teenagers and activists who are challenging power and rigid systems.

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The 18th Verzió is coming soon online and in cinemas

Posted: September 30, 2021 - Updated: September 30, 2021

The Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will go live for audiences, in cinemas and online, 9–21 November. The organizers of the 18th Verzió Festival have once again selected nearly sixty new films, representing the hottest international and Hungarian human rights documentaries, of which the majority will have their Hungarian premiere at the festival. The program will be available online and in cinemas nationwide, with screenings in Budapest and five other Hungarian cities. This year’s opening film, the HBO documentary Divas, directed by Máté Kőrösi, gives insight into the lives of three twenty-year-old girls from Budapest.