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2021

Give Me Shelter film + Q&A
Posted: February 25, 2021 - Updated: March 17, 2021

 

 

Audience favorites from the most recent Verzió available for limited-time streaming
Posted: February 15, 2021 - Updated: April 19, 2021

Audience favorites from the 17th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival are available at the festival website, 15 February through 30 April, in the frame of Re:Verzió. The 15 films cannot be found elsewhere in Hungary, and for most, it may be their last chance to be viewed.

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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

 

 

 

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Sakharov Prize 2020 Nominees
Posted: October 06, 2020 - Updated: October 08, 2020

The democratic opposition in Belarus, the Archbishop of Mosul, activists of Honduras and Polish LGBTQ activists are nominated for the EP's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2020. 

17th Verzió — Call for Volunteers
Posted: October 01, 2020 - Updated: October 01, 2020

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Call for Volunteers for the 17th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 15, 2020

The 17th Verzió Moves Online
Posted: September 28, 2020 - Updated: March 01, 2021

This year, Verzió is moving online! Hungary’s only human rights documentary film festival will be available nationwide, 10–22 November. Fifty of the most enthralling and hottest international and Hungarian human rights documentary films will be available directly in your home, starting with the opening film, 76 Days, which provides an account of the early days of the COVID pandemic in Wuhan, China. The films are going to be available for almost two weeks.

Call for Student Jury Members
Posted: September 23, 2020 - Updated: October 06, 2020

17th Verzió invites you to be a student jury member and award this year’s best film in the International Competition. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 7, 2020 / Extended until October 15, 2020. 

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