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Posted: May 11, 2026 - Updated: May 11, 2026

The seventh film in the Re:Verzió screening series is a witty and thought-provoking diary of a Warsaw street and the Indian filmmaker living there, reflecting on the challenges of belonging and integration.

May 14, Thursday, 8:00 p.m., Toldi Cinema

LETTERS FROM WOLF STREET

Directed by: Arjun Talwar

Poland, 2025, 97 min

Original language with Hungarian and English subtitles

Posted: May 04, 2026 - Updated: May 04, 2026

One year ago, ten leading film industry organizations jointly decided to establish professional film awards with the aim of recognizing value-creating figures of Hungarian cinema solely on a professional basis. These awards are to be presented annually on April 30, the Day of Hungarian Film. The Fábri Zoltán Lifetime Achievement Award, the Gyarmathy Lívia Award for Excellence in Film Art, the Bódy Gábor Award, the Létay Vera Film Professional Award, as well as a posthumous professional recognition, were presented at a ceremony held at the FilmesHáz Foundation.

Posted: May 02, 2026 - Updated: May 02, 2026

The sixth film in the Re:Verzió screening series, a powerful French documentary reveals how seemingly loving motherhood can lead to the unthinkable act of killing one’s own child.

May 7 (Thursday), 7:30 PM, Toldi Cinema

MOTHERS WITHOUT PAROLE

Directed by: Sofia Fischer
France, Belgium, Luxemburg, 2024, 74 min
Original language with Hungarian and English subtitles

Posted: April 24, 2026 - Updated: April 28, 2026

Applications are now open to the 11th Verzió DocLab International Documentary Workshop on Story Development and Editing

Dates: 14-18 November, 2026 | Budapest
Deadline: 31 May, 2026 CET Midnight

Verzió DocLab is a 5-day-long documentary development workshop for directors, producers, and editors, focusing on story development and editing, with the goal to support emerging European documentary filmmakers.

Posted: April 15, 2026 - Updated: April 15, 2026

The fifth film in the Re:Verzió screening series is a cinematic reflection on memory, loss, and the passage of time in what was once Gaza. A tribute to the people who once lived there and to a landscape that has since been devastated. The film received the Special Mention in the Best International Documentary category at the 22nd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.

April 22, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Toldi Cinema

Posted: April 04, 2026 - Updated: April 04, 2026

From April 4, the documentary by András Földes and Anna Kis is available to stream on Verziótéka, the streaming platform of Verzió Film Festival. The film portrays the struggle of journalists at newsportal Index.hu to defend their community and press freedom.

Posted: April 01, 2026 - Updated: April 10, 2026

The Re:Verzió program continues!

The third film in the Re:Verzió screening series is the powerful new documentary by Mstyslav Chernov on 9 April 7:30 p.m. at Toldi cinema. After the screening, Péter Horányi, programmer of Verzió, will host a discussion with Gabor Bankó, photoreporter of Hungarian newssite 444.hu.

2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
Directed by: Mstyslav Chernov
Ukraine, USA, 2025, 107 min
Original language with Hungarian and English subtitles

Posted: March 20, 2026 - Updated: March 25, 2026

The Re:Verzió screening series — featuring the best films from the Verzió Film Festival — continues with Haragonics Sári’s award-winning family story on Wednesday, 25 March 7:30PM. After the screening, director Sári Haragonics will be in conversation with film critic Lili Mesterházy.

DON’T WORRY SÁRI!
directed by: Sári Haragonics
Hungary, Bulgaria, 2025, 82 mins
Hungarian language with English subtitles.

Posted: March 02, 2026 - Updated: March 13, 2026

RE:VERZIÓ IS BACK!

If you missed out on the 22nd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in November, now you can catch up on the most important, award-winning films of last year. On the first occasion of the Re:Verzió screening series you can watch the Oscar-nominee film Cutting Through Rocks.

CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS

Posted: February 27, 2026 - Updated: March 04, 2026

23rd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Call for Entries

Submit Your Documentary Now!

The 23rd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival is now accepting submissions!

We welcome fresh and creative documentaries exploring social, environmental, or human rights topics.

 

Festival dates:

In cinemas (Budapest and nationwide): 17-25 November 2026.

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