We at Verzió are alarmed by the recent events in our country, and we stand with our friends and colleagues in the documentary film community, as well as with free press and the civil society.
Below is a statement issued by the Hungarian Documentary Association (MADOKE) which we publish here in its original form without modifications.Share it within your film community and help us raise awareness about what is happening in Hungary!
From 1 May to 30 June, seven outstanding LGBTQ-themed documentaries will be made available online, with the net proceeds of the rental fee going to the Rainbow Mission Foundation.
If you missed out on the program of the 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in November, now you can catch up on the best films, including Oscar-nominated and Verzió-winning films.
At the next occassion, you can watch the Academy Award nominated documentary film, Black Box Diaries by Shiori Ito.
We are screening the film with English and Hungarian subtitles. The follow-up discussion will take place only in Hungarian.
Submissions to the 22nd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival are open
The Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival is now accepting documentary film submissions to its 22nd edition which will be held 11–19 November 2025, in Budapest and in cities across Hungary.
Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2025
Festival dates: 11–19 November, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary
If you missed out on the program of the 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in November, now you can catch up on the best films, including Oscar-nominated and Verzió-winning films.
Posted: November 18, 2024 -
Updated: November 18, 2024
The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections will receive the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Posted: November 16, 2024 -
Updated: November 20, 2024
38 films are available online at festival.verzio.org from the program of the 21st Verzió Film Festival including a lot of festival favourites such as Balomania, WishingonaStar, or
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Updated: November 16, 2024
The Hungarian-Swedish co-production, YourLifeWithoutMe won the Audience Award of the 21st Verzió. The audience could vote for the films between 7 and 13 November in Toldi and Művész cinemas.
On behalf of Anna Rubi director, the film's editor, Júlia Hack, and the film's co-author and producer, Áron Szentpéteri got the award on 13 November, before the last screening of the festival in Toldi cinema.
