Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
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Six Hungarian films compete at the 23rd Verzió Film Festival
The human rights documentary festival unveils a Hungarian Competition of six features, several by first-time directors, that trace how inherited family and historical legacies shape the present.
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23rd Verzió Film Festival opens with more than 80 films
The 23rd Verzió festival opens in Budapest on November 16 with more than 80 films, a programme shaped by the question of whether seeing is still believing, and its first-ever grant from the National Film Institute.
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Verzió DocLab 2026 Opens Call for Emerging European Documentary Projects
Verzió DocLab has opened applications for its 2026 edition, inviting emerging European documentary filmmakers to apply for a five-day development programme focused on editing, story construction and industry presentation. Now in its 11th edition, the Budapest-based lab will take place from 14 to 18 November 2026 and is aimed at directors working on their first…
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Amazomania
GAZE: The romance of discovery unravels when those once treated as objects of the gaze begin to look back.
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Cutting Through Rocks
IRAN: Set in rural Iran yet reaching far beyond it, this is a quietly incendiary portrait of female autonomy under pressure.
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Award winners announced at the 22nd Verzió Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
The 22nd Verzió Human Rights Documentary Film Festival has announced its award winners, following eight days of screenings and discussions in Budapest and across Hungary. In the International Competition, the award for Best Documentary Film went to 9-Month Contract by Georgian director Ketevan Vashagashvili, which explores commercial surrogacy and the pressures of economic precarity. A…
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Verzió 2025 DocLab professional awards announced
The 10th anniversary edition of Verzió Film Festival’s DocLab platform has announced its professional awards, with Hungarian project The Grandfather Puzzle emerging as the major winner of the year’s industry programme. DocLab, the development and networking forum of the Verzió International Human Rights Film Festival, brought together six international documentary projects from Georgia, Spain, Italy,…
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Immortals
IRAQ: Three voices seek identity and connection as Baghdad emerges as a living character shaped by politics and patriarchy.
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With Hasan in Gaza
GAZA: A 2001 MiniDV journey across the Gaza Strip captures quiet daily life under occupation while hinting at looming catastrophe and the resilience of its people.