Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
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Verzió DocPro returns with workshops, industry talks and project showcases
Verzió DocPro, the professional and educational strand of the Verzió Documentary Film Festival, will run from 12–16 November with five days of masterclasses, workshops and public presentations in Budapest. This year’s edition expands its Hungarian focus through a new collaboration with the Hungarian Documentary Association (MADOKE), bringing more projects-in-development to both industry and general audiences.…
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Verzió IHRDFF announces full 2025 film programme
The 22nd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival has announced its complete 2025 lineup, presenting 49 new creative documentaries across 11 sections under the slogan «We Exist Together.» Screenings will take place November 11–19 in Budapest and eight other Hungarian cities, with an online program from November 20–30. Ticket sales open in late October.…
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Verzió 2025 Sets November dates and unveils «We Exist Together» theme
The 22nd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will run 11–19 November 2025 across Hungary, followed by an online edition from 20–30 November. This year’s slogan, «We Exist Together,» frames a program that examines how communities confront conflict, fracture and shared responsibility. The festival opens with Coexistence, My Ass!, a five-year portrait of Israeli…
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The Long Road to the Director’s Chair
GENDER: Restored 1973 footage from Berlin’s Women’s Film Seminar amplifies women’s voices on authorship abortion rights and power still urgent in today’s media.
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Militantropos
UKRAINE: From mass graves to choral singing, images traverse Ukraine’s landscapes, questioning identity while war normalises behaviours unimaginable.
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Cuba & Alaska
UKRAINE: Laughing in the face of death, the two heroines of journalist-turned-filmmaker Yegor Troyanovsky's debut documentary Cuba & Alaska pitch viewers into the agony and ecstasy of Ukraine's frontlines.
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Coexistence, My Ass!
PEACE: Noam Shuster Eliassi’s path from UN hopeful to fearless comedian, testing taboos and hope between Jews and Palestinians in Israel.
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9-Month Contract
CAPITALISM: It's not just Georgia where are women trying to find a way out of social misery through surrogacy.
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Verzió Documentary Film Critics Workshop opens call for emerging voices
Aspiring critics and writers interested in documentary cinema are invited to apply for the 4th Verzió Documentary Film Critics Workshop, held as part of the 22nd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival. The event will take place from 11–19 November 2025 in #Budapest and in cities across Hungary. Organized in collaboration with the Doc…