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From Pogány Induló to a Silenced Family Past – Six Hungarian Films Compete at the 23rd Verzió
Posted: October 10, 2026 - Updated: October 10, 2026

Sudden fame and addiction, teenagers pushed to the margins of the school system, the maze of elderly care, the hidden past of a Budapest villa, the unique community surrounding a Hungarian-language theatre in Vojvodina, and a son struggling with the legacy of a celebrated poet: these are the stories featured in the Hungarian Competition of the 23rd Verzió.

Call for Young Jury at the 23rd Verzió Film Festival
Posted: September 21, 2026 - Updated: September 21, 2026

We invite young documentary film enthusiasts to apply for the Young Jury at this year’s festival.

Deadline: October 4, midnight CET.

The 23rd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival takes place from November 16–25, 2026, in Budapest, and online from November 26 to December 6 at festival.verzio.org.

International Curatorial Workshop - Open Call
Posted: July 10, 2026 - Updated: July 21, 2026

Rethinking Film Festival Curation: Decolonising Film Festivals

 

As part of the FILMDECO project, the Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival invites film curators and festival programmers to apply for an international workshop exploring the evolving role of film festivals in shaping cultural narratives, public memory and social dialogue.

Barbara Forever Premier Screening at Budapest Pride
Posted: June 16, 2026 - Updated: June 16, 2026

BARBARA FOREVER premier screening at the 31st Budapest Pride Festival

On 24 June 2026 starting at 6pm we will screen the documentary Barbara Forever as part of the 31st Budapest Pride Festival.

Venue: Blinken OSA Archivum (1051 Bp, Arany János u. 32.)

Admission is free but requires REGISTRATION.

BARBARA FOREVER

directed by Brydie O'Connor
2026, USA, 102 mins

Re:Verzió program ends with Far From Being Lipizzans
Posted: June 02, 2026 - Updated: June 02, 2026

Re:Verzió screening series ends with Olga Kosanović's satirical documentary on citizenship.

Date: Friday, 12 June 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Venue: CEU Budapest, Auditorium A

 

FAR FROM BEING LIPIZZANS

Directed by: Olga Kosanović

Austria, 2025, 92 min

German language with Hungarian and English subtitles

Re:Verzió IX.: Sanatorium
Posted: May 26, 2026 - Updated: May 26, 2026

Re:Verzió program continues!

The ninth film in the Re:Verzió screening series was Ireland’s Oscar submission and portrays the vibrant daily life of a Ukrainian sanatorium. “There’s an intangible aura and magic within this building that we wanted to bottle.”- director Gar O'Rourke.

SANATORIUM

Directed by: Gar O’Rourke

Ireland, Ukraine, 2025, 90 min

Ukrainian language with Hungarian and English subtitles

VEKTOR vol. 7. Open Call
Posted: May 19, 2026 - Updated: July 28, 2026

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

VEKTOR vol. 7. - BACKGROUND NOISE

Now in its seventh edition, the Vektor Immersive section of Verzió Film Festival presents immersive works that engage with the perceptual layers of contemporary reality. Vol. 7 invites works under the theme "Background Noise".

Re:Verzió VIII.: Make it Look Real
Posted: May 18, 2026 - Updated: May 18, 2026

Re:Verzió program continues!

The eighth film in the Re:Verzió screening series won the Doc Future Award at the 22nd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.

May 21, Thursday, 8:00 p.m., Toldi Cinema

MAKE IT LOOK REAL

Directed by: Danial Shah

Belgium, Pakistan, Netherlands, 2024, 78 min

Urdu, Pashtu, Hazargi languages with Hungarian and English subtitles

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The 23rd Verzió Film Festival arrives with more than 80 films!
Posted: September 29, 2026 - Updated: September 29, 2026

In the age of deepfakes, the 23rd Verzió puts the credibility of what we see in focus

Become Volunteer at Verzió!
Posted: September 14, 2026 - Updated: September 14, 2026

Application deadline: 11 October (Sun), 2026

The 23rd edition of Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will once again celebrate the latest and best documentary films in cinemas. Between 16-25 November creative documentaries from all over the world will be screened at various locations in Budapest and in other Hungarian towns.

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