The 22nd Verzió kicks off on November 11!
Established by the Archivum, the Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival has been a prominent forum for creative documentaries and human rights dialogue in Hungary since 2004. The festival aims to use the power of documentary film to showcase the world’s social, political and human stories, while inviting viewers to think together.
Between November 11–19, Verzió will once again present the world’s most up-to-date and powerful creative documentaries, in 11 sections, under the title We Exist Together. The selection will also feature the latest film by Oscar-winning Ukrainian director Mstislav Chernov. New additions this year include a selection of Korean and Iraqi films, as well as a block examining the dilemmas of being an artist.
The festival presents 49 fresh and artistically outstanding documentaries that reveal the diversity of human life from different perspectives and realities. This year’s program will once again feature the Vektor section, with more than 10 immersive films. In addition to demanding, often heart-wrenching topics, the program also includes lighter, more cheerful films.
The Archivum will give place to the Vektor Section, Traces exhibition, as well as to the Verzió x METU Poster Exhibition.
The full program of the 22nd Verzió Film Festival is available on the festival website.
The 22nd Verzió Film Festival will be held between November 11–19, 2025 in eight cities: Budapest, Debrecen, Kecskemét, Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged, Szombathely, Veszprém.
The venues for this year’s festival screenings are the Blinken OSA Archivum, Toldi cinema, Művész cinema and Trafó. The professional programs are hosted by CEU Budapest and the French Institute
As part of the Online Verzió , the festival films can also be viewed on the Verziótéka streaming platform between November 20–30, 2025.
Verzió is organized by Verzió Film Foundation, Blinken OSA Archivum and Central European University.
The main sponsor of the festival is the Creative Europe Media Programme.
Key partners: European Parliament, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Embassy of the Netherlands.
Sponsors: French Institute, Polish Institute, Korean Cultural Center, British Council, Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway, Austrian Cultural Forum, Swiss Embassy, Goethe Institute, Czech Center.
