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VERZIO 4 International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Toldi Cinema / Cirko-gejzir Film Theatre / OSA Archivum / Goethe Institute
Budapest,  6-11 November 2007

Verzio will be launching again in Budapest with 42 documentaries from 26 countries in the Main Program.
The festival provides an outstanding selection of contemporary documentary cinema on human condition in Europe, Asia and overseas. 34 out of the 42 films are Hungarian premieres. Issues include: political oppression, religious fanaticism, social rights, war zones and crisis spots, nationalism, gender, poverty, migration, and children's rights. The 42 films, many of which have been awarded at prestigious international film festivals have been selected from among the over 450 submissions.

All films have English subtitles

Opening gala | 7 pm. on November 6, 2007, Toldi cinema (Budapest V., Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 36-38).
Opening remarks | Ferenc Köszeg, founder of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Opening film | Please Vote for Me
Weijun Chen , China , 2006, 55', in Mandarin with English subtitles
In an elementary school in the city of Wuhan in central China, eight-year old children compete for the position of Class Monitor. Their parents, devoted to their only child, join in and start to influence the results. An experiment with democracy in China.
Special guest | Jean Tsien, editor of the film

Verzio retrospective presents 5 classics of Nick Broomfield, British master of documentary cinema. Broomfield is known for his characteristic investigative style, with the figure of the director prominently featuring among the protagonists, both provoking and reflecting on the events. http://www.verzio.ceu.hu/films/index.html#broomfield

Student program | special morning screenings for Budapest high school students, followed by discussions - in collaboration with the Goethe Institute. http://www.verzio.ceu.hu/student/index.html


Photo exhibit |  A selection of prize-winning photographs of the international photo competition Chachipe, representing Roma from Bulgaria, the Czech republic, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia and Hungary will be on display in Galeria Centralis, Budapest  V., Arany János utca 32. Free entrance


Workshop | OSA Archivum in collaboration with OSI-HESP Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching organizes the workshop Alternative Images | Documentary as Counter-Culture to be held on 8-9 November, 2007 at OSA Archivum (Arany János 32, Budapest, Hungary). Free entrance


single tickets | 550 HUF
Verzio 5-day pass before 6th November | 3.300 HUF 
after 7th November | 4.300 HUF | Passes are available at Toldi Cinema and Cirko-gejzír Film Theatre from 27 October 2007
Verzió 4 Festival Catalogue | 500 HUF

The Verzio film festival is organized by Verzió Film Foundation and OSA Archivum
Festival director | Zsuzsa Zádori | Program director | Oksana Sarkisova
Verzio Festival takes place under the auspices of Miklós Jancsó film director and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Official languages | Hungarian and English
Verzio Film Festival | Budapest  V. Arany János utca 32.
tel | (+ 36 1) 327 3250 | This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it | www.verzio.ceu.hu
 
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