Verzio 8 International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

November 8-13, 2011, Budapest  

         
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In November, Verzio is back again with outstanding documentaries to watch and challenging issues to discuss!

As in past years, the International Panorama will screen a selection of the best of the contemporary, creative documentaries from all over the world, while the Hungarian Panorama concentrates on the recent Hungarian documentaries.
In 2011, Verzio’s main program will be supplemented with three thematic retrospective sub-programs: Evidence: Archival Footage in Documentary Evidence explores the relation between documents and reality. Windows to the Past: Balkan War Reflections revisits the war in the Former Yugoslavia. And finally, the Helena Třeštíková Retrospective includes five of the renowned Czech director’s outstanding works on contemporary social problems.
In collaboration with the Central European University, the Visual Laboratory will be investigating the use of documentaries in education. Student Verzio invites high school students to watch and discuss documentaries on important human rights issues for free.

The opening film of the festival:
Our School
Mona Nicoara & Miruna Coca-Cozma / Svájc & USA, / 2011 / 90 min
Can EU money stop segregation of the Roma in schools? 4 years in the life of a north Romanian town: an in-depth look at generational prejudice, squandered opportunities, and good intentions gone astray.

Verzio 8 will be opened by film director Ildikó Enyedi

See, think, talk! Verzio this year again!
See you at the festival venues November, 8-13.

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http://www.verzio.org/