16-11-2022

FESTIVALS: Verzio International Human Rights Documentary FF 2022 Announces Winners

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    Holy Dilemma by Márton Vízkelety and Julianna Ugrin Holy Dilemma by Márton Vízkelety and Julianna Ugrin source: Verzio Film Festival

    BUDAPEST: Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege by Abdallah Al-Khatib received the award for best human rights film in the International Competition of the 19th Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, running 8 – 20 November 2022.

    The Hungarian/German coproduction Holy Dilemma by Márton Vízkelety and Julianna Ugrin was awarded Best Film in the Hungarian Competition.

    The winners were announced on 13 November and the films are available for the Hungarian audience in the festival’s online library Verziótéka from 14 to 20 November 2022.

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    Best Human Rights Film:
    Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege (Lebanon, France, Qatar)
    Directed by Abdallah Al-Khatib

    Special Mention in the International Competition:
    Bigger Than Trauma (Croatia)
    Directed by Vedrana Pribačić

    Best Student / Debut Film:
    The Revolution Devours Its Children! (Burkina Faso, Austria)
    Directed by Jan-Christoph Gockel

    Best Hungarian Documentary:
    Holy Dilemma (Hungary, Germany)
    Directed by Vízkelety Márton, Ugrin Julianna

    Special Mention in the Hungarian Competition:
    Howling Like We Do (Hungary, Slovakia)
    Directed by Dér Asia

    Audience Award:
    The Killing of a Journalist (Denmark, Czech Republic, USA)
    Directed by Matt Sarnecki

    Published in Hungary

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