“…Verzio FF Submission A short film about the Roma in Slovakia who, like many of their fellow citizens, set out to find work in Western European or overseas countries. In many cases the authorities refused entry to Czech and Slovakian Roma migrants already at the airport. …”

“…An exhaustive overview of the regime change process in various eastern and central European countries.…”

“…Finally, long after the end of hostilities, the two countries arrange for their return. Some of the asylum residents did not live long enough to see that day. …”

“…In its day, it was shocking for its penetrating indictment of the communist system, since it came from a communist-run country and was, indeed, financed by the state film agency of that country.…”

“…Verzio FF Submission A documentary remembering the Swabian forced exodus in Hungary after WWII, when thousands of Swabs were expelled from the country and forced to leave their homes behind.…”

“…The film follows the political career of János Kádár, Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, who presided over the country from 1956 until his retirement in 1988.…”

“…While the regime frowned on their relationship they remained untouched till the day they decided to flee the country.…”

“…János Kádár (1912 –1989) was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, presiding over the country from 1956 until 1988.…”

“…The children grew up in children’s homes located in various places in the country. This film tells their stories.…”

“…A film about the journey of the Hungarian Olympic team to the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. While the country was burning with revolution followed by heavy Soviet retaliation, the Hungarian team managed to win 9 gold medals. …”

“…Portrait of János Kádár (1912-1989), the Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party who presided over the country from 1956 until 1988. This film traces his career via speeches, interviews and his famous last speech.…”

“…Verzio FF submission The Greek Civil War was fought between 1946 and 1949 which forced thousands of families and children to leave the country. Many of them found refuge in Hungary. Among the immigrants, there were approximately 400 families who moved to the Tobacco Avenue buildings, in Budapest. …”

“…Duration: 01:35:00 With the Austrian hegemony re-established in Hungary after the crushing of the 1848 revolution, in 1869 count Gedeon Ráday government commissioner is charged with the task of improving public safety in the country. He focuses on rounding up the poor and the outlaws who fought on the side of Sándor Rózsa in the revolution and jails them in an isolated fort in the Great Plain. …”

“…Back in the 80s, as a “more developed and more democratic” country, Hungary was a dreamland for many Hungarians living elsewhere in the Eastern Bloc. …”

“…One of them survived his own execution, the other became a widower, the third turned from Secret Service officer into a teacher in a remote country village, and the fourth was an intellectual persecuted after 1956. …”

“…The Status Act evoked controversial reactions both in Hungary and in the neighbouring countries with Hungarian minority.…”

“…The fact that from the 50’s onwards the Transylvanian Hungarians became a potential threat in the eyes of the Romanian secret services can be traced back to an attempted revolution supported both by Romanians and Hungarians in the country. Aladár Szoboszlay, a parson from Arad, founded a Christian labor party, promoted an Austro-Hungarian-Romanian state alliance, and set the exact date of a Romanian revolution for August 28, 1956. …”

“…The fact that from the 50’s onwards the Transylvanian Hungarians became a potential threat in the eyes of the Romanian secret services can be traced back to an attempted revolution supported both by Romanians and Hungarians in the country. Aladár Szoboszlay, a parson from Arad, founded a Christian labor party, promoted an Austro-Hungarian-Romanian state alliance, and set the exact date of a Romanian revolution for August 28, 1956. …”

“…At the end of World War II, the Russians established a border that divided the village of Szelmenc between two separate countries. Families on one side live in Slovakia, which is now a member of European Union. …”

“…He has embedded brass-plated stones with 17 000 names of forgotten Nazi victims into concrete pavements in European countries. Each stone bears the details of the deported person who once lived there, a potent reminder to passers-by never to forget what has happened. …”