The best documentary films in the world come to Debrecen

The 9^th Budapest International Documentary Film Festival will come to Debrecen with 7 films from the 20^th to the 22^nd of January.

In 2023, audiences will be able to watch films recognized with prestigious international awards in 10 major cities across the country. In Debrecen, the best of international documentaries will move to the Apolló Cinema for a weekend.

The slogan of the festival this year:
Respect life
“Thou shalt not kill”

Do not take the life and soul, past and present, freedom and joy, creation and faith of others, do not destroy your environment!

The Budapest International Documentary Film Festival (BIDF) organizes for the 9^th time the prestigious and audience-friendly international film event of Hungarian cultural life.

At nearly 200 screenings in 10 cities, the creators of 60 prestigious films competing in 7 categories to tell the world that:

Be responsible! – Be brave! – Be honest! – Be free! – Be happy!

The invited creators of the competition films and their 100 Civilian Ambassadors await the audience across the country in 5 additional competition categories. You only can see the multiple award-winning films that combine reality with art at the BIDF.

30 international jury members will decide which of the Oscar-nominated, European award-winning films awarded at Venice, Berlinale, and Sundance Film Festivals will be winning works of BIDF.

The topics offered by the films are exciting and current, such as the Russian-Ukrainian war, COVID, and Isis.

The films are not recommended for people under sixteen and are shown with original dubbing with English and Hungarian subtitles.

The program of the festival in Debrecen:

Friday the 20^th of January 2023:
4 pm Opening Ceremony and screening of Silent Love
5.30 pm professional discussion about the film
/Ticket: https://jegy.apollomozi.hu/?jegyfoglalas&id=25096/
7 pm Slam poetry night in MODEM

Saturday the 21^st of January 2023:
2 pm H6
4 pm professional discussion about the film
/Ticket: https://jegy.apollomozi.hu/?jegyfoglalas&id=25095/
5 pm The New Greatness Case
6.30 pm professional discussion about the film
/Ticket: https://jegy.apollomozi.hu/?jegyfoglalas&id=25097/
8 pm Imad’s Childhood
9.15 pm professional discussion about the film
/Ticket: https://jegy.apollomozi.hu/?jegyfoglalas&id=25098/

Sunday the 22^nd of January 2023:
2 pm Young Plato
3.45 pm professional discussion about the film
/Ticket: https://jegy.apollomozi.hu/?jegyfoglalas&id=25099/
4:45 pm Behind the Swedish Model
6 pm professional discussion about the film
/Ticket: https://jegy.apollomozi.hu/?jegyfoglalas&id=25100/
7 pm Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s fight for Freedom
9 pm professional discussion about the film
/Ticket: https://jegy.apollomozi.hu/?jegyfoglalas&id=25101/