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Human rights film festivals
We list 66 human rights film festivals across 25 countries. The most are in Brazil (4), Switzerland (3) and the United States (3). Dated editions cluster in April and September.
Coming up in the next six months
- WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film International Film FestivalPolandDecember 4–13, 2026
- International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH)Geneva, SwitzerlandMarch 5–14, 2027
- ACT Human Rights Film FestivalFort Collins, United StatesApril 1–4, 2027
- Human Rights Film Festival ZurichSwitzerlandApril 8–14, 2027
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All human rights film festivals
- International Film Festival and Forum on Human RightsGeneva, Switzerland
- San Sebastián Human Rights Film FestivalSpain
- Flashpoint Human Rights Film FestivalIndia
- Human rights film festival
- Human Rights Watch Film FestivalLondon, United States
- Paris International Human Rights Film FestivalParis, France
- Nuremberg International Human Rights Film FestivalNuremberg, Germany
- Film Festival StalkerMoscow, Russia
- this human world - International Human Rights Film FestivalVienna, Austria
- Document Film FestivalGlasgow, United Kingdom
- International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH)Geneva, SwitzerlandMarch 5–14, 2027
- Human Rights Film Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- MOVE IT! Human Rights and Development Film FestivalThalia, Germany
- ACT Human Rights Film FestivalFort Collins, United StatesApril 1–4, 2027
- Human Rights Arts & Film FestivalMelbourne, Australia
- Movies that MatterThe Hague, Netherlands
- One World International Human Rights Documentary Film FestivalPrague, Czech Republic
- Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival / Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
- IMPACTE! Human Rights Film Festival of Catalonia
- INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS -COLOMBIAColombia
- Kotka Human rights film festivalKotka, Finland
- Maringa International Film and Human Rights FestivalMaringá, Brazil
- Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival
- Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival - Karama PalestinePalestine
- WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film International Film FestivalPolandDecember 4–13, 2026
- ECOCINE - International Environmental Film and Human Rights FestivalBrazil, Brazil
- Shungu Namutitima (Smoke that Thunders) Human Rights Film Festival of ZambiaZambia
- Africa International Human Rights Film Festival
- Bellingham Human Rights Film FestivalBellingham, United States
- International Film Festival For Human Rights - ColombiaColombia
- Human Rights Film Festival AlbaniaAlbania
- Love Peace and Freedom Film FestivalGuatemala
- Seoul Human Rights Film Festival
- Under Our Skin Festival: International Festival on Human RightsKenya
- Young Directors Project: Promoting Human Rights Through Film
- 1905 Hong Kong Human Rights Film Festival
- Africa Human Rights Film Festival
- AT THE CINEMA FORHUMAN RIGHTSFrance
- Freedom Film FestivalPoland
- Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival
- Respect Belfast Human Rights Film Festival
- Solidarity - Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival
- Unspoken Human Rights Film Festival
- Humans. Human Rights Film Festival, Madrid / Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos, Madrid.
- Which Human Rights? Film Festival
- Afghanistan International Human Rights Film FestivalAfghanistan
- Fast Forward Human Rights Film Festival
- Human Rights Human Dignity Film Festival
- INTERNATIONAL FILM AND HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL PERSONA OF MOLINS DE REI
- Mediterranean Kids & Youth Human Rights Short Film Festival
- ALBA Human Rights Festival
- Catholics in Media Associates - CIMA Social Justice Award
- Diritti a Baschi, Human Rights International Film FestivalItaly
- Human Rights Film Festival ZurichSwitzerlandApril 8–14, 2027
- International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia - HUMANS FEST
- JAYU's Human Rights Film FestivalCanada
- Karama Human Rights Film FestivalJordan
- New York Human Rights Film Festival
- Philadelphia Freedom Film Festival
- The North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival
- Curitiba International Cinema and Human Rights Film FestivalCuritiba, Brazil
- Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
- Human Rights Film Festival BrazilBrazil
- Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival
- Human Rights Film Festival Barcelona
- Human Rights NightsItaly
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