Human Rights Watch Film Festival is an annual film festival held by Human Rights Watch organization in more than 20 countries which previews human rights films and videos in commercial and archival theaters and on public and cable television. This film festival was established in 1988, in part to mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of Human Rights Watch. After 3 years, it was resumed in 1991 and was presented annually until it ceased operations in 2024.
Editions Editions of the festival are currently held in Amsterdam, Geneva, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Diego, Oslo, Toronto and the San Francisco Bay Area.
2024 20 films were selected for 2024.
2023 20 films were selected for 2023. "Into My Name" by Nicolò Bassetti won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary in the New York selection.
2022 20 films were selected for 2022.
2021 27 films were selected for 2021.
2020 23 films were selected for 2020.
2019 38 films were selected for 2019.
2018 45 films were selected for 2018.
2017 42 films were selected for 2017.
2016 47 films were selected for 2016.
2015 33 films were selected for 2015.
2014 22 films were selected for 2014.
2013 30 films were selected for 2013.
2012 27 films were selected for 2012.
2011 35 films were selected for 2011.
2010 20 films were selected for 2010. Title Selections 12th & Delaware New York Back Home Tomorrow New York Backyard New York Budrus London Enemies of the People London, New York Honeymoons London, New York In the Land of the Free… London, New York Iran: Voices of the Unheard London, New York, San Diego Last Train Home London, New York Moloch Tropical London, New York Nero's Guests London, New York No One Knows About Persian Cats London Restrepo New York The Balibo Conspiracy New York The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo New York The Red Chapel London The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom London The Unreturned New York Under Rich Earth New York Welcome London, New York
2009 25 films were selected for 2009. Title Region Selections Born Into Brothels Asia New York Burma VJ - Reporting from a Closed Country Asia London, New York Crude London, New York Eden is West Europe London, New York Endgame London" Firaaq New York Ford Transit Middle East New York Good Fortune Africa London, New York In the Holy Fire of Revolution Europe London, New York Iraq in Fragments Middle East New York Jung: In the Land of the Mujaheddin Asia New York Kabuli Kid Asia New York Laila's Birthday Middle East London, New York Look Into My Eyes Europe London, New York Mrs. Goundo's Daughter Africa London, New York My Neighbor, My Killer Africa London, New York Pray the Devil Back to Hell Africa London, New York" Project Kashmir Asia London, New York" Regret to Inform United States New York" Remnants of a War Middle East London, New York Snow Europe London, New York Tapologo Africa London, New York The Age of Stupid London, New York The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court London, New York The Yes Men Fix the World New York
2007 Title Region Selections Mon Colonel United States New York Banished United States New York Carla’s List United States New York The City of Photographers United States New York Cocalero United States New York The Devil Came on Horseback United States New York Election Day United States New York Enemies of Happiness United States New York Sari’s Mother United States New York Everything’s Cool United States New York Hot House United States New York A Lesson of Belarusian United States New York ACLU Pizza Surveillance Feature United States New York Virtual Freedom United States New York Lumo United States New York Manufactured Landscapes United States New York New Visions United States New York The Railroad All-Stars United States New York Strange Culture United States New York Suffering and Smiling United States New York The Unforeseen United States New York The Violin United States New York We’ll Never Meet Childhood Again United States New York White Light/Black Rain United States New York On the Frontlines United States New York
2006 "Iraq in Fragments" by James Longley won the Nestor Almendros Award in the New York selection.
2001 "Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin" by Fabrizio Lazzaretti, Alberto Vendemmiati, and Giuseppe Petitto won the Nestor Almendros Award in the New York selection, and Raoul Peck won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
2000 "A Civilized People" by Randa Chahal Sabag won the Nestor Almendros Award in the New York selection, and Frederick Wiseman won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
1999 "La Ciudad (The City)" by David Riker and "Regret to Inform" by Barbara Sonneborn tied to win the Nestor Almendros Award in the New York selection.
1998 "An Ordinary President" by Yuriy Khashchevatskiy won the Nestor Almendros Award in the New York selection, and Barbara Kopple won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
1997 "Flame" by Ingrid Sinclair won the Nestor Almendros Award in the New York selection, and Alan J. Pakula won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
1996 "Calling the Ghosts: A Story About Rape, War and Women" by Mandy Jacobson and Karmen Jelincic won the Nestor Almendros Award in the New York selection, and Ousmane Sembène won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
1995 Costa-Gavras won the Lifetime Achievement Award in the New York selection
1992 "L'ombre du chasseur" by Georgi Balabanov won Best Documentary Film in the New York selection
See also International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
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