Human rights film festival accepting entries [Worldwide]

Posted on May 7, 2024 in Multimedia Journalism

Documentarians are invited to submit their films on human rights.

The Watch Docs Festival, organized by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, will take place Nov. 29 to Dec. 8 in Warsaw, Poland.

Entries must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2023.

All submissions must be submitted in English or Polish or with English subtitles.

The winners will receive prizes in several categories: the Watch Docs Award for the best feature-length documentary, the Marek Nowicki Prize for Human Rights for excellent lifetime achievements, the Audience Award, and the Green Dog Award for documentaries on environment and human rights.

Submissions are free.

The deadline is Aug 1.