Human Rights Watch Film Festival
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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.{{cite news |title=Go Watch the Movie, Then Ponder the Message |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/movies/the-human-rights-watch-film-festival.html |work=New York Times |date=12 June 2013 |accessdate=2019-08-15|last1=Holden |first1=Stephen }}
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 [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/2023/1 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.
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Selections |
|---|
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/12th-delaware 12th & Delaware]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/back-home-tomorrow Back Home Tomorrow]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/backyard Backyard]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/budrus Budrus]
| London |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/enemies-people Enemies of the People]
| London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/honeymoons Honeymoons]
| London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/land-free In the Land of the Free…]
| London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/iran-voices-unheard Iran: Voices of the Unheard]
| London, New York, San Diego |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/last-train-home Last Train Home]
| London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/moloch-tropical Moloch Tropical]
| London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/neros-guests Nero's Guests]
| London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/no-one-knows-about-persian-cats No One Knows About Persian Cats]
| London |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/restrepo Restrepo]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/balibo-conspiracy The Balibo Conspiracy]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/greatest-silence-rape-congo The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/red-chapel The Red Chapel]
| London |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/sun-behind-clouds-tibets-struggle-freedom The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom]
| London |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/unreturned The Unreturned]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/under-rich-earth Under Rich Earth]
| New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/welcome Welcome]
| London, New York |
= 2009 =
25 films were selected for 2009.
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Region ! Selections |
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| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/born-brothels Born Into Brothels]
| Asia | New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/burma-vj-reporting-closed-country Burma VJ - Reporting from a Closed Country]
| Asia | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/crude Crude]
| | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/eden-west Eden is West]
| Europe | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/endgame Endgame]
| | London" |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/firaaq Firaaq]
| | New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/ford-transit Ford Transit]
| Middle East | New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/good-fortune Good Fortune]
| Africa | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/holy-fire-revolution In the Holy Fire of Revolution]
| Europe | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/iraq-fragments Iraq in Fragments]
| Middle East | New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/jung-land-mujaheddin Jung: In the Land of the Mujaheddin]
| Asia | New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/kabuli-kid Kabuli Kid]
| Asia | New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/lailas-birthday Laila's Birthday]
| Middle East | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/look-my-eyes Look Into My Eyes]
| Europe | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/mrs-goundos-daughter Mrs. Goundo's Daughter]
| Africa | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/my-neighbor-my-killer My Neighbor, My Killer]
| Africa | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/pray-devil-back-hell Pray the Devil Back to Hell]
| Africa | London, New York" |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/project-kashmir Project Kashmir]
| Asia | London, New York" |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/regret-inform Regret to Inform]
| United States | New York" |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/remnants-war Remnants of a War]
| Middle East | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/snow Snow]
| Europe | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/tapologo Tapologo]
| Africa | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/age-stupid The Age of Stupid]
| | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/reckoning-battle-international-criminal-court The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court]
| | London, New York |
| [https://ff.hrw.org/film/yes-men-fix-world The Yes Men Fix the World]
| | New York |
= 2007 =
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Region ! Selections |
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| 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 [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/2000/1 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 [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/2001/1 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 [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/2000/1 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 [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/1999/1 Nestor Almendros Award] in the New York selection.
= 1998 =
- "An Ordinary President" by Yuriy Khashchevatskiy won the [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/1998/1 Nestor Almendros Award] in the New York selection, and Barbara Kopple won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
= 1997 =
- "Flame" by Ingrid Sinclair won the [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/1997/1 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 [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/1996/1 Nestor Almendros Award] in the New York selection, and Ousmane Sembène won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
= 1995 =
- Costa-Gavras won the [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/1995/1 Lifetime Achievement Award] in the New York selection
= 1992 =
- "L'ombre du chasseur" by Georgi Balabanov won [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000336/1992/1 Best Documentary Film] in the New York selection