Human Rights Watch Film Festival

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.

2009
25 films were selected for 2009.

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