OUR STORY
Started in 2018, the Africa Human Rights Film Festival (AHRFF) is a registered non-profit organization (NPC No: 2018/360641/08) based in Johannesburg, South Africa, whose mission is to use film to generate robust debate, empower African citizens, raise awareness, and promote respect for human rights across Africa. AHRFF uses cutting-edge human rights themed films as advocacy and awareness-raising tools targeting marginalized communities, national and Africa-wide decision-making bodies. AHRFF creates partnerships between human rights defenders, filmmakers, celebrities, investigative journalists, broader civil society and potential funders for coordinated and concerted efforts to promote human rights awareness in Africa through film.
FILMS WE WANT
We are looking for engaging and high quality documentary films that are at the intersection of human rights, climate change and the environment. We are particularly keen on films that speak to conditions in the global south.
OUR VISION
To achieve high levels of awareness and respect for human rights among policy makers and empowered ordinary citizens in rural, marginalized and urban areas.
OUR MISSION
To use film to generate robust debate, empower African citizens, raise awareness, and promote respect for human rights across Africa.
OUR GOAL
To empower African citizens through awareness raising, foster human rights respect across Africa through the showcase of human rights films and equip young people and human rights defenders through multimedia training workshops
For the first time, in our 2023 festival addition, three winning films received USD$2000, thanks to the support from our partner Oxfam.
With this partnership set to continue for our 2024 festival edition, we are looking forward to highly entertaining and engaging films that can be selected for our awards.
