To showcase films that make us think, awaken consciences, denounce injustice, and reflect the social and cultural diversity of humanity: this is the objective of Human. Madrid Human Rights Film Festival, based in Madrid, Spain’s capital, which will celebrate its 10th annual edition, with a programme focused on human rights and freedoms.

The programme features fiction, animation, and documentary across shorts, medium-length, and features, combining emerging and established voices from diverse regions. Works are selected for their artistic quality, rigour, and thematic relevance, favouring perspectives that broaden public debate and encourage critical thinking.

The Festival is a cultural, educational, and participatory event that serves as a space for reflection and dialogue on human rights and freedoms. Alongside screenings, it offers post-screening Q&As, conversations with experts, and audience engagement activities for diverse publics — including young people and the education community. It is organized by Derechos en Acción, an independent civil-society, non-profit organization with special consultative status with ECOSOC (United Nations), committed to the promotion and defense of these principles through culture and cinema.

Mostrar películas que nos hagan pensar, despierten conciencias, denuncien injusticias y reflejen la diversidad social y cultural de la humanidad: este es el objetivo del Festival Humano — Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Madrid, con sede en Madrid, capital de España, que celebrará su 10.ª edición anual, con una programación centrada en los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales.

El festival incluye en su programación obras de ficción, animación y documental, en cortometraje, mediometraje y largometraje, con una selección que combina voces emergentes y consolidadas de distintas geografías. Las obras se eligen por su calidad artística, su rigor y su pertinencia temática, privilegiando miradas que amplían el debate público y promueven el pensamiento crítico.

El Festival es un evento cultural, educativo y participativo que se constituye como un espacio de encuentro para la reflexión y el diálogo sobre los derechos humanos y las libertades. Además de las proyecciones, propone coloquios con equipos, encuentros con expertos y actividades de mediación orientadas a públicos diversos —incluidos jóvenes y comunidad educativa—. Está organizado por Derechos en Acción, organización independiente de la sociedad civil con estatus consultivo especial ante el ECOSOC (ONU), comprometida con la promoción y defensa de estos principios a través de la cultura y el cine.

- Best Feature Film
- Best Medium-Length Film
- Best Fiction Short Film
- Best Documentary Short Film
- Best Photography film
- Best Script film
- Best Environmental film
- Best Student film

1.Subject matter — Human Rights and Freedoms.
Films must address human rights and freedoms, in a broad and open way.
2.Delivery for selected films. If your film is selected, you may be required to send a high-definition digital file to the Subtitles Department.
3.Non-commercial international screenings. The Festival may organize international screenings of films in the Official Selection in Spain and in countries of the Global South before the start of the next edition, with the aim of promoting Human Rights themes.
4.Program changes. The Festival reserves the right to modify the final program.
5.Acceptance. Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these rules.

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  • Thanks a lot for the award!

    It has been a very rewarding experience to participate in a festival so committed to the most forgotten realities of our time, and also, participating alongside some stunning films from all over the world.

    Gracias por el premio. ¡Espero veros en una próxima edición de este festival. tan valiente!

    June 2024
  • It has been a privilege for us to assist in the last venue of the Madrid Human Rights Film Festival. This Festival has very large-spectrum selection of interesting and impacting films, the Festival environment is very friendly, cozy and promotes for professional relationships, and the closing ceremony is a nice moment to celebrate.

    June 2024
  • Keith Barnfather

    Absolutely delighted ASYLUM - LOVE HAS NO BORDERS won at the festival. Very pleased with communication and organisation. A worthy festival. Recommended.

    December 2021
  • Amazing festival. It was online due to COVID-19 but they managed it very well. I highly recommend it.

    December 2020
  • Paola Rey

    Hola!
    En un año tan exigente ha sido muy especial y gratificante hacer parte de un festival que apoya y promueve una temática tan necesaria en nuestros días, los valores y derechos humanos.

    Gracias

    December 2020