One World International Human Rights Film Festival 2027

About One World

Founded in 1999 and organised by People in Need, One World is centred on documentary cinema that engages with human rights, democracy and social issues. The festival takes place in Prague and extends to more than 50 towns across the Czech Republic as well as Brussels.

Its programme combines screenings with discussions, school programmes and accessibility work. For filmmakers, selection considers both the human-rights subject and the strength of the film’s cinematic point of view.

Which Projects Can Enter the 2027 Call?

The 2027 call offers three distinct submission routes for documentary work.

Feature and mid-length documentaries must run at least 40 minutes.

The festival also accepts documentary VR projects, including interactive work and 360° films.

For younger audiences, the Docs for Kids route accepts short documentaries and animated films with educational potential and human-rights relevance.

Short-form work is submitted through Docs for Kids, while the main documentary route is open to feature and mid-length documentaries from 40 minutes.

One World 2027 Dates and Deadline

The 29th One World International Human Rights Film Festival takes place in Prague from 10 to 18 March 2027, with additional festival activity in more than 50 Czech towns and in Brussels.

The final submission deadline is 1 November 2026. Applicants are expected to receive selection decisions by mid-February 2027.

2027 Eligibility and Submission Conditions

Eligible films should have been completed between 2025 and 2027.

Submissions must be in English or include English subtitles. An online screener is required by the deadline and should remain accessible through the end of February 2027.

Films with previous festival participation remain eligible.

Unfinished films may be considered by prior agreement with the festival.

Submissions may be made by filmmakers, producers, distributors or other legal representatives who hold the rights needed to negotiate festival use.

How One World Selects Films

One World states that its selection committee gives equal weight to human-rights content and artistic quality.

For filmmakers, this makes cinematic approach central to the submission: the selection looks for clear authorship, a coherent form and a strong relationship between the film’s human-rights subject and the way it is told.

The 2027 programme includes competitive documentary and VR sections together with thematic and family-oriented programming.

What Selected Filmmakers Should Prepare

Selected filmmakers are asked to provide:

• English and original-language dialogue lists
• time-coded English subtitles
• film stills
• a director photo
• a trailer
• the final screening copy or data file

Preparing these materials early is especially useful for documentaries with multiple languages, archival material or complex subtitle workflows.

Positioning a Film for One World

One World is a strong target for documentaries where the human-rights dimension is integral to the film’s structure, characters and point of view.

AD1 FILM can review route fit, runtime, subtitle readiness, festival history and presentation materials, then position the film within a wider documentary-festival strategy.