DEADLINE: One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

Every year the One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival screens over a hundred quality documentaries from all over the world. The topics addressed range from political scandals and authoritarian regimes through sustainable development to social and environmental themes. Just as important as the film screenings are the following debates with guest filmmakers, protagonists, activists, and Czech human rights experts.

The 28th annual One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (“One World”) will take place March 11 – 19, 2026 in Prague and over 50 towns around the Czech Republic and in Brussels. One World is organized by People in Need, a Czech non-profit and non-governmental organization. Besides the main festival held in Prague, there is also One World in Regions, which travels to towns throughout the Czech Republic, One World in Brussels, and One World in Schools that uses films in elementary and high-school education and organizes school screenings and other outreach projects. One World has grown over the years to become the largest human rights film festival in the world. It is one of the leading cultural events in Prague and the Czech Republic.  

One World’s programme consists of three competition categories, a variety of non-competition thematic categories, One World Interactive category or Docs for Kids section.

First film submission deadline: September 1, 2025 
Final film submission deadline: November 1, 2025 

Details and submission portal.