Kathmandu, Nepal

Telling Powerful Stories That Stand for Human Rights

Human Rights Film Center (HRFC) was established in 2009 by a team of media professionals, journalists and human rights activists.

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Human Rights Film Center (HRFC)

Human Rights Film Center (HRFC) was established in 2009 by a team of media professionals, journalists and human rights activists.

HRFC has set its objective to use films and other forms of mass communication for the promotion and protection of human rights and dignity in order to create just, equal and peaceful society. It organizes film festival, training workshop, Film screening, film fellowship programs, grass root film making workshops, video advocacy and also works for the production of fiction and non-fiction film with cinematic quality.

Our Program

Official Selection - 2025 (13TH NHRIFF)

Results

Winners List - 2024 (12th NHRIFF)

Submit Film

Call For Submission - 2025 NHRIFF

Come join us

Come together with filmmakers, activists, and audiences to experience stories that truly matter In Society.

About Film Festival

It’s been a decade long journey. Since 2010, a regular film festival on human rights issues is itself an achievement. We are into 12th edition of the festival. Apart from two schedules in between sacrificed for the devastating earthquake of 2015, we have thrived ourselves towards the motive of defense of human rights in Nepal through cinema.

The agenda of human rights is a global issue endorsed by many countries around the world. Human rights include every aspect of economical, civil and political rights. The violation of human rights is still existent in the different parts of world. Nepal definitely had certain issues.

In Nepalese context, rights of women, Dalits, Madheshi community, indigenous peoples, children, are still the subject of human right assurance, which needs lots of advocacy and struggle. The freedom of speech and the press freedom are the issues none less.

OBJECTIVES

To bring the compelling voices of the authentic victims to the platform through
To motivate film maker to make films on human rights issues.
To educate civilians about their rights through films made on thematic issues.
To provide insight HR violation and abuses around the world for stakeholders.
To bring out hidden issues of Human Rights Violations
To bringing together film makers, HR Defenders and stakeholders for common
understanding of HR issues.
To encourage HR defenders and film makers make films for HR education,
advocacy for policy change issues.
To promote tourism through cultural exchange programs