The Festival’s object is human rights.
No further preliminaries on the film’s content, style or techniques apply.
Film productions completed after January 1, 2018 are admissible to this 2020 edition.
Films and videos may be submitted for selection by the filmmakers themselves, by producers, distributors or their legal representatives. Films and videos can't have been published on public platforms (such as YouTube, etc) prior to screening at the festival.
Each year, one day is dedicated to a specific theme. For the 15th edition, the main focus of the Festival will be on women and children rights.
Films related to other human rights issues will be screened during the other 5 days of the festival.
No entry fees are due for submitting films, videos or new media projects.
The festival doesn't pay screening fees to applicants.
Viewing copy shall be subtitled in English.
The application and all the necessary documents and the viewing copy must be submitted to IHRFFA, by June 10th, 2020 (postmarked/emailed-marked).
Selection of the Film
The festival’s Selection Committee makes the first selection of films.
Selection decisions made by the festival’s Selection Committee are final.
Priority might be given to films that address main theme chosen for the Festival.
Priority might be given to Albanian, European or World Premieres.
Priority might be given to works that are example of formal and technical innovation.
If a film or video is selected, publicity material (press books, posters, stills, English dialogs list, etc) must have been received by IHRFFA organisation by August 1st, 2020.