Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (Міжнародний фестиваль документального кіно про права людини Docudays UA)

Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

Міжнародний фестиваль документального кіно про права людини Docudays UA

Also known as: Docudays UA, Docudays UA IHRFF
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Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival presents creative documentaries that reveal ethical and legal problems through artistic means. It is organised in Kyiv by the NGO Docudays together with the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union and partner organisations, with the stated aim of promoting human rights and dignity, civic activity and the development of documentary filmmaking in Ukraine. The competition has three sections: DOCU/WORLD for documentaries longer than 40 minutes, DOCU/SHORT for films up to 40 minutes, and the national DOCU/UKRAINE. Up to ten films from the whole programme are nominated for the RIGHTS NOW! award. A central theme chosen each year shapes the non-competition programmes, alongside strands such as DOCU/BEST, DOCU/ART and DOCU/YOUTH.

The festival is a member of the International Human Rights Film Network and Documentary Association Europe. After Kyiv, selected films tour the regions of Ukraine as the Docudays UA Travelling Festival. Since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, the festival has moved from its traditional March dates to June. The 24th edition takes place in Kyiv on 4–11 June 2027.

Country

Ukraine

Focus

Documentary

Categories

Documentary, Short

Dates

4 June 2027 — 11 June 2027

Awards and prizes

Jury awards in the DOCU/WORLD, DOCU/SHORT and DOCU/UKRAINE competitions; Special Award from the RIGHTS NOW! jury; Viktor Onysko Memorial Award for the best editing of a documentary by Ukrainian filmmakers; Andriy Matrosov Award, in memory of the festival's producer; Student Jury Award; Audience Award, decided by an audience survey. Each award is 35,000 UAH. All awards except the Viktor Onysko Memorial Award go to the film's director. Juries may give up to two special mentions in each category.

Festival rules

Non-fiction films of any genre and running time, produced no earlier than 2025, are eligible for the competition programmes and for the non-competition programme UKRAINE WAR ARCHIVE / FRAGMENTS OF RESISTANCE. A film must have at least a Ukrainian premiere; priority goes to world, international and regional premieres from Central and Eastern European countries listed in the regulations. Films produced in Russia, Belarus, Iran or North Korea, or by their citizens, are not accepted. Commissioned films, reports on the activities of organisations, propaganda and lobbying films, and instructional or training films are not eligible. A film can be submitted to a competition programme only once. Entries are accepted only through FilmFreeway and require a fee; filmmakers from a list of countries can submit to DOCU/WORLD and DOCU/SHORT free of charge. Selected films may be made available to accredited festival guests in a closed online library during the festival.

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