The Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival (NIHRFF) is Germany’s largest and oldest human rights film festival. Every two years, NIHRFF presents international and committed film art.

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NIHRFF Weekender 2024

From October 17 to 20, 2024, a small weekend edition of the festival will take place at the Filmhaus Nürnberg to shorten the waiting time for the big festival in 2025. Information on the program will be available this fall.

Save the date 2025

The next big festival edition will take place from October 15 – 22, 2025.

No Film Submission

Please understand that we are currently unable to accept film submissions.

Perfect gifts: NIHRFF Merchandise

Our upcycling bags are made by the sewing workshop Mudra – Alternative Jugend- und Drogenhilfe Nürnberg e.V. here in Nuremberg and make use of our old NIHRFF tarps.

There is a wide variety of bag models for every occasion and each piece is unique.

That was NIHRFF 2023 – A photo review

The 13th edition of the Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival in photos by our wonderful photographer Uwe Niklas.

Award Winners 2023

International Human Rights Film Award Nuremberg: THE INTRUSION

Audience Award: LONELY OAKS

Open Eyes Youth Jury Award: WE WILL NOT FADE AWAY, Special Mention: PEOPLE CAN DIE TWICE

NIHRFF Opening at Tafelhalle

We cordially invite you to the festival opening

on 27.9. at 7:30 pm at Tafelhalle.

Following the opening, we will be showing the film THE ECHO in the presence of assistant director Graciela Villanueva.

The opening will be interpreted into German sign language.

The NIHRFF programme 2023 is online

We are very thirlled to present once again international high class cinema from September 27 until October 4, 2023!

The program includes 59 films from 46 countries, discussions and concerts. We are also expecting many international filmmakers to present their films.

The Festival Trailer 2023

Our Festival Trailer is finally here! The shown sequences full of empowerment and expressiveness are taken from the short film Dipped in Black by Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch.

Watch Trailer