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.
Save the date 2025
The next big festival edition will take place from October 15 – 22, 2025.
No Film Submission
We curate our program exclusively. Please understand that we do not accept film submissions.
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Film Tipp: Moria Six
Film screening with director Jennifer Mallmann on Tuesday, 27 May at 7 pm at Filmhaus Nürnberg
In September 2020, six refugees are sentenced in a questionable trial for the burning of the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos. The director begins a correspondence with Hassan, one of these refugees, and shows the mechanisms of European compartmentalisation in silent, precisely framed images.

Film Tip: Seven Days
Preview and talk with director Ali Samadi Ahadi and actress Vishka Asayesh on Wednesday, May 7 at 8:15 pm, Filmhaus Nürnberg
Ali Samadi Ahadi’s gripping drama about an Iranian human rights activist, based on a screenplay by Mohammad Rasoulof, tells a highly topical and intense story about the price of freedom, the courage to resist and the power of family.

Panel Discussion: Amt 44 – Talk: Kunst darf alles (außer das!)
Start of the event series at schauspiel erlangen on Wednesday, May 7 at 7 pm
Where does artistic freedom end – and who defines the boundaries? Discussion with Viktoria Großmann (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Franz Heinz (lawyer for criminal law), Andrea Kuhn (Director NIHRFF), Malte Lin-Kröger (Deputy Director Kunstpalais Erlangen), Fabian Zolar (street artist), Moderation: Matthias Köhler
Perfect Gifts in the NIHRFF Webshop!
Our upcycling bags from the mudra Kreativwerkstätten Nuremberg
and our merch are now available in our webshop!

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Support the festival and committed film art with a sponsoring membership or a donation to our supporting association Internationale Filmtage der Menschenrechte e.V.

This was the NIHRFF Weekender 2024
Here are some impressions from our last Weekender edition in October 2024.

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