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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Save the Date: Weekender 2026 from October 15-18 at Filmhaus Nürnberg
Open Eyes 2026 October 12 – 23
The 15th festival edition will take place in October 2027.
Una Banda de Chicas with DJ set and film talk
A Girl’s Band (Una Banda de Chicas) lief 2019 beim NIHRFF und war ein absoluter Festivalliebling. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass das Casablanca und das Kollektiv Frida Radikalo den Film nun wieder in Nürnberg zeigen. Admission is free!
7 pm, Brosamerie, DJ Set and drinks with frida radikalo
8:30 pm, start of film, after the screening there will be a Q&A with director Marlinia Giménez and Andrea Kuhn
Special Screening: SOULEYMANE’S STORY
Winner of the Open Eyes Youth Jury Award 2025
SOULEYMANE’S STORY FR 2024, 93 min, French, Fulani, Maninka with German subtitels, directed by: Boris Lojkine
Thursday, November 27, 6 pm at LUISE – Raum für Jugendkultur
free admission
NIHRFF 2025 Award Winners
International Human Rights Film Award Nuremberg
THE SILENCE OF REASON BA, MK 2023, 63 min, directed by: Kumjana Novakova
Audience Award 2025
MY DEAR THÉO PL, CZ, UA 2025, 98 min, directed by: Alisa Kovalenko
Open Eyes Youth Jury Award
SOULEYMANE’S STORY FR 2024, 93 min, directed by: Boris Lojkine
This was NIHRFF 2025
We would like to thank all sponsors, supporters, supporting members, volunteers, international guests and all visitors for an unforgettable 14th edition of the Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival.
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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