Selected German Film Festivals
Nuremberg: Perspective - International Human Rights Film Festival
Perspektive - Nürnberger Filmfestival der Menschenrechte c/o Filmhaus
Koenigstrasse 93
90402 Nuremberg
Germany
phone +49--9 11-2 31 83 29
fax +49-9 11-2 31 83 30
http://www.humanrightsfilmfestival.org
email: info@fitame.de
Director
Andrea Kuhn
Program Directors
Kinga Fueloep, Mikosch Horn, Christiane Schleindl, Hans-Joachim Fetzer
Year of Foundation 1998
Event Date from 30 September 2009 till 11 October 2009
in Nuremberg, Germany
Film Festivals in Germany
International Competition
Sections International Competition, Diverse Thematic Series, Topics and Focus Points
Genres Documentary Films, Feature Films Cinema, History, Society
Terms of Entry no restrictions regarding genre, length and format; productions may not be older than two years
Subtitles English subtitles necessary German subtitles necessary
Format 16mm, 35mm, Betacam SP
Registration Deadline 01 April 2009
Fees none
Attendance Figures 4,000
Participants of the Film Industry filmmakers, producers, actors/actresses, representatives of non-profit and human rights organizations
Prizes/Awards Nuremberg Human Rights International Film Award (Euro 2,500)
Audience Award (Euro 1.000)
Number of Films Shown about 80 films from 25 countries
Media Coverage mostly local and regional print, radio and TV coverage
Specific Characteristics The Festival ist a member of the network European Coordination of Film Festivals.
Evaluation Perspective, the International Human Rights Film Festival in Nuremberg is the only festival in Germany which is specifically dedicated to the issue of Human Rights. Perspective will be presenting ethically and socially committed productions from all parts of the world, which combine a formal quality with a humanistic philosophy. The festival includes a competition, retrospectives, workshops and debates, discussion with festival guests, concerts, exhibitions and educational screenings. Perspective is a bi-annual event in a thematic connection with the parallel organized Human Rights conference and the Nuremberg International Human Rights Award. The festival is a founding member of the International Human Rights Film Network launched in 2004 in Prague.