awareness-raising
ONGOING PROJECTS
CINEMA AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Humans Fest Film Festival
SOUTHERN ACTIVISTS
Defenders of
Human Rights
RECOGNITION
Human Rights Award
The Humans Fest International Human Rights Film Festival It's our main awareness-raising activity. A film festival concerning in the city and one of the most prestigious in Spain in its field, which has established itself as a showcase for the defense of human rights.
Future freedom, human rights defenders, seeks weave alliances solid between organizations from the Global South and Valencian entities, fostering a citizenry committed to social justice and respect for fundamental rights. Because defending those who defend is defending us all.
The Human Rights Awards recognize the trajectory and dedication of certain people or organizations in their defense and promotion of Human Rights and also to those who have taken up the defense of Justice as a value, aspiration and commitment.
PROJECTS THAT LEFT THEIR MARK
CULTURE OF PEACE
We address armed conflicts
from the South to generate peace
from the North
INTERCULTURALITY
Living and intercultural neighborhoods
A thousand stories to tell
TRANSPARENCY
Open Government
A project focused on the armed conflicts in the Global South, with a approach based on human rights and culture of peace. We seek to raise critical awareness about the complexity of these conflicts, their structural causes, their social consequences, and the shared responsibility that the Global North also has.
Living and Intercultural Neighborhoods It arises in response to the dynamics of coexistence and community participation in the peripheral neighborhoods of the city, characterized by a cultural diversity growing and significant challenges in terms of integration and social cohesion.
With Open Government initiatives, we improve knowledge about its three pillars: transparency, accountability and citizen participationWe contribute to generating a space for reflection and debate around experiences and knowledge.
MEDIA AWARENESS
Opinion articles
Stable collaboration with Levante on special dates.
Master's Degree in Justice
Weekly radio programme with Manuela Carmena.
Publications
Get to know all our own publications.
RELATED NEWS
"No dogs allowed" and "My sweet land", both premieres in Spain, win the Official Feature Film Section of the 16th Humans Fest
The German production directed by Steve Bache, which addresses the taboo of pedophilia, receives the award for Best Fiction Feature Film. Sareen Hairabedian's feature film, which depicts an armed conflict through the eyes of a child, has been recognized as Best...
À Punt, the official media outlet of the Humans Fest, dedicated this year to the role of journalism in conflicts
À Punt is once again the official media outlet for the Valencia International Film and Human Rights Festival, Humans Fest. The Valencian public broadcaster has signed an agreement with the Foundation for Justice of the Valencian Community (FxJ), which is responsible for the...
Humans Fest brings 10 new feature films to Valencia in the Official Section of its 16th edition and awards its honorary prize to Hernán Zin.
The festival, organized by the Foundation for Justice, will be held from May 29 to June 7 and will once again bring screenings to the neighborhoods (La Torre, Nazaret, and Orriols). This year's honorary award recipient, reporter and documentary filmmaker Hernán Zin, will attend...
Humans Fest presents the poster for its 16th edition, created by designer Patricia Bolinches
The festival, which this year addresses armed conflicts and the culture of peace, will be held from May 29 to June 7. This year, Humans Fest will host a guest festival for the first time: the Valladolid International Film Week (Seminci). The Festival...
The Foundation for Justice hosts a new edition of the participatory video workshop focused on building a culture of peace.
On the weekend of April 11-13, the Foundation for Justice headquarters was transformed into a space for collective creation. Over three intensive days, a participatory video workshop was held, coordinated by the Humans Fest film festival team.
Join the volunteer team for the 16th Humans Fest!
At Humans Fest, we are looking for people interested in film and/or human rights to join our volunteer team. Our next edition will be held from May 29th to June 7th, 2025, at various venues throughout the city of Valencia.