Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

How To Do the Traveling Festival

Each year highlights from our London and New York festivals are presented in our Traveling Film Festival. We see these films as capable of creating forums for discussion in all kinds of communities. People are able to view human rights issues and their impact through the art of film - a medium that has the power to share individual stories of suffering and of strength across both physical and philosophical borders. The 2003-2004 Season of the Traveling Festival begins in September 2003 and runs through May 2004. *Please note that the traveling festival is only available in the US and Canada at this time.*

If you are interested in licensing the traveling festival:

it is available from September to May each season (no June, July, or August.)
one can select from three to nine titles at a cost of $200 per title.
one can license the package for the duration of a week up to a semester.
one can screen on Beta video or VHS video - depending on availability.
venues must pay one way shipping - be it to the next site or back to HRW.
The festival functions on a first come, first serve basis. Dates and films are not confirmed until you have signed and returned your traveling festival contract.
Payment is not expected until 30 days after your final screening.
Titles NOT listed as part of our traveling festival title list posted in August each year are not available through HRW. One must contact the distributor or filmmaker directly for all other titles on our site. Equally, if one screens a film from our traveilng festival list without permission (i.e. a contract) - it is in violation of our licensing agreements and is considered illegal. Furthermore, if one presents a film using HRW's name without a signed contract on file, that is also in violation of our agreements and will also be considered illegal.
Human Rights Watch also provides support materials for the films. These materials include: Human Rights Watch brochures, images from the films, outreach resources, postcards, preview cassettes, sample flyers, and viewers' guides.

If you would like further information about the Traveling Festival, please email Andrea Holley at holleya@hrw.org. Thanks so much for your interest.