DocuDays UA
The DocuDays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival is the only human rights film festival in Ukraine. The festival is held annually at Kyiv in March and admission is free to the general public. Each year, the festival has a different theme, and while not all movies shown adhere to that year's theme, all presented films are documentaries that focus on the subject of human rights. Founders DocuDays NGO Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union Public organization South Charitable organization Fund of Mercy and Health (Kherson city) Center for Contemporary Information Technologies and Visual Arts, NGO The program of the Festival, the jury, the topics of seminars and masterclasses, etc. are formed by the Executive Directorate. History Human Rights Film Days Festival The first Human Rights Film Days festival took place in 2003. Screenings were held in Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. The documentaries were divided into thematic blocks devoted to specific human rights aspects: human rights, refugee and migrant issues, children's and women's rights, etc. Additionally, such programs as Special Look and Feature Film were held alongside the festival. II Festival of Human Rights Documentary Film Days: Ukrainian Context The second festival took place in 2005 in Kyiv and