Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 19-27 March, London

From 19-27 March, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival will take place in London for the 13th year with screenings and discussions focusing on some of the most pressing stories of the era.

The London festival this year premieres Youth Producing Change, a programme of youth-produced human rights films from around the world, in collaboration with founding presenter Adobe Youth Voices, the global initiative of the Adobe Foundation. Human Rights Watch will also present a photo exhibit, On the Frontlines, to coincide with the festival at the Frontline Club in Paddington from March 2 to March 27.

This year’s line-up includes 16 features and nine shorts from 21 countries, one world premiere, one European premiere, 10 UK premieres, and two London premieres. Thirteen of the 16 features focus on the following places: Afghanistan; Burma; Ecuador; Gujurat, India; Kashmir; Lebanon; Liberia; the Palestinian territories; Russia; Rwanda; South Africa; and Sudan. Other films take a global perspective, including the universal and poetically told story of an immigrant in the opening night screening on 19 March of Eden is West by the veteran filmmaker Costa Gavras (image above).

For the full programme of screenings visit the festival website at: http://www.hrw.org/iff