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23 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 5 — 12 
June 2026
10
days till the start of the festival
Docudays UA 2026: Lithuanian Documentary Focus
Programme Review
Docudays UA 2026: Lithuanian Documentary Focus
Programme Review
Coming of Age in the Social Media Era: DOCU/YOUTH 2026
Programme Review
Coming of Age in the Social Media Era: DOCU/YOUTH 2026
Programme Review
Human Rights as the Main Guiding Principle: A Guide to RIGHTS NOW! Events
Programme Review
Human Rights as the Main Guiding Principle: A Guide to RIGHTS NOW! Events
Programme Review
10 Films Exploring the World’s Vulnerability: Docudays UA 2026 International Competition
Programme Review
Important Pillars of the State: Coffee with Human Rights Defenders at the 23rd Docudays UA
Programme Review
Important Pillars of the State: Coffee with Human Rights Defenders at the 23rd Docudays UA
Programme Review
‘A Drama That’s Hard to Define’: A Conversation with Director Maryna Nikolcheva
Interviews
‘A Drama That’s Hard to Define’: A Conversation with Director Maryna Nikolcheva
Interviews

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Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Documentary Filmmaking at the 23rd Docudays UA
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Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Documentary Filmmaking at the 23rd Docudays UA
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Healing Through Expression: DOCU/ART 2026
Programme Review
Healing Through Expression: DOCU/ART 2026
Programme Review
The Human Library 2026 at Docudays UA: Stories about Resilience, Believing in Yourself, and Caring
Programme Review
The Human Library 2026 at Docudays UA: Stories about Resilience, Believing in Yourself, and Caring
Programme Review
“I think the ability to see beauty is a form of inner resistance to darkness”: Dmytro Dokunov, and Oleksandr Tkachenko
Interviews
“I think the ability to see beauty is a form of inner resistance to darkness”: Dmytro Dokunov, and Oleksandr Tkachenko
Interviews
Understanding Ourselves during the War: Docudays UA Launches the RIGHTS NOW! Open-air Lecture Series!
Programme Review
Understanding Ourselves during the War: Docudays UA Launches the RIGHTS NOW! Open-air Lecture Series!
Programme Review
Strong Structures in Fragile Times: A Special Programme on Ukrainian Society for the 23rd Docudays UA
Programme Review
Strong Structures in Fragile Times: A Special Programme on Ukrainian Society for the 23rd Docudays UA
Programme Review
“Together We Captured a Snapshot of Present-Day Reality”: A Conversation with Director Olga Chernykh
Interviews
“Together We Captured a Snapshot of Present-Day Reality”: A Conversation with Director Olga Chernykh
Interviews
Docudays UA joins the Doc Around Europe network as a guest festival!
Cultural Diplomacy
Docudays UA joins the Doc Around Europe network as a guest festival!
Cultural Diplomacy
Simple Structures: Thematic and Visual Identity of the 23rd Docudays UA
News
Simple Structures: Thematic and Visual Identity of the 23rd Docudays UA
News
Don’t Ask Me If I Killed: A Conversation with Filmmaker and Servicewoman Helena Maksyom
Interviews
Don’t Ask Me If I Killed: A Conversation with Filmmaker and Servicewoman Helena Maksyom
Interviews
Guide to DOCU/PRO 2026 Events (Part 2)
DOCU/PRO
Guide to DOCU/PRO 2026 Events (Part 2)
DOCU/PRO
DOCU/UKRAINE 2026: Resistance in Focus Through the Documentary Lens
Programme Review
Right to the Truth: A Retrospective of Ukrainian Documentary Film of the Late 1980s and 1990s, presented in partnership with the Dovzhenko Centre and the 23rd Docudays UA
Programme Review
RAW DOC-2026 Showcase Projects
DOCU/PRO
RAW DOC-2026 Showcase Projects
DOCU/PRO
Announcing the Results of DOCU/SYNTHESIS-2026 Open Call
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Announcing the Results of DOCU/SYNTHESIS-2026 Open Call
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DOCU/SHORT 2026: 13 films from 13 countries around the world
Programme Review
We are opening media accreditation for the 23rd Docudays UA
News
We are opening media accreditation for the 23rd Docudays UA
News
Mikael Opstrup: “Assembling a coherent whole out of uncontrollable chaos.”
Interviews
Mikael Opstrup: “Assembling a coherent whole out of uncontrollable chaos.”
Interviews
Open Call: A Workshop for Teens at the 23rd Docudays UA
News
The sale of passes to Docudays UA-2026 starts!
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The sale of passes to Docudays UA-2026 starts!
News
“The most interesting things happen in the gaps”: An interview with DOCU/WORLD jury member, cultural researcher and writer Kateryna Botanova
Interviews
Meet the jury of DOCU/UKRAINE and DOCU/SHORT of the 23rd Docudays UA
News
Meet the jury of DOCU/UKRAINE and DOCU/SHORT of the 23rd Docudays UA
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Seeing Beyond War: Docudays UA in Paris
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Seeing Beyond War: Docudays UA in Paris
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Meet the Docudays UA-2026 Student Jury!
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Meet the Docudays UA-2026 Student Jury!
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