The special RIGHTS NOW! prize is an award given to creative documentaries which explore and analyse the modern world and make a significant contribution to the discussion around human dignity, freedom, and equality. Ten films from all festival programmes are nominated for it.
The winners in the RIGHTS NOW! nomination have been determined by
Peter Pomerantsev is a British writer and journalist of Ukrainian origin and a leading researcher on modern propaganda, disinformation, and information warfare;
Lesia Lytvynova is a Ukrainian volunteer, civil activist, veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a film and television director;
Yevhen Hlibovytsky is a co-founder and CEO of the Frontier Institute, an organization that conceptualizes Ukraine’s strategic challenges in the areas of security, culture, demography, and public governance, a member of the Supervisory Board of Ukraine’s Public Broadcasting Company “Suspilne”, and the head of the appointments committee. He also teaches at the Ukrainian Catholic University.MAIN PRIZE
Here is the list of films nominated for RightsNow! Award:
- Traces, co‑directed by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk (Ukraine, Poland);
- Don’t Ask Me If I Killed, dir. Helena Maksyom (Romania, Netherlands, Germany, Ukraine);
- Flana, dir. Zahraa Ghandour (Iraq, France, Qatar);
- Green Light, dir. Pavel Cuzuioc (Austria);
- Whistleblower, dir. Marc Bauder (Germany);
- Mailín, dir. Maríe Silvia Esteve (Argentina, France, Romania);
- If Pigeons Turned to Gold, dir. Pepa Lubojacki (Czech Republic, Slovakia);
- Peace for Nina, dir. Jeanne Dovhych (Ukraine, Switzerland);
- The Last Ambassador, dir. Natalie Halla (Austria);
- The Promise, dir. Daan Veldhuizen (Netherlands).
