One World 2023 Prague

One World film festival – world’s largest event of its kind back in Prague.

The 25th edition of the One World festival will take place in Prague from March 22 to 30, 2023 and will offer more than 80 documentary films. Festival programme will also include films in virtual reality and open discussions with guests from around the world to put the films and their themes into a broader context.

Each year, the festival brings dozens of documentaries about human rights and human rights violations to cinemas. This year’s festival theme is The Cost of Safety. *One World -want to use it to draw attention to the problems that society is now facing and which the festival cannot ignore – the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, and climate change.

"The theme of insecurity and the search for safety runs through all the films in this year's festival. Whether it's the feeling of financial security, family support, or the security guaranteed by the state, these connections mean something different to each of us. Even the price we're willing to pay for safety differs for everyone. With the slogan The Cost of Safety, we would like to encourage audiences across the Czech Republic to think about and respect each other's diverse manifestations of fear," says Kamenický.

In addition to more than 80 films, One World decided to expand to include an open discussion program that carries equal weight with the film program and to give more space to virtual reality. The Human Rights Documentary Festival One World is organized by People in Need. It was held for the first time in 1999. According to the organizer it is the most important event of its kind in the world, and in 2007 it received an honorable mention from UNESCO for human rights education.

The complete program of the festival including practical information and news, can be found on the festival's website. The selected films of this year will be available on the VOD platform Jeden svět online after the end of the festival.

Offer for those who plan to experience more than one festival screening or want to take someone with them to the cinema: The golden rule for festival packages One World is the more tickets, the lower the price. The visitors choose from either three, five or ten screenings, depending on their preference, with bonus access to One World Online.