Czech Competition Jury

The jury presents the Czech Competition Jury Award for the best Czech or co-produced films from the past and current year in the Czech Competition category.

Portrét Håkon Tveit

Håkon Tveit

Håkon Tveit is programme director of documentaries at the Bergen International Film Festival and festival director of Cine Latino in Bergen, Norway. He is a film critic for the national Norwegian newspaper Dag og Tid, and teaches Latin American history and literature at the University of Bergen. 

Portrét Anna Szczypińska

Anna Szczypińska

Head of Industry at Millennium Docs Against Gravity. From 2018 to 2020, she was involved in organizing the film showcase Spanish Cinema Week, and in 2019, she contributed to the work of the Programming Board of the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia. From 2019 to 2021, she served as a programme specialist and coordinator of the documentary programme DOK PRO and the SCRIPT PRO Screenwriting Competition at Wajda School. She has been part of the Millennium Docs Against Gravity F.F. team since 2022.

Portrét Joost Daamen

Joost Daamen

Joost Daamen is a film curator and programmer. In 2005, he began working for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which has become the largest documentary film festival in the world over the past decade. Its programme now includes 250 films and attracts nearly 300,000 visitors. Joost was previously the curator of the feature documentary competition and the experimental film programme (IDFA Paradocs). A few years ago, he became the Head of Programming for the entire festival.

Other Juries

International Competition Jury Awards

The International Competition Jury presents two awards in the International Competition category: the International Competition Jury Award for Best Director and the International Competition Jury Award for Best Film. The jury consists of distinguished film experts from abroad and the Czech Republic.

Václav Havel Jury

In the Right to Know category, the film that makes an exceptional contribution to the protection of human rights is selected to receive the Václav Havel Jury Award for Best Film. The jury is composed of distinguished human rights defenders and international representatives from the non-governmental sector or institutions.

Competition of Immersive Films Jury

The jury grants the Immersive Films Competition Award to the virtual reality project with the most significant social impact in the Immersive Films Competition category. The use of contemporary immersive technology and distinctive storytelling to raise awareness of human rights issues is evaluated. The jury comprises artists, theorists, journalists, and experts in the fields of immersive and gaming art, as well as virtual reality.

Regional Jury

The regional jury comprises two representatives nominated by our regional partners. The nominees are selected from One World’s fans and supporters in the relevant town. The jury is then complemented by the holder of the Golden Projectionist title, which is awarded by our platform Promítej i ty!. The winning film will be included in the selection of documentaries featured in the Get Your Audience! programme in 2025.

Student Jury

Every year, we select several active secondary school students involved in the One World in Schools programme. They then evaluate the best film in the One World for Students category during the festival. The winning film is announced at the closing ceremony and receives the Student Jury Award.

Audience Award for the Best Film

Viewers can vote for their favourite film. The highest-rated film will receive the Audience Award. Voting takes place directly in cinemas on tablets. You can rate the film by marking one to five stars. Five is the highest, and one is the lowest.

Abakus Foundation Audience Award for Exceptional Debate

Audience members choose the post-film debate that has been the most rewarding for them and best complemented the screened film. Voting takes place on tablets or via QR codes at the exit from the cinema hall.

The award is supported by the Abakus Foundation.

Children Jury

The award will be presented for the second time in the One World for Children category for a short film that is part of the morning school screenings. It will be chosen by the students themselves, who are involved in the year-round One World in Schools activities.