About Festival
One World Festival 2024 showcased a rich array of cinematic experiences, including 96 feature-length films, 10 captivating virtual reality projects, and engaging short films tailored for children. An exciting addition to this year's lineup was the inclusion of narrative films exploring human rights themes, adding depth and diversity to the program. Drawing an international crowd, the festival welcomed over a hundred esteemed guests from around the globe, representing not only Europe but also vibrant cultural landscapes from India, Brazil, Colombia, and the United States.
The Prague segment of the festival witnessed an impressive turnout with 21,000 attendees.
One World Festival 2024 showcased a rich array of cinematic experiences, including 96 feature-length films, 10 captivating virtual reality projects, and engaging short films tailored for children. An exciting addition to this year's lineup was the inclusion of narrative films exploring human rights themes, adding depth and diversity to the program. Drawing an international crowd, the festival welcomed over a hundred esteemed guests from around the globe, representing not only Europe but also vibrant cultural landscapes from India, Brazil, Colombia, and the United States.
The Prague segment of the festival witnessed an impressive turnout with 21,000 attendees.
For more than a quarter of a century, the One World Festival has been an integral part of the activities of the Czech humanitarian and human rights organization People in Need. Since the festival was established in 1999, it has brought documentaries on human rights from around the world to local audiences, screening them in dozens of towns throughout the country and also at Czech primary and secondary schools. UNESCO has acknowledged One World for its efforts in raising awareness of human rights.
Today, One World is the largest festival of its kind in the world.
Dozens of guests from all over the world participate every year – not only filmmakers but also protagonists and human rights defenders. Discussions with them are one of the pillars of the program.
The One World organising team also strives for openness and accessibility to all, including the blind and visually impaired, the deaf and hard of hearing, people with reduced mobility, and those with mental disabilities.
Ondřej Kamenický has been the festival director since 2017.
People in Need was founded in 1992, and we are now one of the largest non-profit organisations in Central Europe helping people in 40 countries around the world. In addition to organising One World, we also educate and help people living in social exclusion in the Czech Republic.