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 the Best Film. The jury is composed of prominent human rights defenders and international representatives of the non-governmental sector or institutions.  

Katarzyna Batko

Katarzyna Batko-Tołuć

Katarzyna Batko-Tołuć is the Program Director of the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland. She co-founded a grassroots social movement that engages around 1,000 people and focuses on transparency in governance, accountability of power, and freedom of speech.

She advocates for better regulations in these areas and actively participates in public debates by writing her own analyses and contributing to media outlets.

Katarzyna also participates in common initiatives of Polish civil society. She also co-led the mobilisation of civil society organisations for the parliamentary elections in 2023.

Additionally, she is a member of social innovators group - Ashoka, and a recipient of the POLCUL Foundation's award given by Polonia. She is also an alumna of the Recharging Advocacy for Rights in Europe course. 

Noura Eljerbi

Noura Al Jerbi

Noura Al Jerbi is a Libyan journalist and human rights defender, with an extensive background in reporting, mass communications, press monitoring and television presentation.

She is currently the Editor-in-Chief for Tahra, a non-partisan, CSO platform dedicated to media-monitoring and fact-checking of civic, electoral, and political hate speech and disinformation in Libya.

Noura’s journalism has focused on human and women’s rights, civic engagement, and politics for several private Libyan media outlets and media sector NGOs.

Georgiana Gheorghe

Georgiana Gheorghe

Georgiana Gheorghe is the executive director of APADOR-CH, a leading human rights organization based in Bucharest, Romania.

She has 15 years of working experience in nongovernmental organizations in Central and Eastern Europe (Romania, Hungary, and Latvia). Prior to being appointed director, she was working on APADOR’s criminal justice projects.

Along the years she has been involved in research, advocacy and strategic litigation in various human rights areas: access to information of public interest, transparency in the decision-making process, police reform, rights of people deprived of liberty, rights of people with mental disabilities.

Other Juries

International Competition Jury Awards

The jury for the International Competition award two prizes in this category: the International Competition Jury Award for Best Director and the International Competition Jury Award for Best Film. The jury comprises film experts from both the Czech Republic and abroad. 

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 the Best Film. The jury is composed of prominent human rights defenders and international representatives of the non-governmental sector or institutions.  

Czech Competition Jury

The jury selects the best Czech or co-production documentary from the previous or current year to receive the Czech Competition Jury Award for Best Film.  

Competition of Immersive Films Jury

This jury awards the Immersive Film Competition Prize to the virtual reality project that demonstrates the most significant societal impact within its category. Evaluation criteria include the use of contemporary immersive technology and tailored narratives aimed at raising awareness of human rights issues. The jury is made up of 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 chosen from One World’s fans and supporters in the relevant town. The jury is then supplemented 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 included in the Get Your Audience! programme in 2023. 

Student Jury

Each year, we select a group of secondary school students who are actively involved in the One World in Schools programme. During the festival, they select the best film from the One World for Students category. The winning film is announced during the gala closing event and receives the Student Jury Award. 

Audience Award for the Best Film

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

Abakus Foundation Audience Award for Exceptional Discussion

Audience members select the post-screening discussion that has been the most rewarding for them, and which best supplemented the screened film. The voting takes place next to the cinema auditorium exit with the help of a tablet or QR code.

The award was supported by the Abakus Foundation.

Children Jury

The award will be given for the first time ever in the One World for Children category for a short film that is part of the morning school screenings. It will be selected by the pupils themselves who are involved in the year-round One World activities in schools.