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Sixth PACE Human Rights in Motion Award goes to 'Birds of War' by Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak

Sixth PACE Human Rights in Motion Award goes to 'Birds of War' by Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak

16/03/2026 | Prizes

The former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rousopoulos, presented the sixth ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival. The international jury selected Birds of War, a documentary by the Lebanese journalist...

PACE President presents the fifth 2026 Human Rights in Motion Award to Abraham Joffe’s Trade Secret

The former PACE President presents the fifth 2026 Human Rights in Motion Award to Abraham Joffe’s Trade Secret

05/02/2026 | News

The former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rousopoulos, presented the fifth 2026 ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the FIPADOC documentary award ceremony in Biarritz. The international jury selected Trade Secret, a documentary by Australian...

PACE President presents the fourth 2025 ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award to Danae Elon’s Rule of Stone (A Lei da Pedra)

PACE President presents the fourth 2025 Human Rights in Motion Award to Danae Elon’s 'Rule of Stone'

01/12/2025 | Prizes

The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rousopoulos, presented the fourth 2025 ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the Porto/Post/Doc Film and Media Festival in Portugal on Sunday 30 November. The international jury selected Rule of Stone (A Lei da Pedra), a...

The President of the Assembly presents the third 2025 'Human Rights in Motion' Award at the Krakow Film...

02/06/2025 | Prizes

The President of the Parliamentary Assembly presented the third 'Human Rights in Motion' Award at the Kraków Film Festival on Sunday, 1 June. The international jury selected The Gardener, the Buddhist and the Spy, a documentary by Håvard Bustnes, as the winner. The Human Rights in Motion Award...

The President of the Assembly presented the second Human Rights in Motion Award for 2025

18/03/2025 | Prizes

The President of the Assembly presented the second Human Rights in Motion Award for 2025 on Sunday, 16 March, at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. The jury selected the documentary Coexistence, My Ass!, which also won the Golden Alexander, the festival's top prize. The winners received €5...

PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos presenting the first ever "Human Rights Motion" Award - for documentary films - at the FIPADOC International Film Festival in Biarritz, February 2025.

Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc win the first PACE ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the Biarritz...

04/02/2025 | Prizes

The first “Human Rights in Motion” Award was granted on Friday 31 January in Biarritz by PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos to Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc, the directors of the documentary Papa-Tata, in the framework of the Fipadoc International Documentary Film Festival in Biarritz. The...

A call to artists and designers for the creation of an award plaque

10/12/2024 | Prizes

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is inviting designers and graphic artists to submit designs for a plaque and logo for its recently launched “Human Rights in Motion” Award, a quarterly prize for the director of a documentary film that best promotes human rights or...

PACE creates ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award for documentary films promoting human rights and democratic values

29/11/2024 | Prizes

PACE is today launching the “Human Rights in Motion” Award, in partnership with four international film festivals across Europe, to be awarded quarterly to the director of a documentary film which best promotes “human rights or the fight for democratic values”. The 5,000-euro award will be...