Attending BHRIFFFlying to Bahrain Direct flights to Bahrain are available from major cities in Asia, Africa and Europe.Read More Sponsoring BHRIFFBecome a Sponser Sponsorship is an important element that greatly facilitates the success of the festival. Read More Participating in BHRIFFApply for Accredition To apply for accreditation, you need to fill out the online registration form and submit it to us. Read More Bahrain Film Festival BHRIFF is organized every year from 1st to 4th May in celebration of the Labour Day and the International Day for Press Freedom. The first term of the festival is beginning in the year of celebrating the 60th anniversary of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 60th year of Israel-Palestine Conflict and the 60th year of assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian pioneer of non violence philosophy.
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 The This year the festival selected Mahatma Gandhi as a slogan in order to focus on his theory and the humanity needs for his principles in our era.
The first term of the festival is in the year of celebrating the 60th anniversary of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 60th year of Israel-Palestine Conflict and the 60th year of assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Ban –Ki-moon On 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed and adopted by the General Assembly. The extraordinary vision and determination of the drafters produced a document that for the first time set out universal human rights for all people in an individual context. Now available in more than 360 languages, the Declaration is the most translated document in the world, a testament to its universal nature and reach. Read More...Dr. Nizar Al-Baharna Humanity celebrates this year the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which represents an important event in the modern history of mankind, as the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration are the supreme framework for local and international legislations and contributed to the development of human rights system. The Kingdom of Bahrain is joining the world...Read More... Dr. Fatima Al-Blooshi I would like to express the highest sincere thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, may God protect him for the given support to Bahrain Human Rights International Film Festival which will be held in the Kingdom in May.Without a doubt, that special care given by His Majesty the King to this festival . Read More... Nasser Al-Burdestani The Cyrus Cylinder issued in 539 B. C. by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Persian Empire after his conquest of Babylon is said by many to be the first human rights document, while the Pact of the Virtous (Hilf-al-Fudul) concluded by the Arab tribes around 590 A. D., is considered one of the first human rights alliances in the history.After the World War II and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow atrocities like those of the previous conflicts.. Read More... |
Global Approach The festival will facilitate a constructive global discourse on the most important human rights issues, using the medium of films. Read More Polls |
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