SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 28th UNAFF, which will run from October 16-26, 2025 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University. In its enduring advocacy for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UNAFF celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace and other topics mentioned in the UDHR. This year’s t...

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 28th UNAFF, which will run from October 16-26, 2025 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University. In its enduring advocacy for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UNAFF celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace and other topics mentioned in the UDHR. This year’s t...

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 27th UNAFF, which will run from October 17-27, 2024 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University.    SUBMIT NOW May 4, 2024 Earlybird Deadline May 14, 2024 Regular Deadline May 24, 2024 Late Deadline   SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Documentaries only and absolutely no films that are available online for free before the end of the festival(10/27/2024)
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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 24th UNAFF which will run from October 21-31, 2021 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University.    The United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with human rights, the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace.   This year’s theme MOVING FORWARD continues ou...

MISSION Last year, UNAFF jurors reviewed almost 600 submissions from all over the world and selected 60 films for the final program. To complement the screenings offered online, UNAFF conducted daily Zoom meetings with filmmakers, subjects, and experts, which was open to the public. UNAFF presents six awards: UNAFF Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary, UNAFF Grand Jury Award for Best Short Documentary, UNAFF Youth Vision Award, UNAFF Award for Best Cinematography, UNAFF Award for ...