Political Film Society Award for Human Rights
The Political Society Award for Human Rights is given to films that deal with the violation of human rights by state institutions, social groups or individuals, or that thematize and create awareness for the enforcement of these rights. This prize has been awarded annually by the Political Film Society (PFS) since 1987. Depending on the number of films that qualify for this category, there are years in which only two films were nominated for this award, but in subsequent years up to ten films were nominated in a year, so there is no fixed annual Number of nominees.
Like any other Political Film Society Award (PFSA), the award can be given to a mainstream film, an independent film or an international film.
Excellent films and nominees
2011
2010
- The Ghost Writer (The Ghost Writer) - Roman Polanski
- Howl - The Howl (Howl) - Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Because of the large number of nominations, there were two selection rounds. In the first the following films were eliminated:
- Agora - The Pillars of Heaven (Agora) - Alejandro Amenábar
- Blood Done Sign My Name - Jeb Stuart
- Eichmann - Robert Young
- Formosa Betrayed - Adam Kane
- Green Zone - Paul Greengrass
- John Rabe - Florian Gallenberger
- We Want Sex (Made in Dagenham) - Nigel Cole
- Princess Ka'iulani - Marc Forby
- Shake Hands with the Devil - Roger Spottiswoode
2009
- Avatar - Departure for Pandora (Avatar) - James Cameron
- The Bay (The Cove) - Louie Psihoyos
- Invictus - Unconquered (Invictus) - Clint Eastwood
- The Stoning of Soraya M. - Cyrus Nowrasteh
2008
- Battle in Seattle - Stuart Townsend
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) - Mark Herman
- The Strange Son (Changeling) - Clint Eastwood
- Hunger - Steve McQueen
2007
- The Last Judgment of Bamako (Bamako) - Abderrahmane Sissako
- Shooting Dogs - Michael Caton-Jones
- Charlie Wilson's War (Charlie Wilson's War) - Mike Nichols
- Persepolis - Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi
2006
Babel - Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Last King of Scotland - In the Clutches of Power (The Last King of Scotland) - Kevin Macdonald
- Blood Diamond - Edward Zwick
- Cautiva - Gastón Biraben
- Sophie Scholl - The Last Days - Marc Rothemund
2005
The Constant Gardener (The Constant Gardener) - Fernando Meirelles
North Country (North Country) - Niki Caro
2004
Hotel Rwanda (Hotel Rwanda) - Terry George
- Moolaadé - Ban of Hope - Ousmane Sembène
- Osama - Siddiq Barmak
- Vera Drake - Mike Leigh
- The Yes Men - Dan Ollman , Sarah Price , Chris Smith
2003
The Merciless Sisters (The Magdalene Sisters) - Peter Mullan
- The Life of David Gale (The Life of David Gale) - Alan Parker
- Lilja 4-ever - Lukas Moodysson
- X-Men 2 - Bryan Singer
2002
- The experiment - Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Evelyn - Bruce Beresford
- The gray area (The Gray Zone) - Tim Blake Nelson
- John Q - Desperate Anger (John Q) - Nick Cassavetes
- Long Walk Home (Rabbit-Proof Fence) - Phillip Noyce
- To End All Wars - The real hell (To End All Wars) - David L. Cunningham
- En la puta vida (Tricky Life) - Beatriz Flores Silva
2001
- Atlantis - The Lost Empire (Atlantis - The Lost Empire) - Gary Trousdale , Kirk Wise
- Motevalede mahe more (Born Under Libra) - Ahmad Reza Darvish
- Bread and Roses - Ken Loach
- A man sees pink (Le Placard) - Francis Veber
- Greenfingers - Tough guys and tender drives (Greenfingers) - Joel Hershman
- The hidden half (Nimeh-ye penhan) - Tahmineh Milani
- The Iron Ladies (Satree lek - The Iron Ladies) - Youngyooth Thongkonthun
- Journey to the Sun (Günese yolculuk) - Yeşim Ustaoğlu
- Lumumba - Raoul Peck
2000
Against All Rule (Remember the Titans) - Boaz Yakin
- Before Night Falls (Before Night Falls) - Julian Schnabel
- Because I'm a girl (But I'm a Cheerleader) - Jamie Babbit
- Character Assassination - Beyond Morals (The Contender) - Rod Lurie
- Erin Brockovich - A True Story (Erin Brockovich) - Steven Soderbergh
- Hurricane (The Hurricane) - Norman Jewison
- It starts today (Ça commence aujourd'hui) - Bertrand Tavernier
- A touch of sunshine (Sunshine) - István Szabó
- X-Men - Bryan Singer
1999
The Green Mile - Frank Darabont
- Boys Don't Cry - Kimberly Peirce
- Defenseless - The General's Daughter - Simon West
- Hard - John Huckert
- Naturally Native - Jennifer Wynne Farmer , Valerie Red-Horse
- Riley's Final Battle (One Man's Hero) - Lance Hool
- Three Kings - It's Nice to be King (Three Kings) - David O. Russell
- Tian yu (Xiu Xiu) - Joan Chen
1998
A Civil Action (A Civil Action) - Steven Zaillian
- Enemy of the State # 1 - Tony Scott
- State of Emergency (The Siege) - Edward Zwick
- Oscar Wilde (Wilde) - Brian Gilbert
1997
- LA Confidential - Curtis Hanson
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) - Clint Eastwood
- Seven Years in Tibet (Seven Years in Tibet) - Jean-Jacques Annaud
1996
The Assassination (The Ghosts of Mississippi) - Rob Reiner
- Witch Hunt (The Crucible) - Nicholas Hytner
- Dead Man Walking - His Last Walk (Dead Man Walking) - Tim Robbins
- Get on the Bus - Spike Lee
- Larry Flynt - The Naked Truth (The People Vs. Larry Flynt) - Miloš Forman
1995
Murder in the First - Marc Rocco
- Rangoon - In the Heart of the Storm (Beyond Rangoon) - John Boorman
- The Secret of the Bride (Picture Bride) - Kayo Hatta
- The Scarlet Letter (The Scarlet Letter) - Roland Joffé
1994
- On Deadly Ground (On Deadly Ground) - Steven Seagal
1993
Schindler 's List - Steven Spielberg
- Dragon : The Bruce Lee Story - Rob Cohen
- Geronimo : An American Legend - Walter Hill
- In the Name of the Father - Jim Sheridan
- Indochine - Régis Wargnier
- Orlando - Sally Potter
- Philadelphia - Jonathan Demme
1992
The Power of One (The Power of One) - John G. Avildsen
- Hitler Youth Salomon (Europe, Europe) - Agnieszka Holland
- Sarafina! - Darrell Roodt
- The Outsider (School Ties) - Robert Mandel
- Half-Blood (Thunderheart) - Michael Apted
1991
Boyz n the Hood - Boys in the quarter (Boyz n the Hood) - John Singleton
- Come See the Paradise (Come See the Paradise) - Alan Parker
- Guilty by Suspicion (Guilty by Suspicion) - Irwin Winkler
- Jungle Fever - Spike Lee
- The Long Way (The Long Walk Home) - Richard Pearce
1990
Miss Daisy and Her Chauffeur (Driving Miss Daisy) - Bruce Beresford
- Glory - Edward Zwick
- Friendship for life (Longtime Companion) - Norman René
- Quigley the Australian (Quigley Down Under) - Simon Wincer
- Romero - John Duigan
1989
Mississippi Burning - The Root of Hate (Mississippi Burning) - Alan Parker
- A Dry White Season (A Dry White Season) - euzhan palcy
- The Big Challenge (Listen to Me) - Douglas Day Stewart
- Talk Radio - Oliver Stone
1988
Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom) - Richard Attenborough
- Accused (The Accused) - Jonathan Kaplan
- Two Worlds (A World Apart) - Chris Menges
1987
Web links
- Political Film Society: Previous Political Film Society Award Winners (Previous winners on the official Political Film Society website , English)
- IMDb: Political Film Society (The Political Film Society in the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), English)