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The Human Rights Award (Sarajevo Film Festival) is an award given at the Sarajevo Film Festival. The award is given for the best film from the competition documentary program dealing with the subject of human rights. It was first awarded in 2004, at the 10th edition of festival, and has since become a traditional award. [1] The Human Rights Award is provided by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
| Year | Film | Original title | Director(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Imported Crows | Uvozne vrane | Goran Dević |  Croatia |
| 2005 | Borderline Lovers | Ljubav na granici | Miroslav Mandić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2006 | Vukovar – Final Cut | Vukovar - poslednji rez | Janko Baljak |  Serbia |
| 2007 | The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories | Problemat s komarite i drugi istorii | Andrey Paounov |  Bulgaria |
| 2008 | Divorce Albanian Style | Razvod po albanski | Adela Peeva | Bulgaria |
| 2009 | Hot Blood | Vrela krv | Marko Mamuzić | Serbia |
| 2010 | Mila Seeking Senida | Mila traži Senidu | Robert Tomić Zuber | Croatia |
| 2011 | Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits | Ekümenopolis: Ucu olmayan şehir | Imre Azem |  Turkey |
| 2012 | Real Man's Film | Muški film | Nebojša Slijepčević | Croatia |
| 2013 | Married to the Swiss Franc | U braku sa švicarcem | Arsen Oremović | Croatia |
| 2014 | Judgement in Hungary | Judgement in Hungary | Eszter Hajdu |  Hungary |
| 2015 | One Day in Sarajevo | Jedan dan u Sarajevu | Jasmila Žbanić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2016 | Scream for me Sarajevo | Scream for me Sarajevo | Tarik Hodžić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2017 | Mr. Gay Syria | Mr. Gay Syria | Ayşe Toprak | Turkey |
| 2018 | Araf | Araf | Didem Pekün | Turkey |
| 2019 | The Euphoria of Being | A létezés eufóriája | Réka Szabó | Hungary |
| 2020 | Acasă, My Home | Acasă, My Home | Radu Ciorniciuc |  Romania |
| 2021 | Les Enfants Terribles | Les Enfants Terribles | Ahmet Necdet Çupu | Turkey |
| 2022 | Bigger Than Trauma | Veće od traume | Vedrana Pribačić | Croatia |
| 2023 | Silence of Reason | Šutnja razuma | Kumjana Novakova |  North Macedonia |
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