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Tunis hosts 11th human rights film festival

The festival runs November 3-7, 2026, at Ciné-Théâtre Le Rio with a focus on climate justice.

Tunis is hosting the 11th Human Screen Festival, an international film event organized by ACTIF with the National Centre for Cinema and Image (CNCI). The festival runs from November 3 to 7, 2026, at the Ciné-Théâtre Le Rio under the slogan "Occupy the screen, occupy the space."

This year's theme is "She resists, she adapts: cinema, civil society and climate justice," and the programming features international films on human rights, women's resistance, migration, identity, and social and climate justice.

The festival uses cinema as a space for expression and reflection on contemporary human and social issues, highlighting civil society's role in defending rights and freedoms.

Why it mattersTunisians can attend the Human Screen Festival in Tunis to engage with films on human rights and climate justice.