Statutes of the 26th One World 2025 International Documentary Film Festival  

The International Documentary Film Festival One World (hereinafter referred to as the “Festival”), organized by the non-profit organization Man in Peril, is the oldest and largest international documentary film festival in Slovakia. Its main goal is to bring quality documentary films from around the world to the people of Slovakia and to make them accessible to all people regardless of gender, race, age, nationality, social status or health status.  

1. General information  

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The organiser of the festival is a non-profit organisation registered by the District Office Bratislava under number OVVS-24106/502/2017-NO, with registered office Baštová 343/5,  

811 03 Bratislava, ID No.: 5008 2001, Tax ID No.: 2120195154.  

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The 26th edition of the One World IDFF takes place on 17-26 October, in cinemas and online. It will bring to Bratislava over 35 films, international guests and an accompanying programme. The intention is to develop and consolidate the inclusive character of the event and to respond to important issues of society through a top selection of current international and domestic documentary filmmaking, opening up public debate about them and contributing to building the cultural and civic resilience of Bratislava.  

2.  Competition film sections and statutory prizes  

2.1. International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and Czech Republic for Human Rights The aim of this competition section is to annually highlight the best in our region and to create a debate on the quality, overlaps and differences of domestic and neighbouring filmmaking, with a focus on socially critical and human rights reflection.   

The section consists of 3 to 5 mostly Slovak and 3 to 5 mostly Czech films. The Programme Board may decide to increase the number of films in competition as well as to change the parity of Slovak and Czech films.  

Only the following works may be included in the festival’s competition programme:  

• 50 minutes and more  

• produced after 1 January 2024  

• countries of origin: the main producer must be from Slovakia or the Czech Republic  

• available in DCP 2D format  

• available with English translation subtitles in .SRT format  

Availability of audio commentary and special descriptive subtitles is an advantage.  

2.1.1 Jury and prizes  

The winners of the Statutory Prize in the International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and the Czech Republic for Human Rights are always decided by a three-member international jury. The members of the jury are appointed by the main organiser of the competition. The jury decides on the basis of a majority of the votes of the members present and voting. The jury announces the results at the festival award ceremony.  

The Jury of the International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and the Czech Republic for Human Rights awards 1 statutory prize:  

One World Award in the Slovakia and Czechia for Human Rights section – it is combined with a financial prize of EUR 2,000.  

The Jury has the right to award a non-statutory prize, the so-called Special Mention, to one other film from the International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and the Czech Republic for Human Rights. Persons associated with the films in competition may not be members of the jury or present during the decision-making process.  

A non-statutory prize may also be awarded by the festival’s partner, the Dafilms.sk portal.  

2.2 European Glitch International Documentary Competition  

The new competition section European Glitch brings together a selection of first and second feature-length films by talented young European directors who dare to transcend established boundaries, critically reflecting on the present while offering visions of coexistence. The section showcases films that formulate questions of European identity and its place in a changing world in an innovative way.  

Only the following works can be included in the festival’s competition programme:  

• 50 minutes an over  

• made after 1. January 2024  

• Country of production: At least one of the co-production countries must be from Europe 

• available in DCP 2D format  

• available with English translation subtitles in .SRT format  

Availability of audio commentary and special descriptive subtitles is an advantage.  

2.2.1 Jury and prizes  

The winners of the Statutory Prize in the European Glitch International Documentary Competition are always decided by a three-member international jury. The members of the jury are appointed by the main organiser of the competition and are always three members other than the three appointed for the International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and Czech Republic for Human Rights. The jury decides by majority vote of the members present and voting. The jury announces the results at the festival’s award ceremony.  

The Jury of the European Glitch International Documentary Film Competition awards 1 statutory prize:  

The European Glitch Award – is accompanied by a financial prize of EUR 1.000  

The Jury has the right to award a non-statutory prize, the Special Mention, to one other film from the European Glitch International Documentary Competition. Persons associated with the films in competition may not be members of the jury or present during the decision-making process.  

2.3 Selection of films  

The selection of the films is carried out by an international programme team of experts. The main organiser reserves the right to set up the competition sections according to its own choice, based on the expertise of the programme team.  

2.4 Submission of films  

In 2025, the submission of films for the competitions will be open from 11 March 2025 to:  

International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and Czechia for Human Rights – 30.6.  

International Documentary Film Competition European Glitch – 31.5.  

The results of the programme selection will be communicated to all applicants by 31.8.2025.  

Films will be submitted to the competition sections via the application form. In 2025, there will be a fee for entering films according to the current price list.  

The formats of the films accepted into the festival program will be specified after the film is officially invited. All films included in the Festival programme are screened in their original version and must be subtitled in English, which is the responsibility of the party submitting the film. Subtitles for hearing-impaired viewers and audio-commentary for deaf and hard-of-hearing and visually impaired viewers are welcome.  

It is obligatory for the applicant to follow the instructions concerning the copies of the requested films, which will be sent to the applicant together with the notification of the inclusion of the film in the programme. The copies of the requested films will be sent to the applicants after they have received detailed instructions on the nature of the format of the submitted film from the festival’s organizing team.  

For each selected film, the festival must receive detailed documentation by the deadline, including: a) a duly completed application form, b) a synopsis of the film (in electronic form), c) a photograph of the director, CV and filmography of the director (in electronic form), d) the original dialogue and its translation into English (in electronic form), 3) a trailer.  

Subtitles for audiences with hearing impairment and audio commentary are welcome.  

3. Non-competitive film sections  

The non-competitive programme of the festival consists of screenings of films divided into the following sections:  

• Life Is Beautiful  

• Awarded with Laurels  

• Around the World  

• Focus  

• Shorts without Barriers  

• My Street Films  

Films for the non-competitive program are selected by the same program team, but not through the program form. Non-Slovak or Czech films over 60 min made after January 2024 are selected by the programme team on its own initiative and on the basis of a survey of the international audiovisual environment.  

4. Non-film festival prizes  

In addition to the two film sections, the festival also awards prizes in two non-film programmes:  

Days of Change Award – for the best industry programme project focusing on the social impact of the arts  

Elena Lackova Award – for an artistic project that has brought significant positive change to Slovak society in the last two years.  

Non-film prizes are governed by their own statutes.  

5. Promotion of selected films  

The main organiser reserves the right to use excerpts from the films submitted to the competition for the purpose of promoting the festival in the following manner and to the following extent:  

a) feature-length fiction, documentary and animation films – up to 3 minutes,  

b) short films – up to 30 seconds.  

The main organiser reserves the right to make a film excerpt from the official trailer of the film. In case the official trailer is not delivered on time, the main organizer reserves the right to create previews for the purpose of promotion from the available film carrier. The official trailers or previews will be shown in the festival venues, broadcast on TV stations promoting the festival, on the website as part of the festival reverberations.  

The main organiser reserves the right – if required by the artistic concept of the festival soundtrack – to use any excerpts from the submitted films in the soundtrack, up to a maximum of 10 seconds.  

The main organiser reserves the right to use official photographs from the submitted films on its promotional materials and to provide them to the media for the purpose of informing them about the festival.  

6. Guests  

Invitation of guests is at the discretion of the Main Organiser, and the Festival prefers to invite filmmakers to join the films in competition. The Festival will provide accommodation for the invited filmmakers at its own expense for an agreed number of days and reimburse the filmmakers for travel expenses up to an amount to be agreed with the individual filmmakers, taking into account the Festival budget.  

7. Rules for the refund of the entry fee paid for a film  

In the event that the applicant fails to meet the requirements set out for the relevant category of the competition as set out in the Festival Statutes, the fee paid for the entry of the film will not be refunded by the main organiser. It is the responsibility of the entrant to carefully study and meet all the criteria listed for the category of the film in question and to ensure that the film entered complies with the Festival Statutes and the entry guidelines.  

8. Prize money and income tax  

8.1 The prize money represents the prize before taxes.  

8.2 The prize money is subject to income tax as other income within the meaning of Section 8(1)(j) of Act No. 595/2003 Coll. on Income Tax, as amended, with the exception of the prize money of a value not exceeding EUR 350, which is exempt from tax in accordance with Section 9(2)(m)(2) of the Income Tax Act.  

8.3 In accordance with Section 43(3)(d) of the Income Tax Act, the Principal Organiser shall withhold income tax at the rate of 19% from the prize money (the Financial Prize) each time the prize is paid out. If the prize is paid, transferred or credited to a taxpayer of a non-contracting state pursuant to Section 2 (x) of the Income Tax Act, a tax rate of 35% shall apply. The Organiser shall not be liable for the tax obligations of a non-resident or limited taxpayer arising for him/her from the country in which he/she is a tax resident.  

9. Consent to the processing of personal data  

9.1 The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter referred to as the “GDPR”) and Article 13 of Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the protection of personal data and on amending and supplementing certain acts (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).  

9.2 Consent to the provision of personal data – film application for inclusion in the competition  

Person by completing and submitting the entry form to (link to entry form on our website) or ( link to entry form on Cinepass).  

a) voluntarily agrees to the processing of personal data in the information system of the company Človek v ohrození n.o., with its registered office at Baštová 343/5, 811 03 Bratislava, ID No.: 5008 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the “Operator”) to the extent of:  

name, surname, title e-mail contact telephone contact company job position. b) for the purpose of: – registering applications from producers/interested parties for their films to be included in the International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and Czech Republic for Human Rights International Documentary Film Competition European Glitch at the One World Festival  

c) for a period of: – a maximum of 2 years from the granting of consent  

In the event of failure to provide the above-mentioned personal data, the application cannot be accepted, processed and the film cannot be entered into the competition.  

9.3 Consent to the provision of personal data – data archiving  

By expressing his/her consent via the web form, a person may voluntarily consent to the processing of personal data in the information system of Človek v ohrození, n.o., Baštová 343/5, 811 03 Bratislava, ID No.: 5008 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the “Operator”) even after the expiry of the validity period of A.’s consent to the original extent.  

for the purpose of: – archiving the film and the contact personal data of the natural person in the information system of the Operator in case of later interest in the submitted films.  

for the duration of: – international film festivals under the name of MFDF Jede svet.  

This consent is voluntary and does not affect the inclusion of the submitted film in the competition. In case of failure to provide this consent, the festival organizer undertakes that the information obtained through the application form (A. Consent to provide personal data – film application for inclusion in the competition) will be removed from the records of the submitted films after the expiry of the validity period in its entirety.  

INFORMATION ON THE RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS AND OTHER FACTS  

The right of access to the personal data provided may best be exercised by the data subject by means of a written request to the e-mail address of the Data Controller : jedensvet@clovekvohrozeni.sk.  

Responsible person: Eva Križková  

Additional right:  

To request rectification of personal data, restriction of processing of the personal data provided, to request deletion of his/her personal data from the information system of the Controller, to object to the processing of personal data, to file a motion to initiate proceedings pursuant to Section 100 of Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the protection of personal data. You can also exercise the protection of your rights through a complaint addressed to the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic.  

The personal data provided will be provided by the Controller to other categories of recipients (hereinafter referred to as “Processor”), namely:  

technical support and software development, staff/external collaborators. The reason for this sharing is to cover the registration system from a technological point of view and the organizational preparation of the Festival. The Controller, as well as the Intermediary, undertakes to protect the personal data collected against accidental as well as unlawful damage and destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised access and disclosure, as well as against any other impermissible forms of processing.  

The controller does not intend to transfer the personal data collected to third countries or international organisations.  

1. Summary of deadlines and key dates  

Closing date for entries to the International Documentary Film Competition Slovakia and the Czech Republic for Human Rights – 30.6.  

Closing date for entries to the European Glitch International Documentary Competition – 31.5.  

Deadline for submission of documentation for the selected films – within 10 days of receipt of the results of the selection for the programme  

Holding of the 26th edition of the One World IDFF – 17-26.10.2025  

Festival office address / postal address:  

ČLOVEK V OHROZENÍ, n.o./One World  

Baštová 343/5  

811 03 Bratislava  

Slovak Republic  

E-mail: jedensvet@clovekvohrozeni.sk  

Website: www.jedensvet.sk  

Tel: +421 947 957 180  

These Statutes come into force and effect on the date of their publication on the website of the Main Organiser : www.jedensvet.sk  

Update of the Statutes of the IYFF One World 2025 (International Film Festival) on 7.3.2025.