3rd edition of EHRC’s Annual Human Rights Film Festival: Photography and Short Film Competition Winners

EHRC’s Human Rights Photography and Short Film Competition Winners Revealed!

Announcement

We are excited to unveil the winners of EHRC’s Human Rights Photography and Short Film Competition, where talented artists showcased their creativity in capturing the essence of human rights in Ethiopia. The photography competition focused on the right to adequate housing, while the short film competition centered on the right to life. Our panel of judges carefully reviewed and evaluated numerous outstanding entries, making the selection process both challenging and inspiring.

The photography competition winners are…

🏆 Second place | ሁለተኛ

መዓዛ አያሌው | Meaza Ayalew
ሰሚ ያጣ ጩኸት

🏆 First place | አንደኛ

እዮብ ፈንታው | Eyob Fentaw
ሁለት ዓለም

🏆 Third place | ሶስተኛ

መቅደላዊት አሰፋ | Mekdelawit Assefa
ጎጆ

And the short film competition winners are…

Category

Expert/Professional

Through their expert filmmaking skills, the winners of the short film expert/professional category showcased thought-provoking narratives that shed light on the right to life.

🏆 First place | አንደኛ

Ahmed Abdu | ኣህመድ ኣብዱ
Why? (ለምን?)

🏆 Second place | ሁለተኛ

አለምእሸት ታደሰ አያኔ | ተክላይ ገ/ሀና
ታቡ (Tabu)

🏆 Third place | ሶስተኛ

Bereket Tesfaye | በረከት ተስፋዬ
Hope (ተስፋ)


Category

Beginner/Amateur

The beginner/amateur category of the short film competition showcased the talents of aspiring filmmakers and their insightful perspectives on the right to life.

🏆 First place | አንደኛ

Adisu Demeke | አዲሱ ደመቀ
ስለ ሕይወት

🏆 Second place | ሁለተኛ

Kidane Habtamu | ኪዳኔ ሀብታሙ
እምኀልዎት (ከመኖር)

🏆 Third place | ሶስተኛ

Maruf Enderase | ማሩፍ እንደራሴ
Hangatu/ሃንጋቱ


Here are all of the shortlisted films

A curated selection of short films that have made it to the shortlist


Expert/Professional Category

Lidya Debebe | ሊዲያ ደበበ
ሕይወት

Eyob Ashebir | እዮብ አሸብር
#በቃ | #NoMore

Sintayehu Adem | ስንታየሁ አደም
ወደተፈጥሮዓዊነት እንመለስ

Zelalem Bante | ዘላለም ባንተ
መኖር መብቴ ነው

Nardos Teshome | ናርዶስ ተሾመ
ሕይወቴ | Hiwete

Habtamu H/Michael | ሀብታሙ ሀይለሚካኤል
The Other Hero

Yabsira Docho | ያብስራ ዶጮ
Qob | ቆብ

Beginner/Amateur Category


Abay Alemayehu | አባይ አለማየሁ
ከዲግሪዉ በፊት

Mitiku Woelebo | ምትኩ ወዕሌቦ
የፍትህ ሰቆቃ

Yordanos Tadesse | ዮርዳኖስ ታደሰ
ስለ ሕይወት

Rediet Shibabaw | ረድኤት ሽባባው
ፍርስራሽ ልቦች

Betelihem Matewos | ቤተልሔም ማቴዎስ
ቢሆንልኝ (BIHONLGN)

Hana Getachew | ሀና ጌታቸው
አይነጋም ወይ

Nebiyat Seid | ነብያት ሰኢድ
በሕይወት መሞት