UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival)

Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees

UNAFF 2026 is in it's 29th year | runs October 15-25, 2026 | Screening locations: Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Stanford University

The 2026 theme, PASSION FOR CHANGE, continues our devotion to human rights with an emphasis on the energy, foresight and courage required to respond wisely to the increasing pace and challenges of our times. In the past 28 years, UNAFF has screened 8 documentaries which won Academy Awards and another 39 which were nominated. UNAFF was founded in 1998 by Stanford educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In its enduring advocacy for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UNAFF celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace and other topics mentioned in the UDHR.

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