India
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FIFDH 2026 Impact Lab unveils global lineup
From Gaza’s velodromes to Mexico’s avocado groves, the 2026 Impact Lab at FIFDH’s Industry Days is staking out the frontline of social-justice documentary. Run alongside Geneva’s International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights each March, the #Impact Lab# is not a film market in the usual sense. It is a training and matchmaking hub…
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Letters From Wolf Street
MIGRANTS: When immigrants are the scapegoats for all of Europe's ills, and the far right is resurgent, Arjun Talwar's poetic glimpse into the experience of life as a foreigner in Poland is a potent antidote to hatred.
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Taskovski Training Program partners FDCP to continue the growth of Filipino documentary sector
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has partnered with the #DocsConnect #Taskovski Training# Program in an ambitious effort to further strengthen the country’s burgeoning documentary film sector. The #Philippines has a rich cinematic tradition, with filmmakers like #Brillante Mendoza# and #Lav Diaz# gaining international recognition. In recent years, the documentary genre has emerged…
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The privilege of the self-portrait
MEXICO: The intersection of migration and personal identity with Night of the Coyotes and Frida: A Self-Portrait.
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Widowhood in India as farmers’ suicides soar
GRIEF: Amidst India's farmer suicide crisis, a young woman navigates her grief as she joins a community of widows.
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The case of the mighty stick figures
INDIA: Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja's struggle against censorship and legal threats for her politically charged cartoons critical of the country's direction.
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The military ambitions of oil states
WEAPONS: There are a number of developments in the three oil states of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, which Jean-Loup Samaan explores in his latest book. These are the three oil states that account for 17 percent of all arms purchases worldwide. Saudi Arabia wants to become a nuclear power in order to stand up…
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Braving the Brahmaputra
CLIMATE: As global warming increases heavy flooding on Bangladesh's mighty Brahmaputra River, impoverished inhabitants of its mud islands are forced to flee.
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Human Conditionals: The Girl Who Looked in the Mirror of the World
PHOTOGRAPHY: Uncover the compelling photography from the 2023 cycle of the Prix Pictet award, focusing on the theme «Human.»