authoritarianism
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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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Turin’s CinemAmbiente Festival launches on World Environment Day with over 70 films
The 2025 #CinemAmbiente Film Festival, set to run from 5 to 10 June in Turin, Italy, will showcase over 100 films addressing pressing environmental issues. The festival opens with a screening of Wonders of the Sea (1922), accompanied by a live performance from Italian pop-rock band Perturbazione. This pioneering underwater film aligns with themes of…
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Tata
TRAUMA: An intimate story of family trauma and exploitation, tackling patriarchal structures and the complex life of migrant labourers.
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The adaptive autocrats
AUTHORITARIANISM: What happened after the height of freedom ideals, the fall of the Iron Curtain and Bill Clinton's fusion of liberal politics with market forces? Today, the Chinese's mastery of original Western technology and surveillance seems limitless.
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No job for thugs or fools
JUSTICE: As Poland's court independence increasingly moves in the wrong direction, Polish Judge Igor Tuleya springs into action.
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At home in another Europe
CONTROL: In increasingly authoritarian Hungary, two women face several hardships in their adoption of a young Roma child.