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Eyes of the Machine
UYGHER: Spinning a web from a thin thread: Daya Cahen's story about repression of the Uyghurs in western China.
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FIFDH 2026 unveils winners across documentary, fiction, and series
The Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights closed its 24th edition on 14 March after drawing more than 32,000 attendees across a 10-day run. More than 200 guests from art, science, politics and activism took part in this year’s edition. Leading the winners was A Fox Under a Pink Moon, directed by…
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FIFDH Impact Days 2026 expands global reach for impact documentary
FIFDH’s Impact Days closed its 2026 edition in Geneva with what organizers described as a record-setting year, underlining the growing institutional weight of impact documentary within the international nonfiction sector. The professional programme brought together more than 220 participants, including 115 social justice, environmental and philanthropic organisations, alongside over 100 filmmakers and impact practitioners. Across…
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Traces
UKRAINE: Winner of the Panorama Audience Award at this year's Berlinale, Traces, details the powerful story of women seeking to survive and thrive after being raped and tortured by Russian forces during the war in Ukraine.
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FIFDH 2026 sets «Resisting Authoritarianism» theme for 24th edition
The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) will return for its 24th edition from 6–15 March 2026, presenting a programme framed by the festival as a response to accelerating authoritarianism, weakening international law and growing repression. The festival positions its screenings and public Forums as a platform for dialogue between filmmakers, activists,…
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FIFDH announces full 2026 Industry Days programme
FIFDH has detailed the on-the-ground mechanics of Impact Days 2026, sharpening the programme into a three-day, campaign-facing marketplace where films, funders, and Geneva-based institutions meet on practical terms. Taking place 8–10 March 2026 at Espace Pitoëff in Geneva, Impact Days sits inside the wider FIFDH dates of 6–15 March 2026, and leans hard into what…
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From affect to effect, impact producing as practice at FIFDH Impact Days 2026 webinar
FIFDH: Geneva’s FIFDH 2026 Impact Days webinar explores impact producing for social justice, with insights on turning audience affect into measurable effect through strategy, community accountability, and the right team.
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FIFDH 2026 announces opening and closing films and new media partnerships
The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) returns to Geneva from 6–15 March 2026 with an edition explicitly shaped by the instability of «the real» as a civic category. Set against what the festival describes as rising #fascism alongside geopolitical, environmental, social, and technological upheaval, the 24th FIFDH positions cinema as both…
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FIFDH Impact Days 2026 launches with webinar on building film campaign teams
FIFDH #Impact Days# 2026 will open on Thursday 15 January with an online webinar on how documentary filmmakers and their partners can build effective teams for social change campaigns. Titled «Impact Filmmaking for Social Justice: Do Yourself a Favour — Choose the Right Team!», the 75-minute session runs from 14:00 to 15:15 CET and is…