For peace to prevail
JOURNALISM: How a German trial of two Syrian refugees put the crimes of Bashar al-Assad’s regime under the international spotlight
human rights
Prevent the abuse of human rights in social media
SOCIAL MEDIA: Two films from One World IHRFF prompt us to think about what kind of social media we want in the future.
«Their stories and perspectives bring a different cinematic language and energy»
THESSALONIKI: Agora Director Angeliki Vergou discusses the 2023 film market for Southeastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East.
«Even if we can’t see the light in the tunnel, we still have to resist and fight for a better world»
HUMAN idff Oslo: Festival Director Ketil Magnussen discusses the 2023 festival programme, the role of the festival director, the controversy around Two Kids a Day, and balanced presentations in the face of war in Europe.
Can justice be brought?
CONFLICT: A film set in the present, about the past, that points to the future…
Where 97 percent of the population lives on the threshold of starvation
AFGHANISTAN: Zarifa Ghafari is on the BBC’s list of the world’s 100 most influential women. This Afghan mayor knows very well that she is a symbol – but perhaps most of all an attraction.
NATO – an alliance for the 21st century?
MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: NATO’s new strategy document is a continuation of the neoconservative line after Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s politicization of the group, revealing an ideological chasm between the old and the new NATO.
Battle royale
NAM: In a documentary diptych, Mila Turajlić examines the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement via an expansive unexplored archive of former Tito cameraman Stevan Labudović.
The forgotten conflict
YEMEN: With the mainstream Western media’s infatuation with Ukraine, wars raging across other parts of the world are forgotten, the devastation in Yemen primary among them.
The revolution inside
BELARUS: A dreamy figure takes us through the protesting crowds of 2020 Belarus as dreams turn to nightmares.
We must activate our voices for Iran!
The Norwegian-Iranian filmmaker #Ali Parandian# is the man behind the petition «The Nordic Film Community stand with protesters in Iran».