Impact Days
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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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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…
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Last Call: FIFDH seeks Impact Documentary films with 19 September deadline
The Festival International du Film et Forum sur les Droits Humains (FIFDH), Geneva’s international human rights film festival, has issued a final call for submissions to its expanded industry program, with applications due by Friday, 19 September. The festival’s #Impact Days# program bridges the gap between documentary creators and influential organisations within Geneva’s network of…
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FIFDH Impact Days 2025: Cinema narratives for social justice
The seventh edition of the #Impact Days#, held during the #FIFDH International Film Festival on #Human Rights# in Geneva, provided a reminder of the power of documentary as a tool for advocacy. Bringing together over participants globally through its annual webinar, the event illuminated how storytelling can mobilise real-world change. «Visions of Hope,» this year’s…
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FIFDH Impact Days announces its 2025 Geneva programme
The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) has announced the 7th edition of Impact Days, taking place from 9 to 11 March 2025 in Geneva. This professional programme is a key platform for filmmakers, impact producers, NGOs international organisations, philanthropists, and distributors who use documentary storytelling to drive meaningful social change. This…