International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) is one of the most important international events dedicated to cinema and human rights, located in the heart of Geneva, "international capital of human rights". The inspiration and impetus behind the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights came from human rights defenders active in NGO's, filmmakers, media representatives and the University of Geneva. The FIFDH coincides with the UN Human Rights Council's main session. This simultaneous event makes the Festival a Free Platform for discussion and debates on a wide variety of topics concerning human rights.[1] It was created by Léo Kaneman and co-founded by Yäel Reinharz Hazan, Pierre Hazan and Isabelle Gattiker in November 2002. Its first edition took place in March 2003.[2]

International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Founded2002
AwardsGrand Prix, Fiction and Human Rights, World Organization Against Torture, Youth Jury
Festival dateAnnually, in March (during the UN Human Rights Council)
Websitehttp://www.fifdh.org/en/

Film festival

With its concept « A film, A subject, A debate », the FIFDH aims to underline human rights violations through films and debates, in the presence of filmmakers, human rights defenders, politicians and recognized specialists. Its programme is designed to increase public awareness and inspire people to reinforce their commitment to universal values. In 2014, more than 25’000 visitors attended the Festival's screenings and debates.[3]

An international forum on human rights

As a genuine Forum on Human Rights, the Festival informs and firmly denounces violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights wherever they occur. In the heart of Geneva, the « human rights international capital », the FIFDH is a relay for human rights defenders active on the field. It offers debates as well as unscreened films and solidarity actions.[4]

Personalities present at the festival

Present at the precedent editions were, among others : Edward Snowden[5] (via Skype) Anna Politkovskaïa,[6] Shirin Ebadi,[7] Carla Del Ponte,[8] Juliette Binoche,[9] William Hurt,[10] Viviane Reding, Taslima Nasreen, Zainab Gashaeva, Leila Shahid, Stéphane Hessel,[11] Julian Assange (via Skype) and his lawyer Balthasar Garzón,[12][13] Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Badinter,[14] Général Roméo Dallaire, Miguel Angel Estrella, Antonio Tabucchi, Alice Nkom,[15] Luis Moreno-Ocampo,[16] Edgar Morin,[17] Rithy Panh[18] and Abderrahmane Sissako.[9]

Awards and jury

The International Juries grant different Awards : the Grand Prix de Genève, the Prix de la Fondation Barbara Hendricks[19] pour la Paix et la Réconciliation en l’honneur de Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Prix de l’Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT).[20] the Prix Fiction et droits humains by the Barbour Foundation. The Eduki foundation and the PBI donate the Youth Awards [21]

Awards 2021
  • Grand Prize of Geneva: Shadow Game - Eefje Blankevoort, Els Van Driel (Netherlands)[22]
  • Gilda Vieira de Mello Prize: Downstream to Kinshasa - Dieudo Hamadi (Democratic Republic of the Congo/France/Belgium)[22]
  • Special Mention: Once Upon A Time In Venezuela - Anabel Rodríguez Ríos (Venezuela/UK/Brazil/Austria)[22]
  • Youth Jury Prize: Shadow Game - Eefje Blankevoort, Els Van Driel[22]

Fiction Competition

Grand Reportage Competition

Awards 2016
  • Creative documentaries competition

GRAND PRIZE OF GENEVA: Among the believers by Hemal Trivedi et Mohammed Ali Naqvi

PRIZE GILDA VIEIRA DE MELLO: Hooligan sparrow by Nanfu Wang

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, offered by the Barbara Hendricks Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation: A SYRIAN LOVE STORY by Sean McAllister

YOUTH JURY AWARD: Hooligan sparrow by Nanfu Wang

  • Fiction and human rights competition

GRAND PRIZE: “ZVIZDAN” (The High Sun) by Dalibor Matanić

SPECIAL MENTION: “EXPERIMENTER” by Michael Almereyda

YOUTH JURY AWARD: “3000 NIGHTS” by Mai Masri

  • OMCT competition

GRAND PRIZE of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT): “VOYAGE EN BARBARIE” by Delphine Deloget & Cécile Allegra

JURY PRIZE OF THE CENTRE DE DÉTENTION DE LA CLAIRIÈRE: “SPARTIATES” by Nicolas Wadimoff.

Awards 2015
  • Creative documentaries competition

GRAND PRIZE OF GENEVA: On the bride's side (Io sto con la sposa) by Antonio Augugliara, Gabriele del Grande and Khales Saliman Al Nassiry

PRIZE GILDA VIEIRA DE MELLO: Spartacus et Cassandra by Ioanis Nuguet, Special mention to The Wanted 18 by Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan

YOUTH JURY AWARD: Something better to come by Hanna Polak

  • Fiction and human rights competition

GRAND PRIZE & YOUTH JURY AWARD: Charlie's Country by Rolf de Heer

  • OMCT competition

GRAND PRIZE of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT): Chechenya, a war without trace by Manon Loizeau.

Awards 2014
  • Creative documentaries competition

GRAND PRIZE OF GENEVA: Return to Homs by Talal Derki

Special mention: Sound of Torture by Keren Shayo

PRIZE GILDA VIEIRA DE MELLO: Art War by Marco Wilms

YOUTH JURY AWARD: 7 Days in Kigali by Mehdi Ba and Jeremy Frey

  • Fiction and human rights competition

GRAND PRIZE: A Stranger by Croatian director Bobo Jelcic

YOUTH JURY AWARD: The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard

  • OMCT competition

GRAND PRIZE of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT): Global Gay, by Frédéric Martel and Rémi Lainé

See also

References
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  3. Solidarité internationale Newsletter Mai 2014 www.ge.ch
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  13. «Il serait bon qu’il y ait beaucoup plus de Julian Assange» www.letemps.ch
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  15. "M Robert Badinter". www.daily-movies.ch/. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  16. Burnand, Frédéric. "Henry Dunant au Festival sur les droits humains". SWI swissinfo.ch (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  17. "12 ème Festival du Film et Forum International sur les Droits Humains (FIFDH)". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  18. Le FIFDH se clôt sur une affluence record www.letemps.ch
  19. "Soirée du palmarès du Festival du Film et Forum International sur les Droits Humains (FIFDH) 2013 - Le blog de Demir SÖNMEZ". demirsonmez.blog.tdg.ch (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-19.
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  21. "FIFDH 2014: le combat des résistants en Syrie primé à Genève| Infosud - Tribune des Droits Humains| www.infosud.org". www.infosud.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
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