The Netherlands-based Movies that Matter human rights festival is looking for documentary film projects on human rights and/or social or environmental issues to participate in its Take on Film & Impact programme on 24 and 25 March 2022. The deadline for submission is December 1.
The upcoming Movies that Matter festival takes place 25 March – 3 April 2022 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
“Movies that Matter wants to open eyes to human rights by offering a stage for poignant fiction films and revealing documentaries that stir debates about human rights, sustainability and the fight against injustice,” say organisers.
“For our Industry programme, we are calling filmmakers from around the world producing or directing documentaries about human rights and/or social or environmental issues that need to be urgently addressed, to submit their projects for the 2022 edition of the Movies that Matter Take on Film & Impact days.”
A selection of documentary film projects will be chosen to take part in the programme. The teams behind the projects will attend both group and individual coaching sessions led by experienced impact producers and filmmakers in order to (further) develop their impact goals and strategies for their films. The focus will be on improving the projects’ impact pitches which will then be presented in front of a panel of impact producers, distributors, sales agents, NGOs and other organisations outside the film field related to the outreach goals of the projects.
The Take on Film & Impact programme will take place either online or hybrid on 24 and 25 March, in GMT+1. This decision will be taken by the end of January at the latest. There is no submission or participation fee.
Key Dates:
30 November 2021 23:59: Deadline for submission
20 December 2021: Projects will be informed regarding selection
25 January 2022: Webinar by FIFDH for selected projects
3 March 2022: Preparation workshop for selected projects (date subject to change)
24 and 25 March 2022: Take on Film & Impact two-day programme
Day 1: Masterclasses and pitching preparation
Day 2: Pitching and meetings
