FIFDH Impact Days 24

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (Geneva) presented February 15 the programme for its 22nd edition, which takes place March 8 to 17, 2024. Among the “influential voices of human rights” in attendance will be American activist Angela Davis, Indian economist Jayati Ghosh, and Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitri Mouratov.

The 3-day programme Geneva-based event includes a pitch session during which 16 film teams explain their impact goals/strategies. Doc Society’s Sandra Whipham will make the Impact keynote; selected NGOs and international organisations will explain how they work with films and audiovisual content across all formats and platforms, and the impact campaigns for two urgent docs will be placed squarely in the frame. And much more besides. Industry accreditations now open.

The webinar is titled ‘Impact Filmmaking for Social Justice: Exposing human rights defenders in films and impact campaigns – risks and benefits’ and will include Zippy Kimundu and Meena Nanji, co-directors of the Kenyan Our Land, Our Freedom (2023). Impact Days (March 10-12) is the Industry arm of FIFDH – International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva (March 8-17).

The Geneva-based professional programme, focused on delivering maximum documentary impact, has chosen 16 projects from 21 countries for its next edition running March 10-12 2024. “We truly believe in the power of collaboration to change hearts and minds for human rights,” write organisers. Impact Days is the Industry arm of FIFDH – International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva which runs March 8-17.