The FIFDH opens its 24th edition in Geneva for ten days of cinema and discussions. Against a backdrop of rising authoritarianism and repression, the FIFDH reaffirms its mission: to provide a space for reflection and dialogue through cinema. We look forward to seeing you there!
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"When organizations do the work of advocacy and awareness-raising and they are not given a voice in the media or in the public debate, it is truly a democratic failure."
- Meriam Mastour, Legal expert, human rights defender during the Forum How Can Europe Resist Re-Fascisation?
Le FIFDH dans la presse 🗞️
Quels sont les grands axes de la programmation de cette 24é édition ? Découvrez le programme et prenez vos places dès maintenant.
👉 Le Festival continue jusqu'au 15 mars !
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"As the Mexican proverb says, they tried to bury us, not knowing we were seeds. Daniel’s story is another seed planted in the ground, and we will keep searching for our brothers and sisters — despite Milei’s denialism" - Florencia Santucho, Co-Director of Identidad
"The Israeli army considers cameras more dangerous than weapons. It wanted to commit this genocide with complete impunity, without being held accountable (...). We believed the images would be enough to trigger pressure. But the crimes continue."
Suhail Nassar, Director of From GAZA with LOVE
"What is at stake is a real colonization of the human by machines. These meta-technologies are available for all purposes, which makes their potential dominion total. And colonization means dependence: we become dependent on machines programmed by others." - Mark Hunyadi, Philosopher & professor
IMPACT SPOTLIGHT ⎜Ukrainian Women and Organised Sexual Crimes
Presented at #ImpactDays25, discover TRACES, a film by Marysia Nikitiuk & Alisa Kovalenko along with its impact campaign, on Sunday, March 15 at 16:00.
🤝In partnership with @omctorg.bsky.social
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PANEL ⎜Water geopolitics in the age of AI
🗣️ The think tank foraus invites you to explore whether AI can serve as a tool for water diplomacy and conflict prevention.
📆Wednesday 11th March at 18:30 at the Librairie.
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PANEL ⎜Policing and Human Rights: Order or Disorder?
The Café des Libertés by CODAP and PBI invites you to an open discussion on policing, disproportionate use of force, and public trust.
📆 Thursday 12 March, 18:30
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🎬✨FIFDH is committed to offering a Festival and events that are accessible to all in order to contribute to an inclusive society and culture.
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FORUM │ United States: The Authoritarian Drift
🗓 March 7, 19:30 — Forum co-presented with @suisse.amnesty.ch, preceded by THE LIBRARIANS by Kim A. Snyder.
🗣 With Maya Kandel, Katherine Stewart, and Faisal Al-Juburi.
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The GEN is at the #FIFDHImpactDays Workshop for NGOs & int'l organizations ahead of @fifdh.bsky.social 2026.
With various films tackling #environment & #humanrights in this year's selection, partnerships in #GENeva are placed at the heart of impact.
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FORUM ⎜Towards the Privatisation of Development Aid?
In the name of greater efficiency, several emerging countries are now favouring the involvement of private actors in the sector — an approach that is not without risks.
🗓️ Wednesday 11 March, 19:30
🤝Caritas Suisse
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FORUM ⎜Gaza: Resisting, Bearing Witness, Creating
At the FIFDH: screening FROM GROUND ZERO + short film program followed by a discussion with Muhammad Al-Sharif, Aws Al Banna, I’timad Washah, Rashid Masharawi and Yara El-Ghadban.
🤝 @msf.ca
📆 Tuesday, 10 March, 19:30
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FORUM ⎜When Climate Change Forces Displacement
🗣️ The Festival will explore the links between climate change and forced displacement on Friday, March 13 at 7:00 pm, as part of a discussion co-presented with @helvetas-ch.bsky.social 🤝
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FORUM ⎜Sudan: Who Profits from the War?
At the FIFDH, co-presented with @hrw.org 🤝
Discussion with Mohamed Osman and Kholood Khair, preceded by SUDAN, REMEMBER US by Hind Meddeb.
📆 Sunday 15 March, 13:00
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✨ THE FULL PROGRAMME IS OUT NOW ✨
Let's go! Discover the films, discussions, guests and events that will punctuate these 10 days of the Festival. See you from 6 to 15 March at #FIFDH26, dedicated to cinema and human rights.
🔗 Programme & Ticket Office: fifdh.org/en/festival/
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
When money is the only parameter, this is what happens...
Trump’s Billion-Dollar Board of Peace
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Le discrédit de Nicolás Maduro est tel qu’il paralyse partout les actions contre la plus grave intervention impérialiste de ces derniers temps. Retour sur une expérience de gauche, impulsée par Hugo Chávez, devenue le meilleur outil de propagande des droites.
Par Pablo Stefanoni
Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
"Every time people or corporations or countries that are richer and more powerful attack and exploit those that are not, the fabric of civilization frays."
#USA #Trump #InternationalJustice #RuleOfLaw
"...it is a victory for Putin, because it is a blow — quite likely fatal — to the new world order of law, justice and human rights that was heralded in the wake of World War II."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
🚀 2026 EARLY BIRD PASS 🚀
Give — or treat yourself to — a unique and meaningful experience at the FIFDH, from March 6 to 15, with our exclusive early-bird rate: CHF 105 instead of CHF 160 🎁
👉 Enjoy full access to all Festival events at 30% off with this special offer !
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Kicking off the #FIFDHImpactDays26 with a webinar on January 15. Register now!
🎬 In partnership with UN Human Rights, the FIFDH launches the 2025 tour for Human Rights Day. This year’s theme — OUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS — reminds us that human rights aren’t ideals, they’re what we rely on every day ✊
Let’s take a look at this edition’s films 🎬
Programme out in December 📆
Join Ciné-ONU, CAGI and FIFDH for a screening and discussion on the journey of Francia Márquez, human rights and environmental defender and now Vice-President of Colombia 🇨🇴🎬 Followed by a discussion on the political participation of marginalised communities today.
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