Competition

Creative documentaries competition

The festival’s seminal competition, in which the best creative documentary is rewarded for the quality of its execution.

Grand Prize of Geneva, of 10’000 CHF

Offered by the City and Canton of Geneva

PRIze GILDA VIEIRA DE MELLO, as a tribute to his son SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, of 5’000 CHF

Offered by the Barbara Hendricks Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation

Awarded by the International Documentary Jury: Eric Cantona, Fatoumata Diawara, Xiaolu Guo, Yasmina Khadra & Fernand Melgar.

Youth Jury Award, of 500 CHF

Offered by the Peace Brigades International (PBI)

OMCT competition

Le OMCT Grand Prize (World Organisation Against Torture) awards a prize to a director whose film demonstrates his/her commitment to the human rights’ cause.

GRAND PRIze of the world organization against torture (OMCT), of 5’000 CHF

Awarded by the OMCT Jury

FICTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMPETITION

A jury composed of four international personnalities award the Fiction and Human Rights Prize to the best fiction film, offered by the Fondation Barbour.

Grand Prize Fiction and human rights, of 10’000 CHF

Offered by the Hélène et Victor Barbour Foundation

Awarded by the International Fiction Jury: Arsinée Khajian, Joëlle Bertossa, Germinal Roaux & Philippe Cottier.

YOUTH JURY AWARD, OF 500 CHF

Offered by the Eduki Foundation