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thursday 09

Exhibitions

Act on your future

Zone piétonne du Mont-Blanc

Tags : migrations

Events

Exhibition launch of Act on Your Future

Impact Hub

Tags : migrations

Fiction Competition

L’autre côté de l’espoir / Toivon tuolla puolen
by Aki Kaurismäki

Tickets on location Lausanne - Cinéma Le Capitole

In the presence of the actors Sherwan Haji and Sakari Kuosmanen

Tags : migrations, europe, film directors

friday 10

Exhibitions

EXILES by Rithy Panh

Cour Pitoëff - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : migrations, asia, film directors

Exhibitions

UNDER THE SKIN de mounir fatmi

Maison des Arts du Grütli - Espace Hornung

Tags : racism, northern america

Exhibitions

RESILIENCE de Abdel Rahman Katanani

Galerie Analix Forever

Tags :

Exhibitions

Irak: la vie après le génocide

Maison des Arts du Grütli - Espace Meliès

Tags : middle east

Exhibitions

#notatarget

Premier étage - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : humanitarian

Exhibitions

Prints selection – Welcome To Camp America by Debi Cornwall

Café Babel - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : justice, nothern america

OMCT Competition

The Borneo Case
by Dylan Williams & Erik Pauser

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : asia, environment, economy

Creative documentaries Competition

Tickling Giants
by Sara Taksler

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : middle east, freedom of speech

International Forum

Turkey: Erdogan’s Worrisome Transformation

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Pinar Selek, Yavuz Baydar, Nils Melzer and Nicole Pope
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : freedom of speech, turkey, populism

OMCT Competition

Chasing Asylum
by Eva Orner

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : migrations, justice, prisons

Fiction Competition

Moonlight
by Barry Jenkins

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : northern america, LGBT

saturday 11

Events

Presentation of the exhibition Irak : Life After Genocide

Free entrance Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : middle east

Film, discussions

Photojournalists: Images of War

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

With Massoud Hossaini, Farzana Wahidy, Bulent Kilic and Teddy Mazina
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : freedom of speech, war

International Forum

Fighting hunger and poverty: the cases of Brazil and India

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Dilma Rousseff, Colin Gonsalves and Darius Rochebin
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : asia, latin america, economy

Creative documentaries Competition

500 Years / 500 Años
by Pamela Yates

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : latin america, justice, women

Events

Meeting with Pinar Selek, a turkish activist and author

Free entrance Bibliothèque de la Cité

Tags : turkey, freedom of speech

Thematic films

The Invisible City [Kakuma]
by Lieven Corthouts

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : migrations, africa, humanitarian

Fiction Competition

Drum / Tabl
by Keywan Karimi

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the collaborator Farahnaz Sharifi

Tags : middle east, justice, film directors

Creative documentaries Competition

The War Show
by Obaidah Zytoon & Andreas Dalsgaard

Free entrance La Reliure

Doors open at 6pm
Screening followed by a set by DJ Aloko

Tags : middle east, war, women

Thematic films

A Greek Winter
by Ingeborg Jansen

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : europe, economy

Creative documentaries Competition

Exil
by Rithy Panh

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : migrations, asia, film directors

International Forum

A state of human rights in a changed world that has become unpredictable

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Andrew Clapham Stephen Hopgood and Peter Forster
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags :

Events

Exhibition launch of Rithy Panh’s Exiles

Bar Pitoëff - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : migrations, asia, film directors

Events

Nobody is God – Stage play

Tickets on location Théâtre Saint Gervais (Genève)

Tags :

School screenings

Bienvenue au Réfugistan
by Anne Poiret

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags : migrations, africa, humanitarian

Creative documentaries Competition

They Call Us Monsters
by Benjamin Lear

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : northern america, justice, prison, children's rights

Fiction Competition

L’autre côté de l’espoir / Toivon tuolla puolen
by Aki Kaurismäki

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of the actors Sherwan Haji and Sakari Kuosmanen

Tags : migrations, europe, film directors

sunday 12

International Forum

Israelis and Palestinians against the occupation

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Ali Abu Awwad, Daniel Bar-Tal and Claire Doole
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng
Carte blanche to Leo Kaneman, Honorary President and Founder of the FIFDH

Tags : middle east, war

International Forum

Women’s rights: an ongoing struggle

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Agata Czarnacka, Rokhaya Diallo, Françoise Girard and Laure Adler
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : women, justice

Fiction Competition

7 minutes / 7 minuti
by Michele Placido

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the filmmaker and the actor Sabine Timoteo

Tags : europe, women

Out of Competition fictions

The Idol / Ya tayr el tayer
by Hany Abu-Assad

Tickets on location Théâtre de la Tournelle

Co-presented with the Festival Palestine Filmer c’est exister

Tags : middle east

OMCT Competition

Frame by Frame
by Alexandria Bombach & Mo Scarpelli

Free entrance Aula de l’école des Boudines (Meyrin)

In the presence of the protagonists.

Tags : freedom of speech, war

Events

Exhibition launch of mounir fatmi’s UNDER THE SKIN

Maison des Arts du Grütli - Espace Hornung

Tags : racism, northern america

OMCT Competition

The Pearl Of Africa
by Jonny Von Wallström

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : LGBTIQ, africa, justice

Fiction Competition

Burning Birds / Davena Vihagun
by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : asia, women

International Forum

Geneva, Kuala Lumpur, Hollywood: a global financial scandal

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Clare Rewcastle Brown, Cobus de Swardt, Lukas Straumann and Dejan Nikolic
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : asia, economy, justice

Fiction Competition

Moonlight
by Barry Jenkins

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : northern america, LGBT

Creative documentaries Competition

The Good Postman
by Tonislav Hristov

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : migrations, europe

Thematic films

Investigating My Father

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags :

monday 13

School screenings

Etats-Unis, le nouvel Apartheid
by romain icard

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of the State Chancellor, Ms Anja Wyden Guelpa

Tags : northern america, children's rights

School screenings

La colère dans le vent
by Amina Weira

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags : africa, economy

Creative documentaries Competition

The War Show
by Obaidah Zytoon & Andreas Dalsgaard

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of Dr. Annie Sparrow
Assistant Professor, Icahn School of ­Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Moderator: Charles Glass, Journalist and writer, author of « Syria Burning, A Short History of A Catastrophe »

Tags : middle east, war, women

Events

Talking HEADS with Rithy Panh

Free entrance Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : asia, film directors

OMCT Competition

Complicit
by Lynn Zhang & Heather White

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : technology, china, economy

Events

Swiss Initiative: Sudan short films

Free entrance Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : africa, film directors

OMCT Competition

Impasse
by Elise Shubs

Free entrance Le Manège d’Onex

In partnership with Les Créatives
Film followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Tags : women, switzerland

Creative documentaries Competition

Tickling Giants
by Sara Taksler

Free entrance Salle communale d’Anières

Film followed by a discussion and a cocktail

Tags : middle east, freedom of speech

Events

The freedom of expression yesterday and today

Free entrance Théâtre de Carouge

Tags : freedom of speech

Creative documentaries Competition

Exil
by Rithy Panh

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : migrations, asia, film directors

OMCT Competition

The Pearl Of Africa
by Jonny Von Wallström

Free entrance Théâtre du Bordeau (Saint-Genis-Pouilly)

In the presence of the protagonists

Tags : LGBTIQ, africa, justice

Fiction Competition

Nocturama
by Bertrand Bonello

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : film directors, europe

International Forum

Syria, damning proofs

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Stephen Rapp, William Wiley, Mazen al-Hamada, Almudena Bernabeu and Charles Glass
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : syria, middle east, justice

Events

Pippo Delbono’s Vangelo preview

Tickets on location Lausanne - La Cinémathèque suisse

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : migrations, europe, film directors

OMCT Competition

The Child Soldier’s New Job / Børnesoldatens Nye Job
by Mads Ellesøe

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : africa, economy, children's rights

tuesday 14

Exhibitions

Chroniques d’Alep de Mouna Ikhlassy

Flux Laboratory (Carouge)

In partnership with la Galerie LIGNE treize, Carouge

Tags : syria, middle east

School screenings

L’Image manquante
by Rithy Panh

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags :

Events

Conference of Laurent Gaudé

Book by email Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : freedom of speech

Events

International symposium / UNIGE – Syria: imagining a peaceful future

Free entrance Uni Dufour, salle U600

Tags : syria, middle east

School screenings

Bienvenue au Réfugistan
by Anne Poiret

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags : migrations, africa, humanitarian

School screenings

Donetsk, la bataille de l’Ukraine
by Antony Butts

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags : europe, populism, war

Events

Exhibition launch of Mouna Ikhlassy’s Chronicles of Aleppo

Flux Laboratory (Carouge)

Tags : syria, middle east

OMCT Competition

The Opposition
by Hollie Fifer

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : asia, environment, human rights defendors

Film, discussions

The United Nations: overcoming paralysis

Free entrance Maison de la Paix

Discussion preceded by the film "Jean Ziegler, the optimism of the willpower"
With Jean Ziegler, Eric Tistounet, Thania Paffenholz and André Crettenand
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : UN, switzerland

Events

Wu Wenguang retrospective

Free entrance HEAD - Salle Robert Kramer (Rue Général-Dufour 2)

Treatment (Wu Wenguang, 80’, 2010)

Tags : china, film directors

Creative documentaries Competition

Tickling Giants
by Sara Taksler

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : middle east, freedom of speech

Fiction Competition

The Cambridge Squatter / Era o Hotel Cambridge
by Eliane Caffé

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : latin america, migrations

Out of Competition fictions

The Idol / Ya tayr el tayer
by Hany Abu-Assad

Free entrance Salle communale de Presinge

dès 14h : préparation, ouverte à tout.te.s, d’un repas érythréen au centre d’hébergement collectif de Presinge (inscription par mail à : philippe.allen@hospicegeneral.ch)
18h15 : visite guidée du centre d’hébergement
19h00 : projection et discussion
21h00 : repas en commun
En collaboration avec l’Hospice général
Co-presented with the Festival Palestine Filmer c’est exister

Tags : middle east

Out of competition fictions

Divines
by Houda Benyamina

Free entrance Point Favre (Chêne-Bourg)

Tags :

Creative documentaries Competition

The War Show
by Obaidah Zytoon & Andreas Dalsgaard

Free entrance Espace Louis Simon (Gaillard)

Film followed by a discussion

Tags : middle east, war, women

International Forum

Transgender and intersex: out of the box, without rights?

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Vitit Muntarbhorn, Ruth Baldacchino, Cleopatra Kambugu, Cynthia Kraus and Nancy Ypsilantis
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : LGBTIQ, africa, justice

OMCT Competition

Silent War
by Manon Loizeau & Annick Cojean

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

World premiere, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Manon Loizeau

Tags : syria, middle east, women, justice

Fiction Competition

Wùlu
by Daouda Coulibaly

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : africa, economy

OMCT Competition

Chasing Asylum
by Eva Orner

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : migrations, justice, prisons

wednesday 15

Events

International symposium / UNIGE – Syria: imagining a peaceful future

Free entrance Uni Dufour, salle U300

Tags : syria, middle east

School screenings

Un Baptême du feu
by Jérôme Clément-Wilz

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags : freedom of speech, war

Out of Competition fictions

The Idol / Ya tayr el tayer
by Hany Abu-Assad

Free entrance Centre d’hébergement collectif de Saconnex - Hospice général (Genève)

Co-presented with the Festival Palestine Filmer c’est exister

Tags : middle east

Creative documentaries Competition

The Good Postman
by Tonislav Hristov

Free entrance Aula de l’école des Boudines (Meyrin)

Tags : migrations, europe

Out of Competition fictions

The Idol / Ya tayr el tayer
by Hany Abu-Assad

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

Co-presented with the Festival Palestine Filmer c’est exister

Tags : middle east

Thematic films

TADMOR

Tickets on location Cinéma Spoutnik

Film followed by a discussion

Tags :

Film, discussions

Child soldiers : An international market

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Discussion preceded by the film "The Child Soldier’s New Job"
With Elisabeth Decrey Warner, Andrew Clapham, Rémy Friedmann and Serge Michel
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : africa, economy, children's rights

Events

Wu Wenguang retrospective

Free entrance HEAD - Salle Robert Kramer (Rue Général-Dufour 2)

No Land (Wu Wenguang, 40’, 2015) + My Grandpa’s Winter (Wu Wenguang, 30’, 2011)

Tags : china, film directors

Events

Liberties’ Café

Free entrance Café Babel - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : latin america, freedom of speech

Creative documentaries Competition

The War Show
by Obaidah Zytoon & Andreas Dalsgaard

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : middle east, war, women

Creative documentaries Competition

Ghost Hunting / ISTIYAD ASHBAH
by Raed Andoni

Cinérama Empire

Preview
In the presence of the filmmaker and protagonists

Tags : middle east, prisons, justice

Fiction Competition

7 minutes / 7 minuti
by Michele Placido

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : europe, women

Creative documentaries Competition

The Good Postman
by Tonislav Hristov

Free entrance Espace La julienne (Plan-les-Ouates)

Tags : migrations, europe

Creative documentaries Competition

Exil
by Rithy Panh

Tickets on location Cinéma La Bobine - Le Sentier

Tags : migrations, asia, film directors

Creative documentaries Competition

Tickling Giants
by Sara Taksler

Free entrance Aula de Lully (Bernex)

Projection followed by a discussion about freedom of press with:
- Patrick Chappatte, swiss press cartoonist, co-founder of Cartooning for Peace Foundation
- Hany Abbas, press cartoonist threatened by syrian secret services, refugee in Switzerland, member of Cartooning for Peace
- Nawal Al-Maghafi, Middle East correspondent for the BBC.

Tags : middle east, freedom of speech

Creative documentaries Competition

The Good Postman
by Tonislav Hristov

Free entrance Salle communale d’Anières

Tags : migrations, europe

International Forum

Once upon a time there was a right to privacy

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Bernard E. Harcourt, Max Schrems, Nicolas Capt and Amaelle Guiton
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : technology, northern america

Film, discussions

Bruno Manser, 16 years after: a fight more necessary than ever

Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle

Discussion preceded by the film "The Borneo Case"
With Mutang Urud, Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend and Nicolas Kramar
Consecutive translation Fr/Eng

Tags : asia, environment

Thematic films

TADMOR

Tickets on location Cinéma Spoutnik

Film followed by a discussion

Tags :

Fiction Competition

Mimosas, la voie de l’Atlas
by Oliver Laxe

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : africa, film directors

OMCT Competition

Syria’s Disappeared: the Case against Assad
by Sara Afshar

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : syria, middle east, justice

Creative documentaries Competition

They Call Us Monsters
by Benjamin Lear

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : northern america, justice, prison, children's rights

thursday 16

School screenings

Chaos au Kalahari / Chaos in the Kalahari
by Kate Thompson-Gorry

Maison Vaudagne (Meyrin)

Tags :

School screenings

Jungle
by Colia Vranici

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Film followed by the shortmovies BUNKERS by Anne-Claire Adet, and Bon voyage by Fabio Friedli
Ticketing open to the public

Tags : migrations

School screenings

BUNKERS
by Anne-Claire Adet

Grütli - Salle Langlois

This film follows the shortmovie Jungle by Colia Vranici and is followed by the shortmovie Bon voyage by Fabio Friedli
Ticketing open to the public

Tags : migrations, europe

School screenings

Bon voyage
by Fabio Friedli

Grütli - Salle Langlois

This film follows the shortmovies Jungle by Colia Vranici and BUNKERS by Anne-Claire Adet
Ticketing open to the public

Tags :

School screenings

Jungle
by Colia Vranici

Grütli - Salle Langlois

This film follows the shortmovie Mineurs au pied du mur, by Jean-Daniel Bohnenblust
Ticketing open to the public

Tags : migrations

School screenings

Mineurs au pied du mur
by Jean-Daniel Bohnenblust

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Film followed by the shortmovie Jungle, by Colia Vranici
Ticketing open to the public

Tags : children's rights

Out of Competition fictions

The Idol / Ya tayr el tayer
by Hany Abu-Assad

Free entrance Clinique Belle-Idée (Chêne-Bourg)

Co-presented with the Festival Palestine Filmer c’est exister

Tags : middle east

School screenings

Un Baptême du feu
by Jérôme Clément-Wilz

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags : freedom of speech, war

Events

Exhibition launch of Debi Cornwall’s Welcome To Camp America

Centre de la Photographie Genève

Tags : justice, nothern america

OMCT Competition

Frame by Frame
by Alexandria Bombach & Mo Scarpelli

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : freedom of speech, war

International Forum

Greece: when austerity policies create humanitarian crises

Free entrance Maison de la Paix

film, topic, debate
With Daniel Munevar, Ugo Panizza, Giorgos Vichas and Maren Peters

Tags : europe, economy

Events

Wu Wenguang retrospective

Free entrance HEAD - Salle Robert Kramer (Rue Général-Dufour 2)

Self-portrait with three women (Wu Wenguang, 70’, 2010)

Tags : china, film directors

Film, discussions

Kakuma, the invisible city

Musée International de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge

With Lieven Corthouts and Khadijo
Consecutive translation Fr/Eng

Tags : migrations, africa, humanitarian

Creative documentaries Competition

Nowhere To Hide
by Zaradasht Ahmed

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : middle east, war

Creative documentaries Competition

The War Show
by Obaidah Zytoon & Andreas Dalsgaard

Free entrance Lausanne - Maison de Quartier sous-gare

Tags : middle east, war, women

OMCT Competition

The Borneo Case
by Dylan Williams & Erik Pauser

Free entrance Salle communale du Petit Lancy

In the presence of the protagonist

Tags : asia, environment, economy

Fiction Competition

Wùlu
by Daouda Coulibaly

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : africa, economy

Out of Competition fictions

The Idol / Ya tayr el tayer
by Hany Abu-Assad

Free entrance Centre d’hébergement collectif des Tattes - Hospice général (Vernier)

Co-presented with the Festival Palestine Filmer c’est exister

Tags : middle east

Thematic films

Trading Paradise

Tickets on location Cinéma Les Scala

Special screening in the presence of the filmmaker
None of our Festival Passes or Accreditations are valid for this event.

Tags : economy, africa, latin america, switzerland

Fiction Competition

Nocturama
by Bertrand Bonello

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Film followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Tags : film directors, europe

Events

Meeting with Bertrand Bonello

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : film directors, terrorism

International Forum

Yemen: out of sight, a descent into chaos

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Tawakkol Karman, Hughes Robert, Laurent Bonnefoy, Nawal Al-Maghafi and Xavier Colin
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : war, middle east, terrorism, humanitarian

Fiction Competition

Burning Birds / Davena Vihagun
by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : asia, women

OMCT Competition

Silent War
by Manon Loizeau & Annick Cojean

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : syria, middle east, women, justice

Events

24h à Champ-Dollon. A prison between representation and reality

Free entrance HEAD - Salle Robert Kramer (Rue Général-Dufour 2)

Film followed by a discussion

Tags : prisons, justice, switzerland

friday 17

School screenings

Bienvenue au Réfugistan
by Anne Poiret

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags : migrations, africa, humanitarian

Events

Corporate sponsorship, risks and profits: 9 foundations take a stand for womens’ rights.

Book by email Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

Discussion in French
Tickets can be purchase at the entrance (lunch and drinks included): 30 CHF Full price, 20 CHF Reduce price

Tags : women, economy

School screenings

Chaos au Kalahari / Chaos in the Kalahari
by Kate Thompson-Gorry

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Ticketing open to the public

Tags :

Events

The everyday struggle of National Human Rights’ Commissions

Free entrance Fonction: Cinéma

Tags : UN

International Forum

The fingers of shame on our phones and tablets

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Chantal Peyer, Bonnie Nixon and Manuelle Pernoud
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : technology, china, economy

Film, discussions

Humanitarian crises and new technologies: a revolution in the making ?

Book by email Globe de la Science et de l’Innovation (Meyrin)

Free entrance upon reservation
With Yves Daccord, Christopher Earney, Jean-Claude Bolay, Klaus Schönenberger, Gioia Deucher and Gaël Hurlimann
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : technology, war, humanitarian

Events

Wu Wenguang retrospective

Free entrance HEAD - Salle Robert Kramer (Rue Général-Dufour 2)

My Village 2008 (Wu Wenguang, 75’, 2009)

Tags : china, film directors

Creative documentaries Competition

Ghost Hunting / ISTIYAD ASHBAH
by Raed Andoni

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : middle east, prisons, justice

Fiction Competition

Mimosas, la voie de l’Atlas
by Oliver Laxe

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : africa, film directors

Film, discussions

Prostitution in Switzerland

Théâtre POCHE/GVE

Discussion only in French
With Elise Shubs, Milena Chimienti and Brigitte Mantilleri

Tags : women, switzerland

Fiction Competition

The Cambridge Squatter / Era o Hotel Cambridge
by Eliane Caffé

Free entrance Le Nénuphar (Vernier)

Followed by a discussion

Tags : latin america, migrations

Creative documentaries Competition

I Am Not Your Negro
by Raoul Peck

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

Film followed by the debate "African descent: a universal Black Power?", with Raoul Peck, Rokhaya Diallo, Pap Ndiaye and Steven Thrasher, chaired by Ngaire Blankenberg

Tags : racism, northern america

International Forum

African descent: a universal Black Power?

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Raoul Peck, Rokhaya Diallo, Pap Ndiaye and Ngaire Blankenberg
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : racism, justice, northern america

Fiction Competition

The Cambridge Squatter / Era o Hotel Cambridge
by Eliane Caffé

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : latin america, migrations

Creative documentaries Competition

Exil
by Rithy Panh

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : migrations, asia, film directors

Events

Tribute to John Berger

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of Nancy Huston

Tags :

saturday 18

Creative documentaries Competition

I Am Not Your Negro
by Raoul Peck

Grütli - Salle Simon

Film followed by the discussion "Addressing anti-black racism in Geneva and its challenges", with Raoul Peck, Noémi Michel, Max Lobe, Didier Nsasa and Nic Ulmi

Tags : racism, northern america

Film, discussions

Addressing anti-Black Racism in Geneva and its challenges

Grütli - Salle Simon

Discussion only in French
With Noémi Michel, Max Lobe, Didier Nsasa and Nic Ulmi
In the presence of the director Raoul Peck

Tags : racism, switzerland

Fiction Competition

The Cambridge Squatter / Era o Hotel Cambridge
by Eliane Caffé

Free entrance Hôpital de Beau Séjour (Genève)

Tags : latin america, migrations

International Forum

The International Criminal Court under fire

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Reed Brody, Xavier-Jean Keïta and Stéphanie Maupas
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : justice

Film, discussions

Papua New Guinea: A community’s resistance

Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève

With Joe Moses, Hollie Fifer and Caroline Dommen
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : asia, environment

Events

Book launch and signing of Debi Cornwall’s Welcome To Camp America

Café Babel - Espace Pitoëff

Tags : justice, northern america

OMCT Competition

Disturbing the Peace
by Andrew Young & Stephen Apkon

Grütli - Salle Simon

Tags : middle east, war

Fiction Competition

Burning Birds / Davena Vihagun
by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara

Grütli - Salle Langlois

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : asia, women

Out of Competition

Last Men in Aleppo
by Feras Fayyad

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the filmmaker

Tags : syria, war, middle east

International Forum

Philippines: a license to kill

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With a representative of Leila de Lima, Agnes Callamard and Chloé Rémond
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : asia, justice, populism

OMCT Competition

Impasse
by Elise Shubs

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Tags : women, switzerland

Fiction Competition

Drum / Tabl
by Keywan Karimi

Grütli - Salle Simon

In the presence of the delegate of the Venice International Film Critics’ Week

Tags : middle east, justice, film directors

sunday 19

Creative documentaries Competition

The Good Postman
by Tonislav Hristov

Grütli - Salle Simon

Young Jury Award
Additionnal screening

Tags : migrations, europe

Film, discussions

Guatemala: when justice is served

Théâtre - Espace Pitoëff

With Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis and Andrea Ixchui
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : latin america, justice, women

Film, discussions

Australia, a place of refuge turned fortress

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

With Eva Orner, Ellen Hansen, Vincent Chetail and Jasmine Caye
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : migrations, justice, prisons

Events

The receiving of the migrants at Europe’s borders

Free entrance Café Babel - Espace Pitoëff

In the presence of Laure Gabus

Tags : migrations, europe

Fiction Competition

Burning Birds / Davena Vihagun
by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara

Grütli - Salle Simon

Grand Prix Fiction and Human Rights & Young Jury Award
Additional screening

Tags : asia, women

Events

Guantanamo: lecture by the author Frank Smith

Free entrance Bâtiment d’Art Contemporain - Auditorium

Lecture followed by a discussion with Debi Cornwall

Tags : justice, northern america

Creative documentaries Competition

I Am Not Your Negro
by Raoul Peck

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Gilda Vieira de Mello Award, in tribute to her son Sergio Vieira de Mello
Additional screening

Tags : racism, northern america

Creative documentaries Competition

The War Show
by Obaidah Zytoon & Andreas Dalsgaard

Grütli - Salle Simon

Grand Prix de Genève
Additional screening

Tags : middle east, war, women

Fiction Competition

The Cambridge Squatter / Era o Hotel Cambridge
by Eliane Caffé

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Special Mention by the International Jury
Additional screening

Tags : latin america, migrations

International Forum

Migration, a time of disobedience ?

Grande Salle - Espace Pitoëff

film, topic, debate
With Aristides Baltas, Efi Latsoudi, Cédric Herrou and Manuela Salvi
Simultaneous translation Fr/Eng

Tags : migrations, europe, justice

OMCT Competition

Silent War
by Manon Loizeau & Annick Cojean

Grütli - Salle Simon

OMCT Award
Additional screening

Tags : syria, middle east, women, justice

Fiction Competition

Mimosas, la voie de l’Atlas
by Oliver Laxe

Grütli - Salle Langlois

Special mention by the Young Jury
Additional screening

Tags : africa, film directors

wednesday 22

Events

Concert de la francophonie

Book by email Palais des Nations

Tags : migrations