Wed 26 Mar
14:30 - 17:00

Den Haag, Theater aan het Spui

Industry Invitation only

Tickets as of 6 March

Cinema without Borders: Meet the Festivals

In this inspiring session you’ll get to know the festivals of the participants of Cinema without Borders.

The interactive five-day Cinema without Borders programme brings together 12 emerging festival organisers from across the globe—Mexico, Iraq, Georgia, Vietnam, Egypt, Uganda, Peru, Mozambique, Nepal, and Nigeria. Each participant will present their human rights film festival or mobile cinema project, sharing insights into their work and impact. The event will conclude with speed dating sessions, offering a great opportunity to connect and expand your network.

Meet the Participants
These are the participants of the Cinema without Borders programme:

  • Aída Naxhielly Espíndola (Mexico)
  • Ali Hamza (Iraq)
  • Anastasia Primakoff (Georgia)
  • BaoChau Nguyen (Vietnam)
  • Christine Hanna (Egypt)
  • Kabuye Nodryn Evanci (Uganda)
  • Karoline Pelikan (Peru)
  • Lisandro Jordão (Mozambique)
  • Sashul Shrestha (Nepal)
  • Timothy Olawoye (Nigeria)
  • Trinah Kakyo (Uganda)

Cinema without Borders
Cinema without Borders is a five-day workshop and networking programme on how to organise a human rights film festival or mobile cinema project thats brings together starting and more experienced film festival professionals. Participants will gain practical knowledge and get fresh ideas and possibilities to strengthen their network. By exchanging experiences and best practices, participants are inspired and assisted to further develop their own festival. The interactive workshops will address various aspects of organising a human rights film festival, such as programming films and organising debates, fundraising, impact strategies, promotion and reaching new audiences. 

Since 2006 eighteen editions of Cinema without Borders were held. Most workshop programmes took place during the Movies that Matter Festival in The Hague. Other editions were held in Burkina Faso (2012, 2023), Jordan (2014), Argentina (2018), Philippines (online, 2021), Kenya (2022) and during the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA, 2013). 200+ participants from more than 60 different countries – from Myanmar, Bahrain and Bangladesh to Pakistan, the Philippines and Peru – attended the programmes.