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HR Films In Good Hands: Five Days at the 100% Manusia Film Festival

How does Human Rights Cinema look in Southeast Asia and who keeps it alive? Cinema without Borders is an initiative of Movies that Matter that has been supporting film festivals across continents, including the Indonesian 100% Manusia Festival. Read the insight of King Catoy on what it was like to be a part of the 100% Manusia Film Festival 2026 in Jakarta as an "odd one out". by King Catoy 17 September, 2026
Tips from Our Grantees: Find Your Festival Allies
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Tips from Our Grantees: Find Your Festival Allies

What’s the one piece of advice you’d share with someone organising a human rights film festival? We posed this question to our past grantees: experienced organisers who’ve navigated the challenges, triumphs, and unexpected moments that come with creating spaces for powerful human rights stories.

For the third installment in our series, we’re looking at partnerships.

by Staff

Tips from Our Grantees: Programme with Purpose
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Tips from Our Grantees: Programme with Purpose

What’s the one piece of advice you’d share with someone organising a human rights film festival? We posed this question to our past grantees: experienced organisers who’ve navigated the challenges, triumphs, and unexpected moments that come with creating spaces for powerful human rights stories.

In this second article of our series, we explore one of the most important elements of any human rights film festival: your programme.

by Staff

NEFTi and Movies that Matter Festival join forces to support displaced filmmakers
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NEFTi and Movies that Matter Festival join forces to support displaced filmmakers

The Hague, 24 March 2026 — The NEFTi International Short Film Competition and the Movies that Matter Festival have announced a new partnership to support displaced filmmakers living in the European diaspora and across the African continent. The collaboration launches the 2026 NEFTi Competition, aimed at identifying and supporting emerging filmmakers whose perspectives are shaped by global displacement.

by Eric Seleky

Introducing Movies that Matter’s 2026 Jury Members
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Introducing Movies that Matter’s 2026 Jury Members

Get to know the experienced film professionals which will be deciding the winners of this year's competitions, including our Oscar® qualifying competition, Grand Jury Documentary.

by Staff

Tips from Our Grantees: Build Your Festival Dream Team
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Tips from Our Grantees: Build Your Festival Dream Team

What’s the one piece of advice you’d share with someone organising a human rights film festival? We posed this question to our past grantees: experienced organisers who’ve navigated the challenges, triumphs, and unexpected moments that come with creating spaces for powerful human rights stories.

Discover their top tips for building your dream team in the first post of this new series!

by Staff