With our grant programme, we offer financial support to human rights film screenings in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Last week, the selection committee came together to discuss this year’s submissions and we are proud to announce our recent support to 11 exciting and relevant film events! We are supporting three starting festivals with a start-up grant and eight festivals with an impact grant to further develop their festival and create more impact. Find the names of all recipients below and read more about each project on our website.

Start Up Grants

• Peace for Tomorrow Film Festival (China)
• My Movie is To Be in Peace 2021 (Colombia)
• We also supported another festival that will remain anonymous for safety reasons.

Impact Grants

• Active Vista International Human Rights Film Festival (Philippines)
• Miradas Diversas – Human Rights Film Festival (Venezuela)
• EQUIS Festival de Cine Feminista de Ecuador (Ecuador)
• Side by Side LGBT International Film Festival (Russia)
• 100% Manusia Film Festival (Indonesia)
• Aks festival (Pakistan)
• Ecologies of Cinema (Mexico)
• Area C Mobile Cinema (Palestine)

On July 2nd, Anna Har, the festival director of the FreedomFilmFest, Malaysia’s annual International Human Rights Film Festival and cartoonist Amin Landak were called in by the police for questioning over the production and screening of a short animated film on police torture, entitled Chili Powder and Thinner. On the same day, the police also raided the office of FreedomFilmFest and Amin’s home and confiscated their computers and other related equipment.

We encourage you to sign the petition started by the Human Rights Film Network to end the investigation and harassment of FreedomFilmFest.