Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Do you have a question related to FIFDH Foundation or FIFDH Festival? We hope to answer it for you in advance. Consult the list of frequently asked questions, which will be updated as the next edition of the Festival comes up. You can always contact us by email at contact@fifdh.org if you do not find the answer to your question on this page.

The 23rd edition of FIFDH will take from on 7-16 March 2025. Mark your calendar not to miss it! You can subscribe to our newsletter and follow FIFDH on social media to stay tuned (Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads).

We are lucky to count on about 200 volunteers each year to help us during the Festival in various teams, such as accreditations, public reception, catering and bar, Impacts Days professional programme, logistics and promotion.

The call for volunteers usually appears online around January 2025, so keep an eye on our website on the job opportunities page and social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads). You can also subscribe to our newsletter to be the first informed.

We hire every year – for a duration of four to six months – interns in various departments: Festival and Impact Days programmes, administrative and operations, cultural mediation, medias and communication.

The majority of internship vacancies are published between September and August, but this timetable can vary depending on the year and requirements. Please regularly check our job opportunities page and social media channels for more information Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads). You can also subscribe to our newsletter.

Every year we welcome many professionnals from the press, cinema and human rights.The accreditation application is currently closed and will open beginning of 2025.

For any request regarding to press and media, please contact our team at presse@fifdh.org. Find all the latest news on our media page.

YES! Raising awareness of human rights among the younger generation is one of the key missions of the FIFDH. During the Festival or throughout the year, secondary I and II schoolchildren can watch committed films and take part in discussions on human rights issues.

The FIFDH team offers three different programmes for schools:

  • During the Festival: FIFDH organises 12 screenings spread over five days on themes linked to human rights. The 2024 edition welcomed more than 1,000 pupils from Secondary I and II classes, and tackled issues such as ecology, migration, women’s* and LGBTIQ+ rights, artificial intelligence and data protection. Are you a teacher‧e and would like to bring your class to the 2025 edition? You can register from January 2025.
  • All year round: Outside the Festival, FIFDH films can be viewed in your schools throughout the school year. For one class, the new online platform allows the films to be viewed free of charge and independently. For several classes, we organise aula screenings, followed by discussions with guest speakers.
    • In classes: the new online FIFDH platform allows films to be viewed free of charge and independently throughout French-speaking Switzerland. Around twenty films accompanied by ad hoc teaching material (teaching sheet, filmed introduction and thematic discussion) are made available to teachers‧es and students. Are you a teacher‧e who would like to screen a Festival film in your class? Discover the schools platform.
    • In schools: in partnership with the DIP’s Schools & Culture Department, the FIFDH visits schools and offers screenings in aula followed by discussions with speakers‧es. These screenings are free and intended solely for public secondary I & II schools in the canton of Geneva. These screenings are possible with a minimum of a hundred students. Would you like to organise a screening for several classes in your school? Send your request to ecoles@fifdh.org