The 2025 posters are out!

The entire FIFDH team is delighted to present the posters for the 23rd edition of the Festival, from 7th to 16th March 2025! This year’s event will feature the subtle photographs of Zapotec artist Luvia Lazo: camouflaged portraits that speak to us of identity and memory, but also of transmission and care – mirroring the themes of the 2025 programme.
To celebrate its 23rd edition, the FIFDH presents a triptych by Mexican photographer Luvia Lazo on posters designed in collaboration with Studio BAD. Through her photo series Kanitlow – “faces fade away” in Zapotec – the artist poetically and gently documents the metamorphosis of her community.
Through these portraits hidden behind botanical items such as plants and flowers, Luvia questions notions of identity, roots, mourning and collective memory. She will be taking part in the Festival as a member of the jury, alongside Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly and multidisciplinary artist Baloji, among others.
Preview of the 2025 edition
An edition between anger and tenderness
When confronted with the rise of far-right movements, breaches of international law, powerlessness in the face of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and other overlooked current conflicts, anger and indignation can act as driving forces for mobilisation. Yet, in order to combat inertia, not give in to paralysis, and collectively seek resources for thought, resistance and action, the 23rd edition of the FIFDH is also an invitation to reshape our societies through care, solidarity and empathy.
“In a world fractured by crises, this year’s programme exposes and denounces human rights violations, sometimes with anger, echoing the voices of the committed personalities invited to the FIFDH. But it also takes a step back, one that invites to raise our gaze and ask questions: how can we protect what makes us human, what brings us together? Reflecting the programme, Luvia Lazo’s work encourages us to nurture our relationships, to celebrate, and to give meaning to what unites us,” say Laura Longobardi and Laila Alonso Huarte, FIFDH editorial co-directors.
Building a community for a fairer society
The 2025 edition of the FIFDH invites audiences to explore poignant stories about the importance of solidarity and human connections. In its Swiss premiere, Germinal Roaux‘s latest feature film, Cosmos, delves into ageing, its successive transformations and the importance of emotional bonds. This film is the first co-production resulting from the cooperation agreements between Switzerland and Mexico.The power of community as a force for change, and the need to place care at the heart of political and economic practices, will be explored in the discussion Solidarity and Care: A Gentle Revolution.
Cosmos by Germinal Roaux
Living history, shared memory
Winner of the 2024 IDFA, Trains by Marciej J. Drygas portrays 20th-century Europe by assembling images of passers-by in train stations, reflecting on the human cost of progress. To the rhythm of tracks and switches, the film questions: what path will humanity choose for itself? In Soundtrack to a Coup d’État by Johan Grimonprez, jazz and decolonisation intertwine to reveal Belgium’s brutal colonial history and its efforts, with the help of the CIA, to hinder Congo’s independence. Awarded at Sundance, this documentary was also shortlisted for the Oscars. Two artistic tours de force that enrich the current geopolitical landscape and serve to remind us that culture is political.
Train by Marciel J. Drygas
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat by Johan Grimonprez