Impact Days is the FIFDH’s professional programme for filmmakers and NGOs. Since 2019, we have been selecting quality documentary projects, working with filmmakers to refine their impact goals, and facilitating partnerships within the vast ecosystem of organisations, policymakers and funders active around International Geneva.
Jon-Sesrie Goff, Ford Foundation (USA)
Throughout January and February our online and in-person programme includes an Impact Lab for selected film projects and a strategy workshop for NGOs and other international organisations.
In March we welcome a professional public of NGOs, funders and filmmakers to Geneva for three inspiring days of pitches, impact talks and case studies, and curated networking sessions. In a more casual environment the Impact Days cocktails and networking lunches are also a perfect place to meet potential collaborators.
Pitching sessions
Selected teams pitch their projects and impact goals to an audience of NGOs, international organisations and impact funders. Distributors, sales agents and other cinema and television professionals are welcome to attend.
Meet your future impact partners
A selection of NGOs and international organizations based in and around Geneva present their priority issues and exchange with filmmakers working on similar topics. Registration required.
One-to-one meetings
Through pre-arranged individual meetings, selected film teams will meet NGOs and foundations who wish to collaborate with or support their impact campaigns. See previously participating organisations here.
Impact Days Awards and distinctions 2025
Financing opportunities and awards
As a direct result of participating in Impact Days, our selected projects have received over half a million euros in financial support to date.
Funding Opportunities
In addition to the prizes listed below, NGOs and international organizations may also receive financial support in collaboration with selected projects. The Délégation Genève Ville Solidaire (DGVS) offers funding of up to CHF 50,000 for organizations headquartered in Geneva that wish to partner with an Impact Days project. For more information, contact: ImpactDays@fifdh.org
StoryBoard
Impact Award
A CHF 10,000 prize awarded to one Impact Days 2025 project.
The winner is selected based on feedback from participating human rights organizations, an evaluation of the campaign’s quality and potential, and an assessment of its feasibility by the Impact Days and StoryBoard Collective teams. This prize is a grant from the StoryBoard Collective.
Swiss Focus
Impact Award
A CHF 2,500 prize awarded to one project presented at Swiss Focus.
The funds support an impact initiative in Switzerland that advances the project’s national and/or international goals (e.g., braintrust screenings, impact strategy development, fundraising activities…). The winner is selected by the FIFDH Impact Days team.
Sublimages
Impact Award
Offered by Sublimages.
This award provides one Impact Days 2025 project with a full film translation and subtitle creation in one of four languages: English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese.
Impact Days activities are open to international filmmakers and impact producers, NGOs and international organisations, philanthropists, and the media.