Thank you for taking part in this 6th edition!
FIFDH Impact Days has just wrapped up its most successful year yet! The FIFDH’s Industry program, dedicated to forging impactful connections between filmmakers and influential figures from organizations, policymakers, and financiers, within Geneva’s global network and beyond, welcomed over 200 impact participants from 24 countries for a series of global case studies, talks, training sessions and curated networking opportunities.
Find out more about the projects selected during the different editions of the Impact Days for your advocacy, training and awareness-raising activities in our catalogue .
18:00 – 19:30
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Social event
Welcome cocktail
19:15 – 22:15
Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle
Screening and discussion
Countering the normalisation of the far right
09:15 – 10:00
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Storytelling for social change: The bridge between art and advocacy
10:00 – 10:45
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Case Study
All That I Am : A multi-disciplinary training programme to combat child abuse
Speakers
Tone Grottjord-Glenne, Ingfrid Vaksdal Brattabø
11:15 – 12:00
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Case Study
Devi : A warrior’s tale of justice, reparation and healing
12:00 – 13:00
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Panel
Extremism on the rise: making challenging films in a polarised world
Speakers
Havana Marking, Sandra Whipham, Roberto Perez-Rocha
Moderator
Khadidja Benouataf
13:00 – 14:30
Espace Pitoëff – Promenoir
Social event
Monday networking lunch
14:30 – 16:00
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Meet the Organisations
From factual reporting to engaging filmmaking
Speakers
Ellie Kealey, Tay Blyth-Kubota, Marina Wutholen, Agi Veres
Moderator
Sophie Mulphin
16:30 – 18:00
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Networking Event – For Swiss Industry, by invitation only
Swiss Focus
09:00 – 11:30
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Pitching Sessions
Twelve international teams pitch their impact film campaigns
11:30 – 12:30
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Panel
Alternative strategies and alliances for effective outreach
Speakers
Farah Fayed, Poppy Mason-Watts, Sarah Mosses, Prince O. Nyambok II
Moderator
Patricia Finneran
12:30 – 14:00
Espace Pitoëff – Promenoir
Social event
Tuesday networking lunch
14:15 – 17:15
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Networking Event – For Impact Lab teams and organisations only
One-to-one meetings
14:15 – 15:45
Espace Pitoëff – Le Promenoir
Networking Event – Meet the GIPA
Meet the GIPA: igniting audiences into action
Moderators
Miriam Ayoo, Michelle Plascencia
18:00 – 20:00
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Social Event
Awards ceremony and party
20:00 – 22:30
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Screening and discussion
Three years of war in Ukraine, and tomorrow?
Industry
Impact Days 2025 – Programme announcement
Impact days 2025 Webinar
Impact Filmmaking for Social Justice: Visions of Hope
19:30 – 21:30
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Screening and discussion
Afghanistan: a 21st century apartheid?
Introduction
Béatrice Ferrari
Speakers
Aeyliya Husain, Nargis Nehan, Amie Williams, Pooja Patel
Moderator
Virginie Mangin
18:15 – 19:30
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Social Event
Awards Ceremony and Party
14:45 – 17:00
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Networking Event – Meet the GIPA
Breaking the Bubble: Impactful Talks for Democracy
Speakers
Khadidja Benouataf, Vivian Schröder
14:30 – 17:30
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Networking Event (For Impact Lab Teams and Changemakers Only)
One-to-one Meetings
13:15 – 14:45
Espace Pitoëff – Promenoir
Social Event
Networking lunch
12:15 – 13:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Keynote & Panel
Measuring and Reporting Impact
Speakers
Patricia Finneran, Elaisha Stokes, Ellen Schneider, Gerry Leonard
Moderator
Khadidja Benouataf
09:00 – 12:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Pitching Sessions
Sixteen international teams pitch their impact projects
19:00 – 21:30
Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle
Screening and discussion
Switzerland’s asylum procedure in an era of suspicion
Introduction
Lisa Gerig
Speakers
Pascal Onana, Maurizio Miceli, Guillaume Bégert, Living Smile Vidya, Raphaël Rey
Moderator
Tania Sazpinar
14:45 – 17:00
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Networking Event – Meet the Changemakers
Production and Distribution for Social Justice
Speakers
Liliana Jauregui, Catherine Fegli, Charlotte Ducos, Denise Marinho dos Santos, Thaís Dumêt Faria, Wouter Fransen
Moderator
Karolina Sinéad Johansson
13:15 – 14:45
Espace Pitoëff – Promenoir
Social Event
Networking lunch
12:15 – 13:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Panel
Community Screenings: Strategies and Design
Speakers
Rowan Pybus, Rodrigo Díaz Díaz, Ben Kempas
Moderator
Patricia Finneran
11:30 – 12:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Case Study
Home Is Somewhere Else: Screening on the US-Mexico Wall
Speaker
Mariana Marín Romero
10:15 – 11:00
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Case Study
The Illusion of Abundance: An ambitious campaign where partnerships are key
Speaker
Matthieu Lietaert
09:15 – 10:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Keynote
Love and Rockets: towards the independent and democratic future we all need and deserve
19:30 – 22:00
Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle
Screening and discussion
Palestinian views and voices
Speakers
Motaz Azaiza, Farah Nabulsi, Mohamed Jabaly
18:00 – 19:30
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Social Event
Welcome Cocktail