Impact Days 2026 Agenda pro It gets better every year! Check out our 8-10 March lineup. Sunday, 8th March 2026 18:00 – 19:30 Espace Pitoëff – Librairie SOCIAL EVENT Welcome Cocktail 19:30 – 22:15 Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Impact Spotlight: Social Media on Trial Speakers Laure Boutron-Marmion, Adele Walton, Ian Russell Moderator Philippe Mottaz Monday, 9th March 2026 09:15 – 10:00 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre Keynote From the Rubble to the Screen: Cinema for Survival Speaker Rashid Masharawi 10:00 – 10:45 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre Case Study The Indigenous Impact Alliance: Multiple Films for Collective Impact Speakers Marianna Olinger, Amber Morning Star Byars Moderator Laura Longobardi 11:15 – 12:00 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre Case Study The Pickers Journey: How Strategy and Robust Funding Fueled a European Impact Campaign Speakers Ben Kempas, Patrizia Rezzoli, Emilien Schenker Moderator Ana Castañosa Bielsa 12:00 – 13:00 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre Panel Beyond the Headlines: Media as Meaningful Partners for Change Speakers Lindsay Poulton, Rasmus Steen, Leni Velasco, Abby Rapoport Moderator Sophie Mulphin 13:00 – 14:30 ESPACE PITOËFF – LE PROMENOIR SOCIAL EVENT Monday Networking Lunch 14:30 – 15:30 Espace Pitoëff – Librairie Meet the organisations Navigating NGOs: From First Contact to Meaningful Collaboration Speakers Michael Ineichen, Elise Golay, Dailo Alli Alonso, Liliana Jauregui Moderator Sophie Mulphin 16:00 – 19:15 Espace Pitoëff – Librairie NETWORKING EVENT – BY INVITATION ONLY Swiss Focus pitches and roundtables 19:30 – 22:30 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Impact Spotlight: Wittenoom – Poisoned Land, Ignored Crime Speakers Alexis Deswaef, Astrid Puentes Riaño, Yaara Bou Melhem, Johnnell Parker, Géraldine Viret Moderator Paula Dupraz-Dobias Tuesday, 10th March 2026 09:00 – 11:45 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PITCHING SESSIONS Twelve teams pitch their impact campaigns 11:50 – 13:00 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre Panel Impact Financing Today: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities Speakers Gerry Leonard, Cara Mertes, Elise Tillet-Dagousset, Mohamed Saïd Ouma, Laure de Peretti de la Rocca, Sandra Whipham Moderator Mitzi Goldman 13:00 – 14:30 ESPACE PITOËFF – LE PROMENOIR SOCIAL EVENT Tuesday Networking Lunch 14:00 – 17:50 Espace Pitoëff – Librairie NETWORKING EVENT – BY INVITATION ONLY International Selection roundtables 15:00 – 17:00 Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre MEET THE GIPA: PANEL AND A.M.A Anatomy of an Impact Campaign Speakers Naomi Walker, Michelle Plascencia, Miriam Ayoo, Anupama Mandloi, Ben Kempas, Amber Morning Star Byars 18:30 – 20:30 Espace Pitoëff – Librairie SOCIAL EVENT Awards and closing party 19:30 – 22:30 Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Gaza: Resisting, Bearing Witness, Creating Speakers Muhammad Al-Sharif, Rashid Masharawi, Yara El-Ghadban Moderator Nicolas Wadimoff International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva Subscribe to the Newsletter E-mail * Please provide your email First name * Please provide your first name Name * Please provide your name Choose your newsletter * Public Film Industry Professionals NGOs / IOs Professionals Please select at least one newsletter By submitting this form, you agree to receive the FIFDH newsletter: your email address will only be used for this purpose. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the link at the bottom of our newsletters. For more information on how your data is processed, please consult our privacy policy. Subscribe This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.