1.02.2024
The Impact Days 2024 programme is out!
We’re delighted to announce this year’s Impact Days programme, March 10-12, and the opening of industry accreditations !
This professional programme is for NGOs, filmmakers, impact funders and practitioners, and the media. As our participants come from all corners of the world, all Impact Days events are in English.
Some of the upcoming highlights:
Impact case studies, keynotes and best practices presented by international impact practitioners.Sixteen film teams publicly pitch their films and impact campaigns to an audience of changemakers, philanthropists, and other accredited professionals.A unique opportunity to exchange with members of the Global Impact Producers Alliance
Networking opportunities to find your future impact partners. Whether you have a specific project or are just starting to explore potential alliances: connect with international filmmakers, impact producers, philanthropists, journalists and representatives from the key international NGOs based in and around Geneva.
To access all Impact Days events you must be accredited with an Industry Pass or Industry Daily Pass: the former includes access to the welcoming cocktail, networking lunches and awards ceremony.
Check out the Impact Days programme below and join us in Geneva from 10 to 12 March!
18:00– 19:30
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Social Event
Welcome Cocktail
19:30– 22:00
Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle
Screening and discussion
Palestinian views and voices
Speakers
09:15– 10:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Keynote
Love and Rockets: towards the independent and democratic future we all need and deserve
10:15– 11:00
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Case Study
The Illusion of Abundance: An ambitious campaign where partnerships are key
Speaker
11:30– 12:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Case Study
Home Is Somewhere Else: Screening on the US-Mexico Wall
Speaker
12:15– 13:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Panel
Community Screenings: Strategies and Design
Speakers
Moderator
13:15– 14:45
Espace Pitoëff – Promenoir
Social Event
Networking lunch
14:45– 17:00
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Networking Event – Meet the Changemakers
Production and Distribution for Social Justice
Speakers
Moderator
19:00– 21:30
Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle
Screening and discussion
Switzerland’s asylum procedure in an era of suspicion
Introduction
Speakers
Moderator
09:00– 12:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Pitching Sessions
Sixteen international teams pitch their impact projects
12:15– 13:15
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Keynote & Panel
Measuring and Reporting Impact
Speakers
Moderator
13:15– 14:45
Espace Pitoëff – Promenoir
Social Event
Networking lunch
14:30– 17:30
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Networking Event (For Impact Lab Teams and Changemakers Only)
One-to-one Meetings
14:45– 17:00
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Networking Event – Meet the GIPA
Breaking the Bubble: Impactful Talks for Democracy
Speakers
18:15– 19:30
Espace Pitoëff – Café du Festival
Social Event
Awards Ceremony and Party
19:30– 21:30
Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre
Screening and discussion
Afghanistan: a 21st century apartheid?
Introduction
Speakers
Moderator
Impact days 2025 Webinar
Impact Filmmaking for Social Justice: Visions of Hope
Industry
Impact Days 2025 – Programme announcement
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
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
Moderator
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
Moderator
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
Moderator
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
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?
