Buffet: Galaxy Macau Festiva Buffet Macau Tower 360 Cafe Buffet, Portuguese Buffet Travel in Macau:Studio City Golden Reel, Batman Dark Flight, Macau Tower The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) is one of the most important international events dedicated to cinema and human rights, located in the heart of Geneva, "international capital of human rights". The inspiration and impetus behind the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights came from human rights defenders active in NGO’s, filmmakers, media representatives and the University of Geneva. The FIFDH coincides with the UN Human Rights Council’s main session. This simultaneous event makes the Festival a Free Platform for discussion and debates on a wide variety of topics concerning human rights. It was created by Léo Kaneman et co-founded with Yäel Reinharz Hazan, Pierre Hazan and Isabelle Gattiker in November 2002. Its first edition took place in March 2003. ##Film festivalWith its concept « A film, A subject, A debate », the FIFDH aims to underline human rights violations through films and debates, in the presence of filmmakers, human rights defenders, politicians and recognized specialists. Its programme is designed to increase public awareness and inspire people to reinforce their commitment to universal values. In 2015, more than 25’000 visitors attended the Festival’s screenings and debates. ##An international forum on human rightsAs a genuine Forum on Human Rights, the Festival informs and firmly denounces violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights wherever they occur. In the heart of Geneva, the « human rights international capital », the FIFDH is a relay for human rights defenders active on the field. It offers debates as well as unscreened films and solidarity actions. ##Personnalities present at the festivalPresent at the precedent editions were, among others : Edward Snowden (via Skype) Anna Politkovskaïa, Shirin Ebadi, Carla Del Ponte, Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Viviane Reding, Taslima Nasreen, Zainab Gashaeva, Leila Shahid, Stéphane Hessel, Julian Assange (via Skype) and his lawyer Balthasar Garzón, Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Badinter, Général Roméo Dallaire, Miguel Angel Estrella, Antonio Tabucchi, Alice Nkom, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Edgar Morin, Rithy Panh and Abderrahmane Sissako. ##Awards and juryThe International Juries awards different Awards : the Grand Prix de Genève, the Prix de la Fondation Barbara Hendricks pour la Paix et la Réconciliation en l’honneur de Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Prix de l’Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT). the Prix Fiction et droits humains by the Barbour Foundation. The Eduki foundation and the PBI donate the Youth Awards Awards 2015
GRAND PRIZE OF GENEVA: On the bride's side (Io sto con la sposa) by Antonio Augugliara, Gabriele del Grande and Khales Saliman Al Nassiry PRIZE GILDA VIEIRA DE MELLO: Spartacus et Cassandra by Ioanis Nuguet, Special mention to The Wanted 18 by Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan YOUTH JURY AWARD: Something better to come by Hanna Polak
GRAND PRIZE & YOUTH JURY AWARD: Charlie's Country by Rolf de Heer
GRAND PRIZE of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT): Chechenya, a war without trace by Manon Loizeau. Awards 2014
GRAND PRIZE OF GENEVA: Return to Homs by Talal Derki Special mention: Sound of Torture by Keren Shayo PRIZE GILDA VIEIRA DE MELLO: Art War by Marco Wilms YOUTH JURY AWARD: 7 Days in Kigali by Mehdi Ba and Jeremy Frey
GRAND PRIZE: A Stranger by Croatian director Bobo Jelcic YOUTH JURY AWARD: The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard
GRAND PRIZE of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT): Global Gay, by Frédéric Martel and Rémi Lainé ##External links
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