Displacement Film Fund

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  Displacement Film Fund T-shirt launches worldwide for UNIQLO’s PEACE FOR ALL project

  New Displacement Film Fund design features words on peace from supported filmmakers – on sale worldwide from Friday 19 June. The Displacement Film Fund – which celebrated its first world premieres at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026 and is managed by IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund – is one of five new collaborators featured in the […]

  Published on: April 24, 2026

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  Cate Blanchett and IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund announce second round of the Displacement Film Fund at IFFR 2026

  Speaking from an IFFR press conference at Fenix in Rotterdam today, Cate Blanchett together with the IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund, announced a second round of the Displacement Film Fund (DFF) short film grant scheme.

  Published on: January 30, 2026

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  Cate Blanchett set to welcome world premieres of Displacement Film Fund films at IFFR 2026

  Short films from Maryna Er Gorbach, Mo Harawe, Hasan Kattan, Mohammad Rasoulof and Shahrbanoo Sadat debut on 30 January 2026.

  Published on: January 13, 2026

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  “The art of film can reach far beyond borders”: UNIQLO spotlights Displacement Film Fund at World Expo in Osaka

  “It gives me a chance not only to tell my own story, but to represent the voice of many displaced people who often go unheard,” said Syrian filmmaker Hasan Kattan, speaking at a panel event at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, held in advance of World Refugee Day on 20 June. Kattan is one […]

  Published on: June 19, 2025

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  Displacement Film Fund unveils recipient filmmakers and projects for pilot scheme

  Five short film production grants bestowed to Maryna Er Gorbach,
  Mo Harawe, Hasan Kattan, Mohammad Rasoulof and Sharbanoo Sadat as panel at Cannes Film Festival announced.

  Published on: May 8, 2025

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  Cate Blanchett and IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund launch the Displacement Film Fund at IFFR 2025

  UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Blanchett announces new pilot scheme with support from Master Mind, Uniqlo, Droom en Daad, the Tamer Family Foundation and Amahoro Coalition as Founding Partners, the HBF as Management Partner and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, as Strategic Partner.

  Published on: January 28, 2025

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