Safe Harbour
Programme CM 2026
Safe Harbour is IFFR’s new market programme intended to uplift projects in development from emerging filmmakers who have experienced displacement or forced migration and who face limited access to professional networks, funding pathways and development opportunities.
Overview of films
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The Beer Girl in Yangon
Sein Lyan Tun | 100' | Myanmar | -
Escaping the dark world of a beer stand, Lily (17) enters another magical universe to find love and hope. -
Hidden Journey
Noura Adil | 90' | Sudan | -
Noura’s camera captures the intimate moments of her displacement with sister Duha, as they flee war in Sudan to East Africa – a journey that… -
Last Trip
Ziad Kalthoum | 90' | Syria | -
A former Syrian army photographer, now a refugee in Berlin, spirals into a psychological nightmare when a bondage performance reawakens buried trauma. Fleeing with his… -
Shall We Meet Again?
Amjad Sokkar, Woroud Alqassas | 75' | Palestine | -
Two young filmmakers – Amjad in exile in Egypt and Woroud in besieged Gaza – create a documentary together. Through exchanged footage, memories and grief…