ICFR
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and the European Film Academy (EFA) joined forces to create the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR), a permanent organisation aimed at supporting filmmakers facing political persecution for their work. The coalition aims at coordinating campaigns, publicising cases of filmmakers in peril and providing lobbying representation.
Release Panahi, Rasoulof and Al-Ahmad!
11 July 2022
Call for the release of Iranian filmmakers.
ICFR Emergency Fund for Filmmakers
The Coalition and the Fund have been canvassing for funding and donations as soon as war broke out.
Release Hajooj Kuka
21 September 2020
Sudanese filmmaker imprisoned for false accusations of disrupting public safety.
ICFR Launched Officially in Venice
06 September 2020
To activate the film community’s collective response to cases of filmmakers facing severe risk, the IDFA, IFFR and the EFA have joined forces in establishing the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk.
Call for the immediate release of Moataz Abdelwahab
17 July 2020
IFFR calls for the release of the Egyptain producer with the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk
Urgent call for the freedom of Mohammad Rasoulof
10 March 2020
The filmmaker is currently facing incarceration in Iran
Urgent action for Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi
23 April 2019
IFFR and IDFA call for the release of detained filmmaker
Support Oleg Sentsov
09 July 2018
Watch his film Gaamer on IFFR Unleashed to support his case.
IFFR calls for release Sentsov
30 May 2018
Together with many Dutch film institutions, IFFR signed a letter urging the European Parliament to do everything in its power to ensure the immediate release of Ukranian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov. Sentsov is now on day 17 of a hunger strike in a Yakutia prison. He says he will follow through until death should his demands not be met.