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ICFR defends filmmakers and their right to continue their work in freedom and safety
Filmmaker and ICFR Ambassador Jafar Panahi has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison, with his property ordered confiscated. The ICFR demands that all measures against him be revoked.
Founded by the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam and the European Film Academy, the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk’s mission is to advocate for and to act in solidarity with filmmakers at risk. The Coalition acts in cases of persecution or threats to the personal safety of these filmmakers and will defend their right to continue their work, by mobilising the international film community.
The unconditional support of filmmakers is the best support a filmmaker at risk can get. If there could be an institution representing all the world’s famous and respected filmmakers, they could then at any time, support actively and efficiently any filmmaker in danger.
If you wish to support the work of the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, you can send us a tax-deductible donation.
We encourage you to take a look at the currently ongoing petitions in support of filmmakers at severe risk. Your signature is quickly added & much appreciated!
With the ease and speed of social media, campaigns can go viral and filmmakers' stories can be come widely known overnight! Follow us on Instagram and/or LinkedIn, and share our campaigns as much as you can in your own networks!
ICFR has been designing campaign slides that can be used freely at any film festival, thematic event, fundraiser, and so on.
Year-round support for the ICFR's mission comes from our strategic and affiliate partners — contributing to our mission with their networks and expertises, with financial means, or otherwise — and get in touch with us directly to discuss the possibilities!
Should you want us to speak at your event, co-host a film screening of one of our filmmakers' films, or participate in a fundraiser for our mission, feel free to write to us.
We thank you sincerely for your support for our mission and for film workers at risk around the world!
You can support the work of the ICFR in different ways: through tax-deductible donations, signing petitions, sharing on social media, becoming a (strategic) partner, and more. We thank you sincerely!
