2022 marks the 500 year anniversary of Magellan and Elcano’s landmark circumnavigation of the globe. It was a turning point in history: an incredible three year voyage that opened the gateway to the modern age. In circumnavigating the globe and charting our world, Magellan and Elcano opened the door to man’s next challenge: the journey into space.
More infoIn Japan, sumo isn’t just a sport. It is almost a religion with its stars hailed as Demi Gods. But it’s a world closed to outside influence, where scandals are immediately covered up, women are considered unclean and the parents of students are asked not to visit their children for years.
More infoAs a landmark trial begins in Paris which could see the chemical manufactures held responsible for the devastation caused by Agent Orange in Vietnam, we bring you an acclaimed documentary following the claimant, Tran To Nga, and the worldwide movement to hold the manufacturers accountable.
More infoWhat happens when patients from a mental ward are encouraged to form relationships, get married and live as a family? One hospital is finding out.
More infoNarrated by Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman and secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest, this film follows the work and life of renowned human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh.
More infoTaiwan remains determined to stand up as a vibrant, young democracy. But it won’t be easy…
More infoWhat drives people all over the world to hunt animals, often driving them towards extinction? How does hunting affect our relationship with nature and impact fragile ecosystems?
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A group of men deep in the heart of the British establishment have been carrying out a coup of a different kind - using Brexit to try and turn Britain into a low-tax, low regulation, high finance utopia.
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As a landmark trial begins in Paris which could see the chemical manufactures held responsible for the devastation caused by Agent Orange in Vietnam, we bring you an acclaimed documentary following the claimant, Tran To Nga, and the worldwide movement to hold the manufacturers accountable.
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To his many supporters, he’s the victim of a big pharma conspiracy, fighting for his patients at all costs. To his detractors, he’s a dangerous witchdoctor with a cavalier attitude to medical research who nearly derailed the fight against covid. In this investigation, we profile Dr Didier Raoult.
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JIFF will be screening in cinemas across Australia in all major cities (Mebourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth) from 17th February to 24th March 2021. Our series “Nisman: The Prosecutor, The President and The Spy’ will be shown at the festival in two parts consisting of three episodes each.
Peloponnisos International Film Festival runs online from 5th to 14th February 2021.
Food For Change, Soyalism, and Lords of Water have all been selected by the International Film Festival on Organic Farming ( Tokyo, Japan) to be part of their 2021 edition, running from 19th to 23rd February.
2022 marks the 500 year anniversary of Magellan and Elcano’s landmark circumnavigation of the globe. It was a turning point in history: an incredible three year voyage that opened the gateway to the modern age. In circumnavigating the globe and charting our world, Magellan and Elcano opened the door to man’s next challenge: the journey into space.
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Shot over the course of seven years, 'Clean Hands' is a multi award-winning story of family, extreme poverty and the hope and innocence of children.
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Filmed over five years, 'Dying To Divorce' takes viewers into the heart of Turkey's gender-based violence crisis and the recent political events that have severely eroded democratic freedoms. Through intimately shot personal stories, the film gives a unique perspective on the struggle to be an independent woman in modern Turkey.
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