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ICFR is the film community's collective response to cases of filmmakers facing severe risk.


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Friday, 5 May 2023

Let Mohammad Rasoulof Go!

ICFR Protests Travel Ban Against Iranian Filmmaker

ICFR calls on the Iranian authorities to drop the travel ban against Mohammad Rasoulof and we encourage all film and culture institutions around the world to do the same.

Free Our Colleagues in Iran!
Thursday, 13 April 2023

Free Our Colleagues in Iran!

As Iranian Authorities Close Two Cases, Many More Remain At Risk

The case of our colleagues Mina Keshavarz and Firouzeh Khosravani has now officially been closed by Irani authorities and their passports finally returned to them. The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) will be observing the situation of these two filmmakers closely as well as any other arrests in the wake of recent events.

Continued Solidarity!
Monday, 6 February 2023

Continued Solidarity!

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) organised two initiatives at the 52nd edition of the Rotterdam International Film Festival (25 Jan - 5 Feb) to demonstrate solidarity with the filmmakers who have been arrested or imprisoned around the world over the past year, to signal the need for the world of cinema to mobilise and to discuss possible actions that the international community can concretely undertake to help them.

Emergency Fund for Filmmakers
Thursday, 26 January 2023

Emergency Fund for Filmmakers

ICFR Emergency Fund

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk has set up a special "Emergency Fund for Filmmakers" for film practitioners directly in danger due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The Coalition and the Fund have been canvassing for funding and donations as soon as war broke out.

Release Taraneh Alidoosti! / Photo: Tasnim News Agency
Resolved
Photo: Tasnim News Agency
Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Release Taraneh Alidoosti!

Having repeatedly shown her solidarity with the protests in Iran, the famous actress was arrested for "failing to provide proof for some of her statements".

Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Release Erhan Örs

Call for the Release of Turkish Film Editor

ICFR* stands side by side with Turkey’s film community, Editors Association, and Cinema & Television Union in demanding the release of the Turkish film editor Erhan Örs who has been held in Silivri Prison since his detention on 3 June 2022.

Student protests in Iran / Photo: Darafsh
Student protests in Iran Photo: Darafsh
Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Solidarity with the People of Iran

We, the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, hereby declare our full and heartfelt solidarity with all those in Iran who stand up for their basic human rights and the freedom of expression.

Filmmakers Under Attack: Taking Stock, Taking Action
Thursday, 25 August 2022

Filmmakers Under Attack: Taking Stock, Taking Action

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, in co-operation with La Biennale di Venezia, announces two initiatives at the 79th Venice International Film Festival to demonstrate solidarity with the directors, filmmakers and artists who have been arrested or imprisoned around the world over the past year, with the purpose of raising awareness of their situation in the media, with governments and international humanitarian organisations.

Open Letter
Friday, 15 July 2022

Open Letter

 The last weeks have seen a wave of arrests amongst the filmmaking and artistic communities in Tehran, with the iron grip of repression tightening itself around a courageous and growing number of individuals who have chosen to protest against a wide range of issues. This has been crystallised in recent days around the protesting against the disproportionate violence towards civilian protestors.


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