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The Coalition acts in cases of persecution or threats to the personal safety of filmmakers and will defend their right to continue their work, by mobilising the international film community.


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Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Release Zahra Shafiee Dehaghani!

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk and its founding institutions, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and European Film Academy, protest vehemently against the arrest of Iranian filmmaker and writer Zahra Shafiee Dehaghani and demand her immediate and unconditional release.

Monday, 9 October 2023

Free Navid Mihandoust!

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk and its founding institutions, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and European Film Academy, protest vehemently against the arrest of Iranian filmmaker Navid Mihandoust and demand his immediate and unconditional release.

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Release Leila Naghdipari!

Jafar Panahi Calls for Colleague’s Release

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk and its founding institutions, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and European Film Academy, together with the Berlin International Film Festival, the Belarusian Independent Film Academy, Catalan Film Academy, German Film Academy, Icelandic Film Academy, Luxembourg Film Academy, Portuguese Film Academy, Swiss Film Academy and Ukrainian Film Academy, protest vehemently against the arrest of Iranian set and costume designer Leila Naghdipari and demand her immediate and unconditional release.

Agnieszka Holland / Photo: Jacek Poremba
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Agnieszka Holland Photo: Jacek Poremba
Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Support for Agnieszka Holland

The International Coalition for Filmmakers At Risk (ICFR) calls for an immediate end to the online abuse and the life threats against Polish director Agnieszka Holland following the Venice premiere of her film ZIELONCA GRANICA (THE GREEN BORDER).

Monday, 21 August 2023

Release Mojgan Ilanlou!

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk and its founding institutions, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and European Film Academy, protest vehemently against the arrest of Iranian documentary filmmaker Mojgan Ilanlou and demand her immediate and unconditional release.

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.


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