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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.

Release Panahi,Rasoulof and Al-Ahmad!
Saturday, 9 July 2022

Release Panahi,Rasoulof and Al-Ahmad!

Call for the Release of Iranian Filmmakers

The Iranian authorities have arrested Mohamad Rasoulof and Mostafa Al-Ahmad over an appeal they posted on social media speaking out against the unproportionate repression of civil protestors. Jafar Panahi has then been arrested as he was protesting the detention of his colleagues at Tehran’s Evin prison.

Release Ma Aeint!
Tuesday, 3 May 2022

Release Ma Aeint!

Urgent Call for the Release of Myanmar filmmaker Ma Aeint

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk calls for the Myanmar authorities to immediately and unconditionally release filmmaker Ma Aeint.

Release Çiğdem Mater!
Thursday, 28 April 2022

Release Çiğdem Mater!

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) calls for the Turkish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release film producer Çiğdem Mater.

On Monday, 25 April 2022, Çiğdem Mater was sentenced to 18 years in prison, together with six co-defendants, in what Amnesty International describes as “a travesty of justice of spectacular proportions”. The main accusation against Çiğdem is that she was trying to raise financing for a documentary project about the Gezi Park movement – a film which was never made.

Release Moataz Abdelwahab!
Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Release Moataz Abdelwahab!

Renewed Call for the Immediate Release of Egyptian Producer

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) calls for the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release film producer Moataz Abdelwahab.


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