The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) brings together institutions dedicated to rescuing films both as cultural heritage and as historical documents. Founded in Paris in 1938, FIAF is a collaborative association of the world's leading film archives whose purpose has always been to ensure the proper preservation and showing of motion pictures. Today, more than 120 archives in over 65 countries collect, restore, and exhibit films and cinema documentation spanning the entire history of film.

FIAPF's members are 26 producers' organization from 23 countries on four continents, FIAPF is the only organisation of film and television producers with a global reach. FIAPF's mandate is to represent the economic, legal and regulatory interests which film and TV production industries in four continents have in common. As an advocate for producers, FIAPF helps formulate policies and coordinate political action.

The International Festival of Diving Films (hereinafter referred as only IFDF) is organised annually according to the numerical order and the year in which it takes place. The IFDF has been organised in Slovakia since 1986. It was established in Martin, and the first year took place in Matica Slovenska in Hostihora. In 1993 the Festival took place in the High Tatras for the first time and its organiser was the Scuba Diving Club Vodnar Poprad.

The International Festival of Ethnological Film focuses on creative ethnographic documentaries with strong ethnological sensibility. In addition to the main film program it hosts a variety of events including special film programs, meetings with filmmakers and social gatherings. The concept of the Festival aims to encourage and inspire wide audience, anthropologists and filmmakers to contribute to impact and use of ethnographic film.

The International Festival of Films on Tribal Arts & Culture (IFFTAC) takes place every year in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and showcases films based on the theme of Tribal culture, art, religion, architecture, philosophy, traditions, mythology, history, lifestyle, food, costumes, jewellery, sports and various aspects associated with them. The festival accepts documentary, fiction, animated and short films between 1 - 150 minutes in length.

The main focus of the festival is to present new films made in francophone countries. The films fall into two categories: competition and non-competition section. In the competition section, an international jury awards three prizes – Grand Prix, Special Prize, and Prize of the Audience and an Honorary Mention. A Film Night is a special part of the festival every year.

The festival accepts films related to the theme of exploration - extreme, environment, sustainable development, speleology, diving, oceanography, archaeology, ethnography, etc.

The International Festival of Outdoor Films showcases films dedicated to adventure, extreme sports and exploration. The festival programme visits eighteen towns across the Czech Republic. Organizers accept films in the following categories: 1/ Adventure and extreme sports - e.g. skiing, mountain biking, paragliding, etc. 2/ Climbing and mountain films - climbing sports, glacier climbing, polar expeditions, mountain environment, mountain cultures, etc. 3/ Adventure and water sports - rafting, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, surfing, diving, marathon swimming, etc.

The International Film Festival on Human Rights / Festival International du Film sur les Droits Humains was first held in 2003. The Festival will organize its examination of the human rights question around five axes: globalization, new insecurities, the environment, freedom of expression, and state violence. The Festival will choose quality films and videos from young directors and renowned filmmakers which shed light on human rights issues. These works will be the starting point for larger debate on the universal question of human rights, bringing together all of the concerned parties.

The International Film Festival is being organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in collaboration with the Government of Goa, and the Indian Film Industry. India's oldest and most prestigeous film festival.

The International Film Festival Rotterdam offers a quality selection of worldwide independent, innovative and experimental cinema and visual arts. Devoted to screen, offering a platform to and actively supporting independent filmmaking from around the globe, the Rotterdam film festival is the essential hub for discovering film talent, for watching and catching the first word of mouth on its many world and international premieres, for exploring its competitions, main sections of recent feature films, short films and documentaries, visual arts exhibitions, theme sections and debates. The festival also includes a five-day international co-production market, CineMart.

FIDEC - International Film School Festival wishes to be the link between film students, industry professionals, media and the public by promoting short films produced by Belgian and international students. The festival screens short films (fiction, animation and documentary) produced by students attending a film school. Submissions should not exceed 30 minutes.

The main line of business of the production company International Film Service-Sofia is focused on making documentaries, educational and creative portraits. The films’ thematic scope covers Bulgarian history heritage and art, such as the origin of ancient Bulgarians, the work of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius, intangible heritage, traditions, ecology, tourism, nature sights etc. IFS-Sofia has been operational since 1995. Since 2001 the company has maintained the series Contemporary Bulgarian Artists featuring documentaries about leading names in Bulgarian fine art.

The International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania (IHRFFA) comes with a new way of educating people with the human rights concepts. Constituted as a cultural platform for the dissemination and awareness rising of the people on human rights issues, it operates through using image as its instrument.

The International İstanbul Film Festival was first presented as a film week in the summer of 1982, within the framework of the International İstanbul Festival. Beginning in 1984, the event became a separate activity and was shifted to April. In 1985, two competitive sections, one national and the other international, were included in the Festival program. Accredited by FIAPF since 1989, the Festival, features a thematically specialized international competition, provides a showcase for recent Turkish film productions, and thus represents a rewarding medium where Turkish and foreign filmmakers get together. The Festival draws a special interest to world classics, presenting retrospective sections within its programs particularly attended by young audiences. The Festival, whose aim is “to encourage the development of cinema in Turkey, to help Turkish cinema attain international recognition and to promote films of quality in the Turkish market”, has also introduced international institutions and organizations like EURIMAGES and EFDO to the Turkish market.

The festival was established in 1988 and it is the third largest of its kind in the world. Films selected into the competition fall into one of the following sections: Alpine Documentation, Climbing on Rock and Ice, Adventure, Nature and Environment, and Alpine and Foreign Cultures.

Founded in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.With 118 member states, a further 20 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement.IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: * Migration and development * Facilitating migration * Regulating migration * Forced migration.IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration.

Panorama explores the boundaries of picture and sound. Different styles and trends from all over the world form a live workshop on the art of motion picture. Every year the festival hosts filmmakers from more than 50 countries, and presents more than 200 films and videos. The festival sets out to promote creative and independent filmmaking, and to explore new trends and experimentation. The festival accepts documentary (max. 60 minutes), short (max. 25 minutes), feature films (max. 90 minutes). There is no limit on running time for videos, animated and experimental films.

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Cinema – Festa Internazionale di Roma aims to explore the vast potential of cinema as a means of cultural expression, and promote experimentation and modernization in the field of film techniques. Alongside the premieres of mainstream productions slated for the public at large, the festival present works that might otherwise be penalized by the distribution system. The Festival program is divided into five main sections and two sidebars: 1 Competition - innovative films made by filmmakers all over the world, world or international premieres; 2 Premiere - celebrates the great tradition of cinema as entertainment but with the highest quality and style; 3 Il lavoro dell’attore (The Actor’s Craft) - pays homage to a great living actor and an acting technique, screenings, exhibitions, debates and workshops; 4 Extra - showcases an international spectrum of the latest trends in documentaries and new forms of expression in the audiovisual field; 5 Alice nella citta; (Alice in the City)

The main goal of the festival is to present films of various genres that are related to science - films that tell us about scientific work and achievements, or films in which science plays an important part in their plot, language or manner of interpretation. • Scientific and educational films which approach and discuss scientific problems and topics related to it in a novel and creative manner. • Documentaries on scientific discoveries and film portraits of scientists. • Short films and features in which science and scientific activity play an integral part. • Experimental films which strive to renew the formal language of moving pictures making use of recent achievements in science and technology. • Films about the relationship between science and pseudo-science. • Faux documentaries, mockumentaries, which present and discuss fictitious scientific discoveries as existing ones. • Films on nature protection and environmental issues.

The aim of the festival is to promote and propagate the production of short films and to develop a spirit of friendship and cooperation among filmmakers. ISFFC has as its main objective the promotion of cinematographic art by presenting a diverse showcase of short films from around the globe. It also aspires to present the work of talented filmmakers who successfully use creative cinematic language forms and effectively tell a story in a short film. It is an annual event. Fiction, documentaries, experimental and animation short films not exceeding 25 minutes in length are eligible for participation in the festival?s competition. Cypriot films compete for both the international awards and the national awards of the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture. Cypriot Directors who live and work in Cyprus or abroad are entitled to submit their work. Foreign films running the international contest for 2011 are selected and invited by the Artistic Committee, comprised by directors Alexia Roider and Ioakim Mylonas. The right to participate is reserved for films that were not shown in any other festival in Cyprus.

The Hamburg International Short Film Festival has its roots in the independent filmmaking scene. The Festival first took place in 1985 under the title NoBudget, a name which clearly defined the Festival’s mission. In 1994 it received its current name. Since it was founded, it has always been the Festival’s aim to rise to the challenge presented by new developments and changing parameters in technology, society, and aesthetics.

The International Student Film Festival, Tel-Aviv, is one of the largest festivals in the world for student films, and is considered one of the most important in this field. Every two years, in the month of June, hundreds of students, lecturers and well-known guests of honour from the first line of the world cinema industry, gather in Tel-Aviv for a week of rich and intensive fresh young cinema, and for a unique cultural gathering. Hundreds of films, premiere screenings, fascinating cinematic events, workshops, conferences and special projects take place alongside each other, inviting thousands of visitors to the cinematheque theatres daily. The International Student Film Festival is run and produced since 1986 by film students from the Tel-Aviv University, and has gathered in its 20 years of existence much prestige and reputation.