ICFR Statement: 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...
13 April 2023
Artistic Freedom
Trade Press Review – Ukraine invasion by Russian Army
A summary of trade press articles divided in Ukrainian Perspectives, Reactions, and Repercussions on the AV industry. Updated regularly (latest entries in bold). UKRAINIAN PERSPECTIVE ...
19 May 2022
War in Ukraine: Initiatives to support Filmmakers
Helping filmmakers can range from humanitarian aid (basic needs, medical, accommodation, relocation, legal – visa, residence permit), supporting filmmakers documenting the war with filming equipment and gear, showing...
22 March 2022
FERA stands in solidarity with Ukrainian filmmakers and the Ukrainian people following Russian army’s invasion
We stand in full solidarity with the Ukrainian people, with our colleagues, relatives and friends in Ukraine, as well as those opposing the conflict in Russia and Belarus,...
25 February 2022
FERA stands in solidarity with Serbian filmmakers in funding allocation controversy
In an open letter addressed today to Ms Maja Gojković, Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, FERA voices concerns over reports of unjustified interference...
21 December 2021
FERA contributes to Voices of Culture Report on “The Status & Working Conditions for Artists, Cultural & Creative Professionals”
In April and June 2021, FERA contributed to the Voices of Culture Brainstorming Meeting with more than 50 stakeholders of the cultural and creative sector. The subsequent report...
7 July 2021
Stop censoring our fellow Faroese filmmakers!
To Uttanríkis- og mentamálaráðið, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture Att. Jenis av Rana We are deeply concerned by the Faroese Minister of Culture’s, Jenis av Rana,...
10 June 2021
Urgent Call for the Release of Myanmar filmmaker Ma Aeint
The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR*) and its founding institutions, the European Film Academy, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and International Film Festival Rotterdam, together with...
FERA signs open letter asking for the release of Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska in Belarus
In an open letter, the global film community expresses concern over Hatsura-Yavorska’s arrest, along with that of other Belarusian human rights defenders. FERA joins a global call for...
15 April 2021