Who are we?

THE RAISON D’ÊTRE

Our raison d'être :

Making ecological and social initiatives visible through the arts, and in particular film.

Our commitment:

Placed under the sign of the living, the festival honors the youth and those who make of the cinema a medium of expression, of commitment and who have this capacity to contribute to the incarnation of the new imaginary.

KEY FIGURES

For the past 5 years, FIFES has been attracting nearly 15,000 participants.

Film screenings

Conferences and round tables

Performing arts shows

Exhibitors in the Initiatives Village

School projects

RSO 2025 APPROACH

Let’s build together a truly… Ecological and social !

FIFES is dedicated to raising awareness of major ecological and social issues. So we’re naturally keen to reduce the ecological footprint of our event as much as possible, while making it accessible to as many people as possible. Since 2023, the festival has been part of a demanding CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) process, implementing an approach that is as committed to the environment – respecting the planet’s limits – as it is to society – equity and inclusion – directly inspired by Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Theory.

An environmentally responsible festival

Logistic, technical and furniture

The equipment is on loan from our partners.

Energy

Lighting for the opening and closing ceremonies is kept to a minimum.
Travel between FIFES venues and accommodation is on foot.

Water

Water bottles and water fountains (carbon filter) replace plastic bottles.

Waste

Packaging is made from recycled cardboard and glass is returnable.
We keep paper printing to a strict minimum, and our printer is imprim’vert certified (recycled paper and vegetable-based inks).
Recycling garbage cans are available at all FIFES venues.
Cooked products are organic, local and in season, to encourage short supply chains.
The chefs collect all the green waste and donate it to Les Alchimistes, which collects and recycles it. A certificate of valorization is thus issued to us.
Wooden crates (fruit and vegetables) are reused (for fireplaces) and cardboard recycled.

Power supply

Catering is exclusively vegetarian/vegan.

A welcoming and socially inclusive festival

Access

FIFES highlights on the Place de la Castre – Opening and Closing Ceremonies – and the Allées de la Liberté – Village des Initiatives and Graine d’Or Evening – are free, open to the public and accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Intergenerational

The Youth Competition is open to primary and secondary schools in Cannes and the surrounding area. Teaching kits are sent to teachers, enabling them to use the cinema material to enrich their various learning activities.
The Village des Initiatives offers fun wooden games and numerous frescoes to raise awareness of major challenges, for the whole family to discover.