BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fifes - Festival Internation du Film Ecologique et Social - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fifes.org/en/ X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fifes - Festival Internation du Film Ecologique et Social REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260513T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20251127T144434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T155623Z UID:10000258-1778698800-1778707800@fifes.org SUMMARY:A call from the wild + debate DESCRIPTION:Asgeir Helgestad\, Norway\n81 min. - 2024 - Documentary - Artic light - Albatross World Sales \nDirector Asgeir Helgestad documents the state of nature in his native Norway\, which he has been photographing for as long as he can remember. From the bees on his farm to the wild reindeer in the high mountains\, and the puffins by the ocean\, he reveals the beauty of an endangered natural world and highlights the human actions responsible for its decline. This film is a personal story about our connection with the non-human world\, the relationship between the small and the large\, and a reminder of nature's strength and vulnerability. \nPrice: €5 - followed by discussion URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/a-call-from-the-wild-debate/ LOCATION:Cinéma Le Bego Tende\, Tende\, 06430\, France CATEGORIES:External events,Film broadcasting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A-Call-from-the-Wild-Poster-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260408T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260408T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20251127T143621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100715Z UID:10000257-1775674800-1775683800@fifes.org SUMMARY:Mariposas Negras + debate DESCRIPTION:David Baute\, Spanish\n83 min. - 2023 - Animation \nTanit\, Valeria and Shaila are three women from very different parts of the world\, all facing the same problem: climate change. They will lose everything due to the effects of global warming\, and will be forced to emigrate in order to survive. \nPrice: €5 - followed by discussion URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/mariposas-negras-debate/ LOCATION:Cinéma Le Bego Tende\, Tende\, 06430\, France CATEGORIES:External events,Film broadcasting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Les-papillons-noirs.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260311T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260311T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20251127T143348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100715Z UID:10000256-1773255600-1773264600@fifes.org SUMMARY:I am the River the River is me + debate DESCRIPTION:Petr Lom\, New Zealand\n88 min. - 2024 - Documentary - Ten Thousand Images \nFor the Māori\, the Whanganui is a living being - their ancestor. This belief was institutionalized by New Zealand law in 2017. Granting the river the status of a legal person is both a means of environmental protection and a legal validation of the Māori worldview.\nThis film is an invitation to experiment with these values: to see our relationship with the world around us - and above all with the natural world - as an intergenerational responsibility of care and custody\, rather than simply one of ownership\, use or extraction.\nProduced over a period of three years\, in close collaboration with the Māori of Whanganui\, this film is a positive and urgent call to action for the rights of nature. \nPrice: €5 - followed by discussion URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/i-am-the-river-the-river-is-me-debate/ LOCATION:Cinéma Le Bego Tende\, Tende\, 06430\, France CATEGORIES:External events,Film broadcasting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Je-suis-la-riviere-la-riviere-est-moi-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260211T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260211T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20251127T143020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100714Z UID:10000255-1770836400-1770845400@fifes.org SUMMARY:Children and trees + debate DESCRIPTION:Natalie Pfister\, Switzerland\n89 min. - 2024 - Documentary - Solothurner Filmtage \nThe film plunges us into a school in the middle of the forest\, where\, over the course of a year\, we observe the children who play and learn there. Thirty children\, from kindergarten to CE1\, spend every day here\, whatever the weather - sun\, rain or snow. They explore the forest on their own\, discover nature's cycles and seek their place in the community. In this environment\, they develop their sense of responsibility\, courage\, imagination and creativity\, while interacting spontaneously and empathetically with their peers and other beings in the world. \nPrice: €5 - followed by discussion URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/children-and-trees-debate/ LOCATION:Cinéma Le Bego Tende\, Tende\, 06430\, France CATEGORIES:External events,Film broadcasting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Des-enfants-et-des-arbres-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260114T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260114T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20251127T142534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100714Z UID:10000253-1768417200-1768426200@fifes.org SUMMARY:Anaïs\, 2 chapters + debate DESCRIPTION:Marion Gervais\, French\n104 min. - 2023 - Squawk - Twenty-Fifth Hour \nAnaïs\, 24\, is setting up as a farmer in Brittany. Nothing could stop her. Neither the administration\, nor misogynistic teachers\, nor a broken-down tractor\, nor the vagaries of the weather... 10 years later\, Anaïs is now married to a young Senegalese man\, Seydou. With the harsh law of borders complicating everything\, they're going to have to roll up their sleeves...together. \nPrice: €5 - followed by discussion URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/anais-2-chapters-debate/ LOCATION:Cinéma Le Bego Tende\, Tende\, 06430\, France CATEGORIES:External events,Film broadcasting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Anais-2-chapitres.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251210T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20251127T140953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100714Z UID:10000254-1765393200-1765402200@fifes.org SUMMARY:Plastic Fantastic + debate DESCRIPTION:Isa Willinger\, Germany103 min. - 2023 - Documentary - Rise And Shine World Sales \nPlastics are everywhere. Not only do they invade our rivers and oceans\, they also permeate the air\, soil and even our bodies. As the crisis deepens and recycling remains largely ineffective\, the plastics industry continues to increase production. Does the industry really want to continue as it always has? PLASTIC FANTASTIC follows several protagonists: on the one hand\, representatives of the plastics industry\, and on the other\, scientists and activists\, to discover where the plastics crisis is taking us.   \nPrice: €5 - followed by discussion URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/plastic-fantastic-debate/ LOCATION:Cinéma Le Bego Tende\, Tende\, 06430\, France CATEGORIES:External events,Film broadcasting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/film-debat-plastic-fantastic.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250601T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250601T173000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142426Z UID:10000218-1748793600-1748799000@fifes.org SUMMARY:Oceania DESCRIPTION:Natalie Zimmerman\, Kiribati\n75 min. – 2024 – Documentary – Alchemy Dream – Bellemoon \nOCEANIA: Journey to the Heart begins on a coral atoll – predicted to become uninhabitable by 2030 due to rising sea levels and temperatures caused by climate change. We are invited to follow the journey of a mother and her adult son as they strive to preserve their culture\, freedom and independence after decades of colonial encounters. \nPrice: €7 direct from Olympia URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/oceania/ LOCATION:Olympia Cinema\, 5 rue d'Antibes\, Cannes\, 06400 CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Oceania-1-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5523914;7.016581 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Olympia Cinema 5 rue d'Antibes Cannes 06400;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5 rue d'Antibes:geo:7.016581,43.5523914 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250601T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250601T143000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163211 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T094022Z UID:10000220-1748781000-1748788200@fifes.org SUMMARY:Anais\, 2 chapters DESCRIPTION:Marion Gervais\, French 104 min. - 2023 - Squawk - Twenty-Fifth Hour \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Anaïs\, 24\, is setting up as a farmer in Brittany. Nothing could stop her. Neither the administration\, nor misogynistic teachers\, nor a broken-down tractor\, nor the vagaries of the weather... 10 years later\, Anaïs is now married to a young Senegalese man\, Seydou. With the harsh law of borders complicating everything\, they're going to have to roll up their sleeves...together. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/anais-2-chapters/ LOCATION:Olympia Cinema\, 5 rue d'Antibes\, Cannes\, 06400 CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Anais-2-chapitres.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5523914;7.016581 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Olympia Cinema 5 rue d'Antibes Cannes 06400;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5 rue d'Antibes:geo:7.016581,43.5523914 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250601T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250601T120000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100656Z UID:10000219-1748773800-1748779200@fifes.org SUMMARY:Ground Alliance DESCRIPTION:Isabelle Haelvoet\n90 min – France – 2024 \nThe local struggle against the planned A69 freeway linking Castres to Toulouse has been going on for many years. Since 2021\, it has taken on a new dimension\, not only because of the first concrete signs of its construction (bitumen plants\, felling of trees\, start of work…) but above all because of the multiplication of collectives opposing this aberrant freeway project which is determined to fracture the territory. \nPrice: €3.5 direct at the Olympia \nReserve your place URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/ground-alliance/ LOCATION:Olympia Cinema\, 5 rue d'Antibes\, Cannes\, 06400 CATEGORIES:Films out of Competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Films-alliances-terrestres-FIFES-2025.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5523914;7.016581 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Olympia Cinema 5 rue d'Antibes Cannes 06400;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5 rue d'Antibes:geo:7.016581,43.5523914 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250531T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250531T153000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142426Z UID:10000208-1748700000-1748705400@fifes.org SUMMARY:Documerica DESCRIPTION:Pierre-François DIDEK\, France\n67 min. – 2023 – Documentary – Les Films en Vrac \nIn the autumn of their lives\, a group of photographers return to the Documerica Project\, a gigantic photographic survey of the American environment commissioned by the government in the early 70s\, at the height of ecological awareness. Embodying the moment of truth of a country that had reached the end of its American Dream\, Documerica’s images bear witness to a failed rendezvous with history. Beyond that\, they speak to the world we live in today. \n  URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/documerica/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Documerica-autoportrait-dune-nation-au-bord-de-labime-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250531T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250531T120000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142427Z UID:10000210-1748687400-1748692800@fifes.org SUMMARY:A mirror of the cosmos DESCRIPTION:Isabelle Carbonell\, United States\n67 min \nA Mirror of the Cosmos is a feature-length sci-fi documentary that explores how the Mar Menor lagoon\, located in southeastern Spain and considered a utopian paradise\, has come close to extinction and beyond. Opening with a conversation between the moon and the sea about environmental violence\, the film examines the unlikely relationships between invasive blue crabs\, nitrates and mining deposits in the Mar Menor\, which intertwine deeply to tell the larger story of capitalism’s cumulative and extractive effects on the environment over time. The lagoon thus becomes a microcosm of the Anthropocene\, or “Age of Man”. Ultimately\, the film asks the question: what kind of futures are possible\, and can we adapt? URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/a-mirror-of-the-cosmos/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/miror-cosmos-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142426Z UID:10000202-1748635200-1748640600@fifes.org SUMMARY:The living defending itself DESCRIPTION:Vincent Verzat\, France\n90 min. – 2025 – Documentary – Sharing is fun \nVincent\, who has been filming ecological mobilizations for 10 years and has gathered a community of 310\,000 people on YouTube\, went through a period of militant burnout before turning to naturalism and tracking. He seeks to reconnect with the living by linking himself to the fate of non-human animals\, hoping to restore meaning and vigor to his commitment. Le VIVANT qui se défend! retraces his journey to find a balance between struggle and contemplation\, underlining the importance of not forgetting the beauty that remains despite the destruction of the world. Through forest battles\, the preservation of natural habitats and the protection of wildlife\, this film is a personal and sensitive journey\, linking ecological struggles and the challenges of species survival. It explores a way to live with dignity and face the challenges of the future. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/the-living-defending-itself/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,Local films ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Films-le-vivant-qui-se-defend-FIFES-2025.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250508T140020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100655Z UID:10000239-1748628000-1748635200@fifes.org SUMMARY:Short films from the Université Côte d'Azur DESCRIPTION:As part of their ECUE Scénarisations Audiovisuelles course\, students in the Licence 3 program at Campus Carlon in Nice have produced five short documentary films this year\, all of which explore the ecological issues surrounding waste management and pollution. Each of these films highlights the environmental impacts of our consumption patterns\, whether through vehicle recycling\, waste management\, marine pollution or ecosystem preservation.They call for a collective awareness of the need to change our habits\, rethink our relationship with consumption and natural resources\, and act responsibly to preserve our planet for future generations. \nSessions followed by discussion. \nBook here URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/short-films-from-the-universite-cote-dazur-2/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Films out of Competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/courts-metrages-UCA.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T150118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T100654Z UID:10000214-1748628000-1748635200@fifes.org SUMMARY:Short films from the Université Côte d'Azur DESCRIPTION:Admission free with reservation or €3.5\nBook here \nAs part of their ECUE Scénarisations Audiovisuelles course\, Licence 3 students at Campus Carlon in Nice have produced five short documentary films this year\, all of which explore the ecological issues surrounding waste management and pollution. Each film highlights the environmental impact of our consumption patterns\, whether through vehicle recycling\, waste management\, marine pollution or ecosystem preservation. They call for a collective awakening to the need to change our habits\, rethink our relationship with consumption and natural resources\, and act responsibly to preserve our planet for future generations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLE DERNIER VIRAGE\nRunning time: 11.48 minutes\nThe film examines the ecological impact of car recycling\, revealing the challenges of the field and new mobilities\, while underlining the urgency of responsible choices for the future. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE GUARDIANS OF RECYCLING\nRunning time: 7.52 minutes\nThe film shows how waste reflects our lifestyles and values. It underlines the importance of sorting and recycling waste to preserve the environment\, inviting us to rethink its place in society and to see each piece of waste as the start of a new cycle. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE GUARDIANS OF THE DEEP\nRunning time: 10.00 minutes\nThis documentary film invites us to rediscover the importance of our seas and oceans. By coming face-to-face with marine pollution\, the film bears witness to its impact and encourages reflection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSAINTES MARGUERITE - ECOLOGY BETWEEN EARTH AND SEA\nRunning time: 8.39 minutes\nThis film explores the path of waste and the problems associated with the sharp increase in pollution on the island of Sainte-Marguerite in Cannes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13 MILLIONS\nRunning time: 9.49 minutes\nThe film tackles maritime pollution and its ecological\, social and economic impacts\, highlighting human responsibility and the active role everyone can play to protect the environment and ensure a sustainable future. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/short-films-from-the-universite-cote-dazur/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,Films out of Competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unviersite-projection.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142427Z UID:10000209-1748622600-1748628000@fifes.org SUMMARY:Black butterflies DESCRIPTION:David Baute\, Spanish\n83 min. – 2023 – Animation \nTanit\, Valeria and Shaila are three women from very different parts of the world\, all facing the same problem: climate change. They will lose everything due to the effects of global warming\, and will be forced to emigrate in order to survive. \n  URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/black-butterflies/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Les-papillons-noirs.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T153000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T171413Z UID:10000234-1748613600-1748619000@fifes.org SUMMARY:Parallel currents DESCRIPTION:Pablo Chavanel\, Cambodia\n68 min. – 2024 – Documentary – La Boîte à Songes \n \nThe proliferation of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River\, designed to supply energy to neighboring megalopolises\, is forcing Samnang\, the leader of an indigenous community\, to fight for his survival and that of nature. Faced with pressure from the authorities\, Samnang is prepared to take any risk. Meanwhile\, in the Cambodian capital\, Sothy\, a painter and survivor of the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge regime 50 years ago\, applies himself to a duty of remembrance and\, through his art\, reveals a violence that seems to be repeating itself. Through space and time\, a dialogue is established. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/parallel-currents/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250530T120000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T173508Z UID:10000237-1748601000-1748606400@fifes.org SUMMARY:I am the river\, the river is me DESCRIPTION:Petr Lom\, New Zealand\n88 min. – 2024 – Documentary – Ten Thousand Images \nThe Whanganui River\, in Aotearoa/New Zealand\, is the first river in the world to be recognized as a legal person\, a living\, indivisible being.\nNed Tapa\, the river’s Māori guardian\, invites an Australian First Nations elder and his daughter\, activists committed to saving their own dying river\, to take part in a five-day canoe trip on this sacred river. They are joined by Ned’s friends and family\, an international film crew and Ned’s dog Jimmy.\nThe river is the main character of this film. Both mirror and source of inspiration\, it naturally unites all the travelers\, offering everyone a voice – including the crew – to share stories of humor and light\, and a space to heal from the darkness of the past and persistent historical injustices.\nFor the Māori\, the Whanganui is a living being – their ancestor. This belief was institutionalized by New Zealand law in 2017. Granting the river the status of a legal person is both a means of environmental protection and a legal validation of the Māori worldview.\nThis film is an invitation to experiment with these values: to see our relationship with the world around us – and above all with the natural world – as an intergenerational responsibility of care and custody\, rather than simply one of ownership\, use or extraction.\nProduced over a period of three years\, in close collaboration with the Māori of Whanganui\, this film is a positive and urgent call to action for the rights of nature\, now the world’s fastest-growing legal movement. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/i-am-the-river-the-river-is-me/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Je-suis-la-riviere-la-riviere-est-moi-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T220000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T160947Z UID:10000197-1748548800-1748556000@fifes.org SUMMARY:Plastic Fantastic DESCRIPTION:Isa Willinger\, Germany\n103 min. – 2023 – Documentary – Rise And Shine World Sales \n \n  \nPlastics are everywhere. Not only do they invade our rivers and oceans\, they also permeate the air\, soil and even our bodies. As the crisis deepens and recycling remains largely ineffective\, the plastics industry continues to increase production. Does the industry really want to continue as it always has? \nPLASTIC FANTASTIC follows several protagonists: on the one hand\, representatives of the plastics industry\, and on the other\, scientists and activists\, to discover where the plastics crisis is taking us. \n  URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/plastic-fantastic/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Plastic-Fantastic-1.jpg GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142426Z UID:10000199-1748536200-1748541600@fifes.org SUMMARY:The taste of a lifetime DESCRIPTION:Valérie Pouyanne\, Canada\n93 min. – 2024 – The Mad Eye \nGiven what we know about animal intelligence and sensitivity\, isn’t it time we reconsidered our behaviour towards pets and animals? \nwild? By visiting three animal shelters and hearing their stories\, we discover that animals are not so different from us: intelligent\, sensitive\, supportive\, stubborn\, even cheating\, etc. Yet we treat them as inferiors and to satisfy our needs\, we make them live miserable lives. However\, we treat them as inferiors\, and to satisfy our needs\, we make them live lives of misery. What if we imagined a different way of living with animals? \n  \n  URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/the-taste-of-a-lifetime/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/La-saveur-dune-vie-.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T153000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142426Z UID:10000231-1748527200-1748532600@fifes.org SUMMARY:Children and trees DESCRIPTION:Natalie Pfister\, Switzerland\n89 min. – 2024 – Documentary – Solothurner Filmtage \n \n  \nThe film plunges us into a school in the middle of the forest\, where\, over the course of a year\, we observe the children who play and learn there. Thirty children\, from kindergarten to CE1\, spend every day here\, whatever the weather – sun\, rain or snow. They explore the forest on their own\, discover nature’s cycles and seek their place in the community. In this environment\, they develop their sense of responsibility\, courage\, imagination and creativity\, while interacting spontaneously and empathetically with their peers and other beings in the world. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/children-and-trees/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Des-enfants-et-des-arbres-1.jpg GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250529T113000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T171413Z UID:10000235-1748514600-1748518200@fifes.org SUMMARY:Silvicola DESCRIPTION:Jean-Philippe Marquis\, Canada\n80 min. - 2023 - Documentary - Cinema Politica \nA red cedar can live for over a thousand years\, supporting multiple ecosystems and human cultures. But a voracious chainsaw can cut down that same tree in just a few hours. In the economics of commercial logging\, the tree only acquires value once it has been cut down and transformed into a commodity.\nAt a time when the world's ancient forests are under threat as never before\, Jean-Philippe Marquis has created a dazzling and disturbing film essay on contemporary forestry practices in the Pacific Northwest\, home to the world's oldest and most majestic woodlands. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/silvicola/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250528T213000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250528T233000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T101724Z UID:10000236-1748467800-1748475000@fifes.org SUMMARY:A call from the wild DESCRIPTION:Asgeir Helgestad \n81 min - Norway - 2024 \nDirector Asgeir Helgestad documents the state of nature in his native Norway\, which he has been photographing for as long as he can remember. From the bees on his farm to the wild reindeer in the high mountains\, and the puffins by the ocean\, he reveals the beauty of an endangered natural world and highlights the human actions responsible for its decline. This film is a personal story about our connection with the non-human world\, the relationship between the small and the large\, and a reminder of nature's strength and vulnerability. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/a-call-from-the-wild/ LOCATION:Place de la Castre\, Le Suquet\, Cannes\, 06400 CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A-Call-from-the-Wild-Poster-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5507161;7.0105112 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Place de la Castre Le Suquet Cannes 06400;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Le Suquet:geo:7.0105112,43.5507161 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142427Z UID:10000221-1748368800-1748376000@fifes.org SUMMARY:Intergenerational short films DESCRIPTION:Based on exchanges between people of different generations\, intergenerational links are beneficial for both the elderly and the young. Between shared solidarity and mutual enrichment\, this type of relationship has been encouraged around the beautiful cinematographic project of creating short films: script writing\, image capture and editing\, ending with a screening in a cinema on the occasion of the FIFES. \nSet against the magnificent backdrop of the Mediterranean and the city of Cannes. High school students from the Lycée Bristol cinema section\, middle school students from Les Vallergues and seniors from Cannes Séniors le Club have combined their talents to bring six engaging stories to life\, in a spirit of sharing and cooperation.\n \nLes Gardiens du rivage: To preserve Cannes’ coastline from pollution\, we’ll need to call on everyday superheroes and their superpowers. \nWater in the gas: As a family prepares to celebrate a birthday\, a strange contamination of the water causes havoc. \nWestern poubelle: A group of young and old compete in a duel in the sun to clean up a Cannes beach. \nBack to the past: in a world where drinking water resources are becoming increasingly scarce\, it’s up to the courageous Marty McFly to bring water back to the future! \nLord of the Drops: Young Frodo must fulfill the mission of the old sage Gandalf: to purify the waters using a sacred vial. \nBetween sand and generations: To be able to live together on a beach\, young and old have to swap roles for a game of soccer. \n  URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/intergenerational-short-films/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,Films out of Competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Affiche-courts-metrages-inter.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T163000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T161146Z UID:10000215-1748354400-1748363400@fifes.org SUMMARY:Once upon a time in the forest DESCRIPTION:Virpi Suutari\, Finnish\n93 min. - 2023 - Documentary - Euphoria Film \nThe setting for this modern fable is the Finnish forest\, one of the largest and oldest coniferous areas in Europe. Here\, a group of young people live in symbiosis and harmony with nature. However\, their decision to settle in the forest was not motivated solely by their love of nature\, but rather by the threat of deforestation for the local timber industry\, politics and the mentality that the forest is the backbone of Finland's economy and prosperity. Ida\, Minka\, Ville\, Otto and Eerik stand guard in the hope of a better future\, aware that their efforts may be in vain. \n  URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/once-upon-a-time-in-the-forest/ LOCATION:Espace Miramar\, Rue Pasteur\, Cannes\, Alpes-Maritimes\, 06400\, France CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,International competition,Youth competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Il-etait-une-fois-dans-une-foret.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5489147;7.0290109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Espace Miramar Rue Pasteur Cannes Alpes-Maritimes 06400 France;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rue Pasteur:geo:7.0290109,43.5489147 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T110000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250508T085936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T161137Z UID:10000205-1748338200-1748343600@fifes.org SUMMARY:Moon DESCRIPTION:Gilles de Maistre\, France & Belgium\n98 min. - 2025 - Film \n Tian is 12 when he is sent to live with his grandmother because of his poor results at school. Far from the city\, in the mysterious mountains of China\, he secretly befriends a panda he names Moon. This is the start of an incredible adventure that will change his life and that of his family forever. URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/moon-2/ LOCATION:Olympia Cinema\, 5 rue d'Antibes\, Cannes\, 06400 CATEGORIES:Film broadcasting,Youth competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/moon-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="F.I.F.E.S.":MAILTO:contact@fifes.org GEO:43.5523914;7.016581 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Olympia Cinema 5 rue d'Antibes Cannes 06400;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5 rue d'Antibes:geo:7.016581,43.5523914 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250527T110000 DTSTAMP:20260525T163212 CREATED:20250408T142427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T142427Z UID:10000204-1748338200-1748343600@fifes.org SUMMARY:Moon DESCRIPTION: URL:https://fifes.org/en/evenement/moon/ LOCATION:Olympia Cinema\, 5 rue d'Antibes\, Cannes\, 06400 CATEGORIES:Youth competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fifes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/moon-2.jpg GEO:43.5523914;7.016581 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Olympia Cinema 5 rue d'Antibes Cannes 06400;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5 rue d'Antibes:geo:7.016581,43.5523914 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR