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International Independent Film Festival
Geneva
International Independent Film Festival
Geneva
19 – 28.01.2024

Sections

Taiwanese Freeze Frames


A filmmaker of bodies, desires and solitude, Tsai Ming-Liang is the most sensual of Taiwanese directors. The holding of his exhibition WALKER is part of the festival is an opportunity to revisit is cinematography and that of the small island with a selective retrospective, three wuxia films, and six works that evoke a theme dear to him: the family and its wanderings in the face of the modern world…

Cinema, Your Merciless World


Cinema has always made your eyes glitter: red carpets, huge salaries, fame and beauty… The hidden side of this industry is much less glamorous, but fortunately there are some excellent works! Six films to discover the more prosaic facets of the film production chain, from shooting to archiving…

Resist!


Prove that you exist!
Seven committed and sumptuous works tell stories of combat or struggle, alone against everyone else.

Taking Root


From Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, two gripping documentaries (La mujer de estrellas y montañas and The Buriti Flower) and a grandiose immersive drama (Eureka) open up precious windows onto the indigenous populations of these countries.

Family Jewel


Family, do I love you or hate you? At a time when the traditional family is breaking down into many variants, which way do our hearts and minds lean? Six documentaries and fictions reveal the stories of families that are not a long quiet river.

Sweat and Tremor


Sport and cinema have always gone hand in hand, let it be said. With the Summer Olympics coming up near us in 2024, it's the perfect opportunity to take a look at sport as it's filmed around the world. From sumo to field hockey, basketball and football, there will be something for everyone!

Phantom Members


What happens after death? The four films in this section invite us to follow ghosts, spirits or reincarnations... Disturbing and mystical.

The Smell of Money


Money has no smell... really?
The five films in this section, including two major new works by Wang Bing and Radu Jude, suggest otherwise!

Guilty Pleasures


For aficionados of chills, jolts and cold sweat, here are 3 suggestions for adults with a strong heart. Minors and sensitive souls please refrain.

Black Movie for Kids


One cine-concert, 40 short and feature films, 5 creative workshops… the cinematic feast of the Black Movie for Kids combines the inspirations of some thirty countries and intermingles forms that are as exuberant as they are enticing.