EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

Four years ago, within the framework of the Vienna Action Progamme and the World Education Programme in the field of human rights launched by the UN, the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) set up an educational programme for schoolchildren/students in Canton Geneva.

This special programme aims to draw the attention a young public's attention to problems linked to human rights violations, and offers a number of activities during the festival, but also throughout the year in schools.

SCHOOLCHILDREN SCREENINGS

Based on the principle A film, a subjet, a film, a debate, the educational programme organises screenings every afternoon at 2:15 PM and 4:15 PM for students attending secondary school I and II. The themes proposed are all highly topical and perfectly suited to the schools' programmes. The discussions will allow the students to address human rights specialists, political or cultural personalities, members of NGOs or international organisations.

The festival supplies teachers with educational material focusing on the various themes to introduce the screening to their pupils, and to ensure that the topics may be discussed in class.