Palestine Film Festivals

Al Ard Film Festival

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Al Ard is an Arab film festival held in Italy, sponsored by Associazione Amicizia Sardegna Palestina. Our mission is to shine a light on Palestine and the Arab World in order to overcome prejudice, which often fuels stereotypes and intolerance.

Al Ard has become one of the most popular film festivals focused on the Arab World in Southern Europe—an achievement that is a great source of pride for the organizers, all of whom are dedicated volunteers with Associazione Amicizia Sardegna Palestina.

Contact:

Anna Maria Brancato

annamariabrancato86@hotmail.com

alardfilmfestival@hotmail.com

http://www.alardfilmfestival.com

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Visit our web site www.sardegnapalestina.org

Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival, Gaza, Palestine

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Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival, Gaza, Palestine

The festival presents short and feature-length films, documentaries, and animated films that shed light on local and global humanitarian issues. The first edition took place in May 2015. Amid the rubble of Gaza City’s Shijaiyah district—an area heavily bombarded during the 2014 summer war between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in the densely populated enclave—the organisers rolled out a 60-meter-long red carpet.

It is the first festival in Gaza to focus on human rights issues, featuring films and discussions not only on Palestine but also on other regions around the world.

Contact

Khalil Mozian

klm97@windowslive.com

Gaza, Palestine

Singapore Palestine Film Festival

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Singapore Palestine Film Festival

Founded in 2016, the Singapore Palestine Film Festival (SPFF) is a non-profit initiative that showcases the work of Palestinian filmmakers and artists. The festival aims to provide a meaningful platform for Palestinian voices to share their stories and alternative narratives. It aspires to reflect the evolving diversity of Palestine and to bring together Singapore’s diverse communities in dialogue around film, art, and culture.

Contact

info@theprojector.sg

https://theprojector.sg

6001 Beach Road, #05-00

Golden Mile Tower,

Singapore 199589

The Witness Palestine Film Festival

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The Witness Palestine Film Festival

Since 2012, the Witness Palestine Film Festival has brought Palestinian cinema to our community in Rochester, NY. We invite viewers and activists across Western NY to join us for the 13th edition of the festival, which will take place from November 16th-24th, 2024. After the year of unprecedented suffering we have all witnessed, we know the mission of this festival is more important than ever.

The Witness Palestine Film Festival is a project of Rochester Witness for Palestine (RW4P), which seeks a just peace for the people of Palestine wherever they may be. RW4P's motto "Come and see, go and tell" applies also to the work of WPFF, which aims to provide a space for reflection and discussion, as well as tools for action and change.

The Witness Palestine Film Festival Committee includes activists involved in interfaith and Palestinian solidarity work. As a member organization of the Rochester Committee to End Apartheid, RW4P is dedicated to growing the movement for Palestinian freedom in Rochester, NY, and across the globe.

Contact

https://www.wpff.us/

+1 (585) 428-0575

PO Box 18376

Rochester NY 14614-0376

USA

Ramallah Doc

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Ramallah Doc

Established in 2009, Ramallah Doc is organized annually by the A. M. Qattan Foundation, the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem, the Goethe-Institut in Ramallah, and Filmlab: Palestine. It provides a platform for Palestinian documentary filmmakers to pitch their project ideas to a forum of international film producers and television representatives.

Contact:

Mahmoud Abu Hashash

mahmoud@qattanfoundation.org

Ramallan, Palestine

Palestine Film Club

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Palestine Film Club

We are a collective of independent Palestinian professional filmmakers and artists dedicated to promoting and fostering interest in film as a powerful alternative cultural and educational medium in Palestine. The Palestine Film Club is a development and capacity-building initiative, launched by and for Palestinian filmmakers, artists, and film enthusiasts.

Contact:

Muhannad Halawani

Muhannadje@gmail.com

+972 599521220

Palestine

Toronto Palestine Film Festival

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Toronto Palestine Film Festival

The Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) is an annual, volunteer-run, non-profit cultural event that celebrates Palestinian cinema, art, and storytelling. Founded in 2008, TPFF presents a dynamic and thought-provoking program each fall in Toronto, featuring award-winning films, documentaries, shorts, and experimental works by Palestinian filmmakers from around the world.

More than just a film festival, TPFF is a multidisciplinary platform that includes music performances, art exhibitions, culinary events, and engaging panel discussions. It aims to amplify Palestinian voices and narratives, foster cross-cultural dialogue, and build community through the arts. By showcasing the richness and complexity of Palestinian life and identity, TPFF invites audiences to experience Palestine beyond the headlines.

TPFF accepts films of all lengths and genres made by Palestinian filmmakers, as well as by non-Palestinian filmmakers whose work relates to Palestine. There are no application fees.

Contact:

info@tpff.ca

tpff.submissions@gmail.com

www.tpff.ca

@topalestinefilmfestival

Toronto, Canada

Reel Palestine

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Reel Palestine

Reel Palestine is a pop-up film festival showcasing a selection of alternative Palestinian films in the UAE. The non-profit, volunteer-based organization was established in Dubai in 2014 and launched its first festival in January 2015 across the UAE. Its purpose is to present Palestinian culture and resilience through film, immersing viewers in the beautiful, difficult, emotional, and inspirational moments that unfold under occupation.

Contact:

info@reelpalestine.org

www.reelpalestine.org

Dubai, UAE

Rencontres Cinématographiques Palestine: Filmer C’est Exister

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Rencontres Cinématographiques Palestine: Filmer C’est Exister

Rencontres Cinématographiques Palestine, Filmer C’est Exister–PFC’E (Cinematographic Encounters Palestine, To Film Is To Exist) has been held annually in Geneva since 2012. Each year, around November 29—the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People—PFC’E presents a selection of short and feature-length films by Palestinian filmmakers, curated around one or more central themes. The festival aims to introduce audiences in French-speaking Switzerland to the daily realities of the Palestinian people and to foster dialogue on the social, economic, political, and cultural issues surrounding resistance, occupation, colonization, and exile—through the lens of Palestinian filmmakers, wherever they reside.

Each edition features the presence of five Palestinian filmmakers in Geneva.

Contact

Céline Brun Nassereddine

info@palestine-fce.ch

+41 (0)76 822 46 86

www.palestine-fce.ch

Rue des Savoises 15

1205

Genève

Athens Palestine Film Festival (APFF)

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Athens Palestine Film Festival (APFF)

Organized by Dounias NGO, the Athens Palestine Film Festival (APFF) brings films, stories, and culture from Palestine to audiences in Greece. The festival presents a thoughtful selection of works—from documentaries and fiction features to important films by both established and emerging Palestinian filmmakers. Ranging from rare early pieces to bold contemporary creations, these films offer honest, independent perspectives on Palestine’s history, culture, and the lives of its people around the world.

Contact

media@athenspalestinefilmfestival.org

https://www.athenspalestinefilmfestival.org/

https://www.instagram.com/athenspalestinefilmfestival/

Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam (PFFA)

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Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam (PFFA)

Founded in 2015, the Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam began as a grassroots initiative in response to the exclusion of indigenous Palestinian directors from film programs in the Netherlands. It was originally launched as a protest against the dominance of Western filmmakers in Palestinian film festivals, which limited opportunities for seasoned Palestinian directors to share their work and authentic perspectives.

In response, PFFA envisioned an inclusive platform to showcase a wide range of genres—including drama features, shorts, animations, and documentaries—created by both established and emerging Palestinian filmmakers. The festival has grown from a grassroots action into a professional organization committed to inclusivity, diversity, and the continuous exploration of Palestinian cinematic narratives.

As the only Palestinian film festival in the Benelux region, PFFA draws audiences from metropolitan areas across the region and continues to amplify the voices of Palestinian filmmakers.

Contact:

palfilmfestadam@gmail.com

https://www.thepffa.nl/

https://www.instagram.com/pffa.nl/

Braziers International Film Festival, Oxfordshire, UK

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Braziers International Film Festival, Oxfordshire, UK  

Braziers International Film Festival is an annual three day independent film festival held at Braziers Park School of Integrative Social Research in Oxfordshire, UK. The festival features several programmes of international films, plus special focus programmes, installations, performances and discussions. We regularly feature Palestinian films, and in solidarity with Palestine we have an ongoing online resource of films and reportage videos 'Voices for Palestine'. We also recently screened 'Short Films for Palestine', programmed with partners Manchester Palestine Film Festival and Comma Press, in Manchester, UK.

Contact:

nick@nickjordan.info

braziersiff@gmail.com

https://biff.braziers.org.uk/

IG: @braziersinternationalfilmfest 

Oxfordshire, UK

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Jerusalem Arab Film Festival

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Jerusalem Arab Film Festival

The Jerusalem Arab Film Festival is a celebration of classic and contemporary Arab and Palestinian cinema held entirely in the city of Jerusalem. As the only film festival of its kind in the city, JAFF offers a rare cultural space amid the continuous shrinking of Palestinian institutions under occupation. This is especially meaningful in a place marked by layered identities and complex socio-political realities. JAFF is not merely a film festival—it is a platform for connection across cultural, generational, and religious boundaries. Through the curation of high-quality films from Palestine and the Arab world, post-screening discussions, and community events, JAFF contributes to the reshaping of the Palestinian narrative, reinforces collective memory, and supports national identity.

Contact:

niveen@jaff-pal.org

Niveen Shaheen

https://www.facebook.com/jaff.films/

www.instagram.com/jaff.films/

Sard, Palestinian Films Festival - Rennes Métropole

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Sard, Palestinian Films Festival - Rennes Métropole

Since 2023, SARD, the Palestinian Film Festival, has been held every year in the Rennes metropolitan area. The Arabic word ‘Sard’ means “narrative” in English and ‘récit’ in French. The term echoes what has driven the association since the festival was founded, which is to promote Palestinian cinematographic narratives in all their richness and diversity. With the Sard festival, it is Palestinian cinema that tells its own story. The Festival's main aim is to promote Palestinian cinema in all its different facets (repertory and contemporary films, short films, documentaries, professional meetings, etc.). In addition, Sard has developed a partnership between the University of Rennes 2 and Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, enabling students to exchange views and activities and develop exchanges around the cinematographic approach.

Contact:

Anaïs Pitkevicht

festivalsard@gmail.com

festivalsard@gmail.com

Facebook: Sard, festival de cinéma palestinien/Instagram: festivalsard_

https://festivalsard.my.canva.site/festival-du-cinema-palestinien-rennes

Rennes and Brittany (France)

Palestine With Love

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Palestine With Love

The festival Palestine with Love, co-organised by Bozar and Cinéma Galeries, will take place this year from 3 to 10 June in Brussels. The festival aims to showcase the best of Palestinian cinema—from historical and documentary films to contemporary features—at a time that is especially crucial for understanding the plight of the Palestinian people. It also highlights the vital role of artists in offering their communities windows to the world and nurturing hope for freedom.

Contact

Frank Barat

barat.frank@gmail.com

Brussels, Belgium

Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival

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Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival

The Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival, launched in 2017 through the collaboration of various grassroots organizations, is a competitive event showcasing short films from and about Palestine. The festival supports young filmmakers, artists from the diaspora, and non-Palestinian directors who choose to portray Palestine, aiming to broaden perspectives and narratives. Through cinema, Nazra gives voice to a people who have lived under siege for over seventy-five years and who today face what can only be described as a genocide.

Nazra’s itinerant format has fostered a rich network of connections and artistic exchanges. In 2024, the festival toured more than 50 Italian cities, beginning in Venice and offering a packed program of screenings, debates, exhibitions, and performances. These events took place in cinemas, universities, theatres, museums, and social centers—transforming each into a hub of cultural gathering and political engagement.

By merging film and activism, Nazra not only highlights Palestinian stories but also creates spaces for reflection, solidarity, and resistance. The sixth edition of the festival is scheduled for October 2025.

Nazra has held five editions since its launch in 2017.

Contact:

Patrizia Roletti

patrolettibarani@gmail.com

info@nazrafilmfestival.com

press@nazrafilmfestival.com

https://nazrafilmfestival.com/

Italy (travelling Festival), all over the country

London Palestine Film Festival

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London Palestine Film Festival

The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) is an annual celebration of cinema from and about Palestine, showcasing films that explore the culture, history, and politics of the region. LPFF provides a unique platform for Palestinian filmmakers, bringing their stories to global audiences and fostering meaningful conversations about identity, resistance, and the power of storytelling.

Contact

Atika Dawood

atika@palestinefilm.org.uk

contact@palestinefilm.org.uk

@LPFFOfficial

https://www.palestinefilm.org.uk

London, UK

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Jerusalem International Film Festival

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Jerusalem International Film Festival

The Jerusalem International Film Festival was launched in 2009 as an initiative by a group of Palestinian filmmakers. After a seven-year hiatus due to war and the ongoing siege on Gaza, the festival returned in 2017, becoming a vital contribution to the creation of a cinematic space within the besieged Gaza Strip. Cinematic culture plays a key role in deepening the visual perspective of both filmmakers and audiences. The organizers continually work to develop the festival by building on the achievements, successes, and lessons learned from previous editions.

Contact

Dr. Izz Eddin Shalah

alqudscinma1@gmail.com

00970599354522

Houston Palestine Film Festival

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Houston Palestine Film Festival

The Houston Palestine Film Festival (HPFF) offers an honest and independent view of Palestine and the experiences of its diaspora, highlighting society, culture, and political struggles through the art of film. HPFF is a non-political, non-religious, and non-profit organization dedicated to introducing the nearly six million diverse residents of the greater Houston area to Palestinian culture and identity through cinema.

Contact

Dana El Kurd

info@hpff.org

http://www.hpff.org/

Houston, USA