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1st official selection and awards 2020
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A shortlist of about 15 submissions per category was selected for the Health for All Film Festival out of 1265 entries received. WHO staff from all over the world participated in this preselection. The film festival jury nominated a winner in each category for a GRAND PRIX, receiving a grant of US$ 10 000. In addition, there was a special prize (to be selected from one of the three categories) for a film made by students.
The winner of the student prize received a grant of US$ 5000. The WHO Director-General made the final decision on awards, based on the advice of the jury.
Category 1
Video Reports
(3-8 minutes long)
Video reports showing human-interest stories and testimonies about health from individuals, communities, and/or healthcare workers navigating a local or global health challenge, championing solutions, or driving change.
Bangladesh - Palliative care
The healer: In Rohingya camps by Miranda Grant (Australia)
In a humanitarian context, the patients who need palliative care are often not prioritized; meet the local responders who reach untreated refugees.
Brazil – Social determinants of health
Beatriz by Diego Imai and Ricardo d'Avila (Brazil)
For three days, a team of doctors, dentists and volunteers serve hundreds of families from riverside communities without access to health posts and hospitals.
Cameroon – Social determinants of health
Rural doctor by Doreen Fonju (Cameroon)
Meet the young doctor who is fighting against all the odds to save lives in under-served rural communities in Cameroon.
Congo - African Trypanosomiasis
A doctor's dream - A pill for sleeping sickness by Joelle Tanguy (Switzerland)
Meet the researchers who didn’t give up, and the doctors who believed their patients deserved the best medicine.
Costa Rica – Reproductive health
Kassandra, a 13-year-old mum by Gustau Alegret (Spain) and Martin Cervino (Uruguay)
The hard reality of pregnancy under the age of 15.
Ecuador – Chagas disease
Fighting a silent disease by Alfredo Salazar (Ecuador)
Highlights the life of people who contract the silent disease known as Chagas in Latin America.
India, Myanmar, Nepal – Eye care, cataract
Dr Ruit: An eye health hero by Daniel Jesus Vignolli (Brazil)
The Nepalese doctor who dedicates his life to promoting sustainable, high-quality eye health care.
India – Air pollution
Smokeless chulhah - smokeless stove by Mukul Menon (India)
The risks for women cooking food on an open stove lit by firewood in kitchens that usually don't have windows or other openings.
Kenya – Malnutrition and obesity
The double burden of malnutrition in Africa by Magali Rochat (Switzerland)
While African countries continue to deal with undernutrition, they are also facing a rapid rise in obesity levels.
Kenya – Trachoma
Trachoma in Turkana by Kate McCoy, Taome Bamford-White and Tom Jenkinson (UK)
The challenges around finding and treating the last remaining cases of trachoma in Turkana, northern Kenya.
Malawi - Social determinants of health
Chipatala cha pa Foni by Katlen Tillman (USA)
The film shows Chipatala cha pa Foni, a health center by phone, and how it has improved the health of Malawians.
Mongolia - Social determinants of health
Health for all by Chingun Jargalsaikhan (Mongolia)
From childhood, the healthcare profession was very familiar for Bayasgalan; this is a journey into her world as a doctor in remote areas.
Nigeria – Neglected tropical diseases
Surviving noma by Claire Jeantet and Fabrice Caterini (France)
Noma is a gangrenous infection starting in the mouth; disfigured survivors find a unique place to heal their wounds at the Noma Hospital in Sokoto.
Tanzania and USA – Cancer
Cancer divided by Matthew Corolis and Carter Smith (Canada)
Women living with and fighting cancer, a human story that gives a face to staggering statistics about cancer in Africa.
Yemen - Social determinants of health
Yemen unveiled by Matteo Bastianelli (Italy)
A mosaic of stories from the war in Yemen, seen through the eyes of humanitarian operators and civilians.
Category 2
Animation Films
(1-5 minutes)
Animation films that include testimonies and/or challenges and solutions to achieving health and well-being for all, or to educate about a health issue.
Antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic resistance by Nitai Steinberg (Canada-Israel)
This movie tries to remediate the common misconceptions by explaining the scientific theory behind antibiotic resistance.
Autism spectrum disorders
Overload by Joe Blandamer (UK)
A train journey can be stressful for people on the autism spectrum; discover how challenging a simple train ride can be.
Breast cancer
Mariya by Masih Masihzadeh Lari (Iran)
A film that shows the struggles of a woman with breast cancer and all the challenges she faces.
Child mental health
Just like our lives by Charlotte Dean (UK)
Testimonies of children who feel different.
Depression
Tell Tale by Fu Yang (Taiwan, China)
Revealing the struggle and frustration when we refuse to talk about our feelings and how that can lead us to isolate ourselves from others.
Depression and suicide
Clair obscur by Alain Bidard (France)
The journey in the mind of man from darkness to light.
Healthy ageing
Elder birdsong by Sarina Pearson (New Zealand)
An Owl, a Tui, and a pair of Godwits deliver some hard truths about growing old in New Zealand.
Mental health
A little grey by Simon Hewitt (UK)
Is there any cure for being a little grey? A colorful story about losing your spark and finding redemption.
Rare disease: Prosopagnosia
Carlotta's face by Fabian Driehorst (Germany)
Carlotta didn’t recognize faces, not even hers. It was with art that she finally found a way to recognize herself.
Sexual and reproductive health
Menstrual hygiene by NHEICC (Nepal)
An animated educational video on menstrual health and hygiene management in Nepal.
Sexual health for transgender persons
A Little more blue by Sugandha Bansal (India)
Since childhood she knew she was a girl and that someday she would have to break off her shackles and tell everyone the truth.
Sexual violence
Limbo by Nwaye Zar Che Soe, Saw Eh Doh Poe, Nann Win May Aye (Yangon Film School, Myanmar)
A powerful story of a 19-year-old woman who is raped at home in Kayin State by her uncle.
Substance abuse: alcohol and drugs
Confetti by Àngel Estois Carrasco/Lucía Hernández Martínez/Mercè Sendino García (Spain)
An interesting way to illustrate the effects and consequences of abusing alcohol and drugs.
Tobacco addiction
Stink-a-boo by Veronica Wallenberg (Sweden)
The film focuses mainly on passive smoking and how it affects small children; each year 65 000 children die from illnesses attributable to second-hand smoke.
Video gaming addiction
Like and follow by Tobias Schlage and Brent Forrest (Germany & Canada)
When a kid starts spending time in the real world, it's up to his smartphone to bring his attention back to where it belongs.
Category 3
Videos with a focus on Nurses and Midwives
(3-8 minutes)
Any audiovisual narration style has been accepted for this special theme in celebration of the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in 2020.
Australia - Midwives: educational
The cochrane files by Caitlin Hall (Australia)
The truth about midwifery, home birth, and conspiracy theories about them.
China - Nurses: Renci Xiao
The power of “Mercy”, nearly 80 years of medical practice by Cindy Shilin Lin (China)
Dr. Renci Xiao saved many lives during her life thanks to the application of modern delivery technology.
Finland - Nurses: Hospital satellites
Hospital satellites -Substitute staff at Kuopio University Hospital by Sakari Partanen (Finland)
How substitute staff brings an efficient dynamism to the hospital routine.
France - Midwives: Home births
The challenges of attended home birth in France by Cécile Simon (France)
French midwives who attend home births speak about their devotion to their work, its benefits and the problems they face.
Ghana – Nurses: Pediatric oncology
Enyo by Meghan Shea (USA)
Follow Enyo, a pediatric oncology nurse in Ghana as she candidly navigates treatment for her patients and their families.
Guatemala - Midwives: Encouraging Young Women to Become Midwives
Sole by Carla Molina (Guatemala)
Learn from Soledad, a midwifery advocate, as she encourages young women to become midwives in their community.
Hungary – Midwives: reproductive health
Thousands of lullabies by Maryam Bayani (Iran)
Every day thousands of babies are born but each baby is unique to their parents. A journey into the mass-productive side of birth and its particularity to each parent.
Iraq – Nurses in a war zone
The emergency hospital by Davide Preti (Italy)
During the war to free West Mosul from Daesh, the emergency staff from nongovernmental organizations offer medical-surgical assistance to the war wounded.
Jordan - Nurses: Psychiatric mental nurse
Knock on my door by Abdullah Haymour (Jordan)
Sham is a Syrian refugee who escaped from Syria to Jordan, where she meets a psychiatric mental nurse who helps her to overcome her anxiety.
Mexico - Midwives: the struggle between doctors and midwives
Birth wars by Janet Jarman (USA)
The reappraisal of the role of midwives in the healthcare system is critical at a moment when many women complain that they are subjected to obstetric violence.
Nigeria - Midwives: serving internally-displaced persons
Maternal Health Care – Monguno, Nigeria by Ghinwa Daher (Lebanon)
This is the story of doctor May Murithi, who co-founded the first free maternal health clinic in Monguno, assisting women and babies coming from nearby camps.
South Sudan - Midwives: fighting for mothers and infants during a conflict
War and grace by Sonia Lowman (USA)
Celebrating the courageous midwives fighting for mothers and infants in war-torn South Sudan, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.
Tanzania – Nurses: Anesthesia during childbirth
Heroes unmasked by Matthew Morrison (USA)
Nurse anesthetists are the unseen faces behind the surgical masks responsible for keeping patients alive during surgery. This film covers this crucial role for the lives of women and newborns during childbirth emergencies.
United Arab Emirates - Nurses: medication error
Just and fair culture by Rabih Dabliz (United Arab Emirates)
The video shows the story of a nurse who was involved in a medication error and how she was initially blamed without looking at the full picture.
United Kingdom - Nurses: community nursing
Nursing in the community by Charlie Inman (UK)
This film was made to encourage more people to consider a career in community nursing by showcasing the incredible work these nurses do.