The Health for All Film Festival

Third edition - 1027 submissions - 105 countries

Films are a powerful way to raise awareness, improve understanding and encourage action so that this festival aims to contribute to health promotion and education about health.

The WHO Health for All Film Festival invites independent filmmakers, production companies, public institutions, NGOs, communities, students, and film schools from around the world to submit their original short films on health. The festival's aim is to recruit a new generation of film and video innovators to champion and promote global health issues.

Some of our winners from 2021

Check below the full list of winners and watch the short films selected and awarded.

 

 

Sharon Stone speaks about her participation as a juror of the
3rd edition of the Health for All Film Festival

 

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the Seventy-third World Health Assembly

“Telling stories is as old as human civilization. It helps to inspire, motivate, build empathy and share problems so we can find and share solutions together. Everything WHO does is about stories, because everything we do is about people. We’re excited about the quantity and quality of entries in this year’s Health for All Film Festival. Ultimately, we hope the festival is not just a way to tell stories, but to change the arc of people’s stories around the world, towards better health.”  - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General

“ Being a Juror for the Health For All Film Festival was a deeply satisfying job - so many subjects I knew nothing about suddenly coming to life in the work of some remarkable film-makers. And the actual judgment day was gripping - really varied and passionate points of view from everyone on the panel. It was a real pleasure and a real privilege.” - Richard Curtis - Writer, Director, Co-Founder of Red Nose Day and UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate

" We always knew that we had an amazing story to tell about sleeping sickness: Dr Kande’s lifelong dream of developing a better cure for patients which began when his only option was a terrible arsenic-based treatment. But we needed a way to amplify this story, because let’s face it, it has always been hard to get people’s interest in neglected diseases. That is why the WHO Film Festival was so important. After “A Doctor’s Dream” won the inaugural festival, new doors opened with funders, partners, and supporters. They were touched by this story, opening their minds to the challenges faced by billions affected by neglected tropical diseases. " - Dr Nathalie-Strub Wourgaft, DNDi

More videos about the film festival

Dr Tedros announcing the 3rd call of the Health for All Film Festival

Dr Maria Neira, Health for All Film Festival juror

Call for short films - Rehabilitation Special Film Prize

Wagner Moura speaks about his participation in the film festival

Dr Mike Ryan, Health for All Film Festival juror

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General