The 4th call opens from 31 October 2021 until 31 January 2022.
With an average of 1150 submissions every year from 110 countries, the first three editions demonstrated the relevance of this film festival for health promotion and health education and yielded great candidates and winners (Please, see links below). The goal of health impact through films is being reinforced through increased synergies with the WHO Behavioural Insights programme, WHO Academy, as well as some universities and educational institutions joining this HAFF initiative in a movement of exchange of experiences promoting health through films.
The WHO invites public institutions, NGOs, communities of patients and of health workers, students in public health and film schools from around the world to submit their original short films. The call is of course open as well to independent film-makers, production companies and TV broadcasters.
When submitting a short film, the copyright owner of the film has to choose one category of competition among the three described below:
- Universal health coverage (UHC) – films about mental health, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and other UHC stories linked to communicable diseases not part of emergencies;
- Health emergencies – films about health emergencies, such as COVID-19, Ebola, disaster relief and health in conflict-settings;
- Better health and well-being – films about environmental and social determinants of health, such as nutrition, sanitation, pollution, gender, and/or about health promotion or health education.
For each of these three GRAND PRIX categories, candidates can submit short documentaries, fiction films or animation films of three to eight minutes in length.
In addition, the HAFF's special focus this year is on climate change and sexual and reproductive health.
Please visit the film festival site for more information on how to apply.