The festival takes place every year in March. It hosts a feature films competition, a short films competition and several parallel sections. FIFF runs projects all year long such as cultural mediation or its involvement in supporting productions.
Its mission statement:
The Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) discovers new and original film-making from around the world, especially Asia, Africa and Latin America, and its carefully curated competition programme serves as a showcase for these works. FIFF is an event which prizes excellence and embraces all cultures and genres, from intimate, introspective works right through to big-budget productions. At the same time, it offers a unique, welcoming and relaxed space for informal dialogue and encounters. FIFF is also passionate about spotting emerging talent and bringing these gifted film makers into FIFF’s extended family
FIFF is an effective and committed cultural mediator, a conveyor of emotions and a firm believer in the power of cultural and linguistic diversity in film.
The Team
The Festival takes place every year in March and takes part in projects all year long. FIFF employs nine persons on a yearly contract and about fifteen others join the team for the months before the Festival. Each edition is possible with the help of a great number of volunteers.
The executive direction is seperated between the head of operation and the artistic direction. Philippe Clivaz directs operation since October 2019 and Thierry Jobin is FIFF's artistic director since May 2011.
More insights about the team:
• The team 2024-2025
• Job offers
• Organisation chart (in French)
The association
The Fribourg International Film Festival Association is the funding body of the Festival. Founded in 1987 with headquater in Fribourg, the non-profit organization aims to promote the understanding between the cultures and more particularly between the so-called North and South. It gives preference to films that stimulate reflection and provoke discussion.
The Association is formed by Festival friends and active members (individuals or collective membership) and counts almost 300 persons. The membership fees contribute to the organization of the Festival. They are also connected to some interesting advantages. Become a friend or a member of the festival too.
More insights about the board:
Facts and figures
Here are a few statistics from FIFF 2024:
| Total audience | 49 129 |
| Total films | 100 |
| Feature films in competition | 12 |
| Short films in competition | 16 |
| Total screenings | 336 |
| Total audience at school screenings | 11 687 |
You can find more insights in French and German in the yearly reports (open in PDF):
Report 2023/2024
Report 2022/2023
Report 2021/2022
Report 2020/2021
Report 2019/2020
Report 2018/2019
Report 2017/2018
Report 2016/2017
Report 2015/2016
Report 2014/2015
Report 2013/2014
Report 2012/2013
FIFF is member of...
Association Ancienne Gare
Association K / Verein C
Chambre du commerce et de l’industrie du Canton de Fribourg
Coopérative Maison des artistes
Cinéducation
Conférence des festivals
Final Cut Venice
Fribourg Films.
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