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On the way to FIFO 2025
An FIFO that ends is an FIFO that starts again: the call for films is launched and the outlaws travel!
If you want your film to be part of the next edition programming, register online. You can submit documentaries (short or long) and fictional meters.
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Welcome to the official website of the International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) !
The 22nd edition of FIFO will take place from January 31 to February 9, 2025.
The physical version will be held as every year at the Maison de la Culture de Tahiti – Te Fare Tauhiti Nui. The digital FIFO will be accessible from French Polynesia, mainland France, the countries of Oceania and overseas territories, by going to the ‘Online‘ tab.
FIFO is the unmissable meeting place for documentary film enthusiasts. Every year, it brings to mind the voices, cultures and issues of the Pacific beyond the borders of our great ocean. It is also a unique professional opportunity for the media and the audiovisual sector in the Pacific: the possibility of meeting the directors and producers of the films selected and attending conferences, workshops and other events that immerse you in the audiovisual universe of the Pacific.
Ready to board our canoe (vā’a) of the 8th art?
Haere Mai! Let’s explore Oceania on a journey of emotions, discoveries and sharing, carried by the audiovisual talents of the Pacific.
Winners of the 22th FIFO
- All
- First special jury prize
- Grand Prix of the FIFO jury
- Prix Demain / Ananahi
- Prize for the best fiction short film
- Prize for the best short film documentary
- Public prize
- Second special jury prize
- All
- First special jury prize
- Grand Prix of the FIFO jury
- Prix Demain / Ananahi
- Prize for the best fiction short film
- Prize for the best short film documentary
- Public prize
- Second special jury prize
Fier.e.s, la voix du Pacifique
Summary :A « choral » film that puts words and faces on Polynesian transidentity. The protagonists tell their doubts, wounds and pride, between the perception of their identity, social acceptance and resilience. They open the doors of their daily life and story, between light and shadow. In their image.Film details :2024 – French Polynesia – 54 min […]
Te Puna Ora, la source de vie
Summary :Inspired by the legend of the goddess Hina, Te Puna Ora, The Source of life follows the captivating story of resistance of three women on the island of Mo’orea. A film where generations, traditions and environmental awareness meet.Film details :2024 – French Polynesia – 75 min French, english and tahitian language with french and […]
The Dark Emu Story
Summary :The Dark Emu Story delves into controversy, provides a platform for Australia’s first people to share their remarkable stories and enlightens our understanding of Australian history. A poetic journey to reconquer the dignity of a people.Film details :2023 – Australia – 95 min English, Gamilaraay, Wik-Mungkan language with french and english subtitles Director: Allan […]
Trans & Pregnant
Summary :The film follows Frankie, a transgender man, and his partner Rāwā on their journey to parenthood, with Frankie bearing their child. The film explores emotional and societal challenges, ultimately questioning what it means to become a parent in a world still learning to accept all forms of love.Film details :2024 – Aotearoa – 58 […]
Dear Aloha
Summary :In the United States, Diasporic Native Hawaiians reveal how aloha sustains them amidst distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, back in Hawaiʻi, locals grapple with the history of colonization that has Hawaiians disappearing from their homeland.Film details :2024 – Hawai’i – 16 min English language with english and french subtitles Diretor: Cris ROMENTO Production: Erin […]
La cachette
Summary :Un order to escape the addiction of her mother, a little girl takes refuge in her magical hiding place…Film details :2023 – French Polynesia – 8 min No dialogue Director: Nyko PK16 Production: Dance in Paradise
Practical informations
Te Fare Tauhiti Nui – Maison de la Culture
946 boulevard Pomare IV, Front de mer, Papeete
The 22nd edition of FIFO will take place from January 31 to February 9, 2025.
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Patutiki, l’art du tatouage des îles Marquises
55 min – French Polynesia – 2019 Version : French and Marquesan subtitled in English Director : Heretu Tetahiotupa and Christophe Cordier Production : Les Studio …
DAME VALERIE ADAMS: MORE THAN GOLD
Summary : Portrait of A woman: Valerie Adams, 4-time Olympic shot put champion. This Tongan-born sportswoman with her exceptional physique and stamina has become an icon for New Zealand. Before the games she said « Why am I going? Because I can. » An incredible multitasker: mother, wife, sister, and in the face of illness… a fighter […]
FRANKLIN
Summary : In Tasmania, Australia lies a valley and the wild and magnificent Franklin river. Oliver Cassidy takes a solo rafting trip down the river, paying homage to his father and to this majestic river that has remained free, despite plans in the 1980s to build a hydroelectric dam. It was saved then, along with […]
MOTU HAKA, LE COMBAT DES ÎLES MARQUISES
Summary : For more than 40 years, in the Marquesas Islands, the members of the Motu Haka Association have united to gather, safeguard and enhance what remains of their culture. Thanks to the battles they have fought, the Marquesan people can honour their origins and display them with fervour during their traditional arts festival. It […]
NO MĀORI ALLOWED
Summary : When painful memories have been hidden and are linked to segregation, racist acts, with acts of violence, should they be kept silent? “No”, says a teacher in this New Zealand film. A town is confronted with a past that is difficult to accept, to unveil. But « history belongs to no one »…Film details : […]
WAAN YAAT – SUR UNE TERRE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE
Summary : This film retraces one of the bloody episodes of the “Events” in New Caledonia. On December 5th 1984, in Waan Yaat, in the Hienghene valley, a trap was set by settlers terrified by the risk of being chased off “their” land, some independentists are victims of an ambush resulting in 10 dead, 5 […]
THE DREAMLIFE OF GEORGIE STONE
Summary : This film tells the extraordinary story of a young transgender woman in Australia. As a young woman she helped change the law. Later she was able to assert herself and become the adult she wanted to be.Film details : 2021 – AUSTRALIA – 28 minEnglish version subtitled in FrenchDirector : Maya NewellProducer : Georgie Stone, […]
FIND WHERE I BELONG
Summary : Life on the streets of New Zealand for two homeless men: John, the older man, seems to like this life and to be at home here. Elvis, the Marquesan, dreams of returning to his island. Good relations and understanding v. confrontation, separation and mutual aid…Film details : 2022 – FRENCH POLYNESIA – 14 […]
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