WHO has announced the list of nominees and judges for all film festivals

Nearly 800 filmmakers from 106 countries submitted short films to the 4.^Th Edition of WHO Film Festival for All, on themes ranging from war trauma to covid-19 survival. About 90 films have been shortlisted for review by a jury of international artists and development leaders before the winners are announced in June 2023.

“The Health for All Film Festival brings together powerful stories from around the world on a wide range of health issues, bringing emotion and a human face to WHO’s scientific work,” said WHO Director-General Dr. Theodore Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The film has great potential to raise awareness of lesser-known health issues and improve people’s understanding of their health experiences – these are important ways to progress towards health for all.”

Joining top experts from the World Health Organization, the following distinguished experts, artists and activists comprise this year’s festival jury. Sharon stone (American actor); Alfonso Herrera (Mexican actor); Ricky Kay (musician from India); Melissa Fleming (United Nations Secretary-General for Global Communications); Dr. Wellen Mofokeng (United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health from South Africa); Sherry Silver (Dance Choreographer from Rwanda) Sophia Kiani (Iranian-American climate activist); And Adele Onyango (Media Personality and Podcaster from Kenya).

The selected 90 films are available on World Health Organization YouTube channel In six playlists, one for each of the competition categories: Universal Health Coverage, Health Emergencies, Better Health and Safety, Climate Change and Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Very Short Films.

This year’s election covered a variety of topics: the horrors of war; diseases, including covid-19, HIV/AIDS, mental health issues; disability; as well as environmental and social health conditions, including gender-based violence. The public is encouraged to watch and comment on their favorite films and win using the hashtag #film4health on social media.

In the coming weeks, the jury will review the shortlisted films and recommend winners to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, who will make the final decision. three “Great Value” And four special awards will be presented in an online awards ceremony in June, followed by a series of discussions with the winners and judges.

Since the festival’s inception in 2020, nearly 4,300 films have been submitted by patients, health professionals, activists, students and professional filmmakers.

For the official selection, jury composition and more information, please visit https://www.who.int/film-festival