2026 | 6th-25th of October

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FILMS4CHANGE

About the network

Film for Change: Nordic-Baltic Network for Social Impact (Film4Change) aims to bring together documentary film festival organisers across the Nordic-Baltic region to share best practices, develop innovative tools, and collaborate on impactful strategies. By focusing on human rights and social advocacy, the network seeks to enhance the social influence of film festivals, foster meaningful partnerships, and engage audiences in driving social change through the power of documentary storytelling.

Partneriai festivaliai:
INCONVENIENT FILMS (Lithuania),
HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival (Norway)
TEMPO DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Sweden)
DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (Finland)

Network activities
Experience exchange

Network partners share their best practices, strengthening mutual collaboration and creating long-term value for the entire festival network. A regular culture of exchanging experiences, knowledge, and solutions enables partners to learn from one another, address organizational challenges more effectively, and implement innovative approaches in their activities. Sharing successful impact activities and measurement models, audience development strategies, sustainability initiatives, and creative ideas helps ensure higher festival quality, enhances international visibility, and contributes to the overall growth of the network.

Capacity-building activities

Capacity-building activities are an essential part of the festival network’s work, focused on strengthening partners’ professionalism and supporting continuous development. The network organizes trainings, practical workshops, creative labs, and expert consultations for its members, covering impact measurement, cultural management, audience development, communication, and financial sustainability. These activities foster knowledge exchange, enable the acquisition of new skills, and help ensure higher-quality festivals and the long-term resilience of the network.

Sponsors

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