From February 2 to 11, 2024 in Tahiti
On the way to FIFO 2025
A FIFO that ends means a new FIFO is on the way: the call for entries is launched and the outside-the-walls screening journey begins!
If you want your film to be part of the film selection of the next edition, register online. You can submit documentaries (short or feature-length) and short fictions. All films must have been produced after January 1st, 2022.
Registrations open until October 1st, 2024.
FIFO is taking the films from the 21st edition on a journey through French Polynesia, Oceaniam and beyond, until December 2024. If you wish to organize screenings in your municipalities, schools, or other organizations, contact us!
‘Ia ora na e Maeva
Welcome to the official website of the International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) !
The 21th edition of FIFO will take place from February 2 to 11, 2024.
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.
Official trailer of the 20th FIFO
Retrospective of the 20th edition
Winners of the 20th FIFO
- All
- Award for best short-film documentary
- Award for the best short-film fiction
- FIFO-FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS Grand Jury Prize
- Price for the Oceania Impact Pitch for Indigenation
- Special Jury Prize
- All
- Award for best short-film documentary
- Award for the best short-film fiction
- FIFO-FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS Grand Jury Prize
- Price for the Oceania Impact Pitch for Indigenation
- Special Jury Prize
CIRCLE OF SILENCE
Summary : A cold case investigation, a politically explosive story and a human drama above all. Inspired by Shirley Shackleton’s book, it uncovers new evidence about the murders of five Australian journalists, the Balibó Five, in Timor back in 1975, including Greg Shackleton, Shirley’s husband. All her life she endeavoured to discover the truth behind […]
KAUGERE: A PLACE WHERE NOBODY ENTERS
Summary : The squatter settlements of Kaugere in Port Moresby, PNG. Rugby coach Albert Muri is no stranger to crime and the raskol gangs that tore his family apart. His eldest son was killed by the police and his second son is serving life in prison. Dia, his youngest son and once captain of the […]
WILLIAM ALBERT ROBINSON, LA DERNIÈRE TRAVERSÉE
Summary : William Albert Robinson became famous in 1931 after a world tour of more than 3 years on a sailboat of only 10 meters long. He was the first to do it in such a small boat. In 2019, a tropical diseases research center in his name was inaugurated in Tahiti where he fought […]
TAUMANU
Summary : New Zealand, 1929. When a parcel is delivered to a manor house, mysterious Māori twins arrive to reclaim the contents. Suddenly, the Māori head butler finds himself drawn into the bloody climax of 160 years of colonial crimes. Film details : 2022 – AOTEARAO – 23 min Version anglaise et māori sous-titrée en […]
HOMESTEADS – MAHIKA
Summary : “Ka tiaki nei koe te whare, ko te whare ka tiaki ia koe*” a few words that say it all. In one sentence Rereata Mahika explains and highlights the deep-rooted, almost mystical relationship between Māori people and their home. Welcome to the Mahika’s, on Waimā river. *If you care for the home, it […]
BENEATH THE MOANA : Exploring Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific | Sharlene George Joshua Teariki Baker
Climate change is the most pressing crisis of our time. The response of governments and companies worldwide has been to shift away from fossil fuels and toward batterypowered technologies. Minerals that power many of these batteries have been described by the people promoting mining them as essential for building a clean, green future. Corporations are […]
Practical informations
FIFO 2024 International Jury
Since its inception, the festival had the chance to welcome some prestigious head of the jury such as Hervé Bourges, Laure Adler, Pierre-Henri Deleau, Florence Aubenas, Luc Jacquet, Véronique Cayla, Jan Kounen, Abderrahmane Sissako, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, Stéphane Martin or Marie-Hélène Villierme. Thanks to their friendship and their reputation, the FIFO managed to shine and gain a legitimate place in the world of films festivals.
For this 21st edition, FIFO has gathered an exceptional jury of audiovisual professionals and Oceanian culture experts.
Briar GRACE-SMITH
President of jury
Māori director, producer and writer. She wrote, co-directed and starred in the film COUSINS, adapted from the novel written by Patricia Grace and broadcast at FIFO 2022. Briar is also one of the co-directors of the feature film WARU.
Allan Clarke
Australia
Director and producer. Allan is the director of the film THE BOWRAVILLE MURDERS, special jury prize at FIFO 2022
Corinna Hunziker
New Zealand
Director and producer. Corinna is the director of NO MĀORI ALLOWED, Grand Jury Prize at FIFO 2023.
Patrick Durand-Gaillard
New Caledonia
Journalist and documentarian, editor-in-chief of the television news at France Télévisions and the New Caledonian magazines La 1ère until 2022 and co-founder of the documentary meeting ITINERARIES
Hetereki Huke
Hawai’i
Hetereki Huke Ainsa architect and territorial planner from Rapa Nui, now based in Hawai’i he is also acting director of the Tepuku research center in Rapa Nui.
Carmen Doom
French Polynesia
A former bilingual journalist and presenter of the Polynésie la 1ère news, Carmen is now responsible for editing the channel's news.
Heretu Tetahiotupa
French Polynesia
Tattoo artist, president of the MATA VA’A organizing committee, director and producer. Heretu is the co-director of PATUTIKI, Audience Award at FIFO 2019.
Palmarès du 20ème FIFO
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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 Hashtag, Eka Eka Productions, Association Patutiki, Sydélia GUIRAO, France Télévisions This documentary takes us to the heart of the Pacific, to the Marquesas archipelago: Henua Enana “The land of Men” where the practice […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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Kathryn Graham is head of the Māori development department at the New Zealand Film Commission, which is funded by the government. Her role is multi-faceted, but part of her duties involves creating opportunities for Maori. A brief overview of the…
What is the place of women in documentary creation today? What perspective does a woman bring when she directs? This was the subject of the round table organized on Thursday, February 9th under the pae pae a Hiro. Nina Nawalowalo,…
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An official selection of this 20th FIFO, Ablaze is the intimate portrait of an Aboriginal man. Bill Onus was a cultural leader but also an actor and an activist. With this film, the director Alec Morgan tells the story of…
Motu Haka is a documentary about the struggle to defend the Marquesan’s cultural heritage. In this film, selected for the 20th edition of the FIFO, the elder’s words resonate alongside those of the young. Their message is a strong and…
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