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FIFO TALKS Pannel sessions

Free access on the paepae a Hiro

FIFO is an opportunity to bring people together, exchange ideas, and share through a series of meetings called the FIFO Talks.
The FIFO Talks about Oceania offer moments of discussion around themes drawn from the selected films. The FIFO Talks about Industry bring together audiovisual professionals to explore key sector-related topics. These discussions take place at the Paepae a Hiro and are open to the public.

Tuesday 10 FEB 2026
9:30 to 10:30
About Oceania
Transmission: history, culture, and orality

On the films : Les Mots qui Blessent ; L’héritage des Lapita; Nouvelle-Calédonie : un retour aux racines

These films highlight the essential role of orality and shared knowledge in preserving history, healing fractures, and passing them on to future generations. Complementary perspectives on the forms of transmission.

11:00 to 12:00
About Oceania
The portrait: Oceanian women on screen

On the films : Emily: I am Kam ; Manae Feleu, Captain Futuna ; Pākehā

This round table explores the many faces of Oceanian women on screen. Between cultural transmission, self-assertion, and contemporary journeys, these films portray sensitive and committed portraits, revealing the strength, complexity, and diversity of female identities in Oceania.

13:30 to 14:30
INDUSTRY
Presentation of the Tahiti Film Commission

The Tahiti Film Commission is dedicated to welcoming film shoots in French Polynesia and aims to become a one-stop shop, to support local and international audiovisual and film productions in their administrative and logistical procedures, to facilitate coordination with public services and industry professionals, to guide project leaders on Polynesian aid schemes dedicated to the audiovisual and film sector. Within the Directorate General of the Digital Economy (DGEN), it manages regulatory developments in the sector and the management of existing schemes. It contributes to the international reach of the Polynesian audiovisual industry.

Wednesday 11 FEB 2026
9:30 to 10:30
About Oceania
Intimate fragilities, social realities: talking about mental health in Oceania

On the films : Before the Moon Falls ; Ma rue ; Fenua Vice

These films give voice to journeys that are often rendered invisible and question the ways in which our societies support (or fail to support) psychological vulnerabilities, confronting precarity, addiction, trauma, and social silences.

11:00 to 12:00
Thématiques des films
Scars in the land, today’s threats

On the films : The War Below: Restoring Hope in the Solomon Islands ; Yurlu | Country ; De Gaulle, la bombe à tout prix ! ; Sukundimi Walks Before Me

This round table explores the traces left on the land by conflicts, military testing, and environmental pressures. By revealing territories that are scarred yet still inhabited, these films question relationships of power, memory, and responsibility.



13:30 TO 14:30
INDUSTRY
Disability on Screen : Accessibility and Visibility

Towards an inclusive television that resembles us and reflects the diversity of our societies? This meeting brings together director Walles Kotra Jr., media representatives, and public authorities to discuss the issues of visibility for talents with disabilities and content accessibility for all audiences.

Thursday 12 FEB 2026
9:30 to 10:30
About Oceania
Engineers in the Pacific: knowledge, innovation, and transmission

On the films : The Shape of Things, the Dick Brewer Story ; Papa Tom, From the Seas to the Stars

These films explore how science, intuition, and personal commitment help shape the Pacific, bridging cultural heritage and visions for the future.

11:00 to 12:00
About Oceania
Niue, remembering to exist

Réflexion autour des films : Being Niuean ; The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue

By bringing together the perspectives and stories of these two films, the discussion explores memory as an act of resistance and self-affirmation, and documentary filmmaking as an essential tool for recognition, transmission, and self-determination in Oceania.

13:30 to 14:30
INDUSTRY
Exporting Without Betraying: The New Challenges of Indigenous Creation

Faced with the development of norms and the standardization of design and writing codes for works (doc or fiction) offered on the international market, how can we protect the Indigenous narrative, value the approaches specific to each community, and unleash creative potential? How to export without betraying?

14:30 to 15:30
INDUSTRY
Regionale Cooperation, Support and Development of the Audiovisual Sector in the Pacific
Friday 13 FEB 2026
9:30 TO 10:30
About Oceania
Colonial memory: when documentary film contributes to the reclaiming of history

Réflexion autour des films : The Haka Party Incident ; The Stolen Children of Aotearoa ; Les foulards rouges, l’histoire oubliée

By giving voice to memories long marginalized or simply forgotten by history, documentary cinema contributes to reclaiming history, revisiting colonial narratives and fostering a new vision of the past.

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