Colombia. The International Labour Organization (ILO) recognises that cinema is a powerful catalyst for taking reflection on the world of work beyond the spheres of traditional labour decision-makers.
For this reason, aware that reflection is the first step towards collective action and the transformation of the world of work, the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival - FICCI, and the ILO join forces in a strategic alliance to create the "Decent Work Award".
The main objective of this recognition is to continue to position the message of decent work and the importance of the workforce, representation and workers' rights on the big screen, as well as behind it.
All the films (short and feature films) of fiction and documentaries, selected in the different official sections of FICCI 63, which will take place from April 16 to 21 in Cartagena de Indias, and whose main theme is the world of work and/or the centrality of work in people's lives and in the future of societies, as well as the challenges faced by workers and employers, will be eligible for this important recognition.
The Festival will be open to all creative, visual and cultural expressions of filmmakers around the world, offering a space for films of any format, length, nationality, theme, genre or technique, which meet the highest quality standards, take narrative risks and propose content of great human and cinematographic relevance. relevance and sustainability; until December 10 through the www.festhome.com platform.
In addition, this alliance will once again have in the framework of the Festival and in its academic agenda spaces for reflection, talks and meetings that allow articulations between the value chain of the audiovisual industry with the different actors in the world of work to promote compliance with and protection of their rights in all spheres. This full agenda will be available in 2024 in the official FICCI programme.
What must be considered to be eligible for the "Decent Work Recognition"?
Feature films and short films selected in the different official categories of FICCI 63, whose central arguments address:
Protagonists who face work situations, positive or negative, that have a central impact on their stories. These situations may be linked, but not exclusively, to fundamental rights at work.
Broader effects of the work on the lives of the protagonists, linked to the social inclusion, socio-economic situation, development and personal fulfilment of the characters.
Impact of the work, its different aspects or lack thereof in the construction and/or strengthening of democracy and social cohesion in a given country or region.
How are recognized works determined?
In accordance with the nature of the Festival and the momentum that ILO seeks to generate through this joint initiative, four (4) economic incentives will be recognized with a total purse of 30 million Colombian pesos, distributed as follows: two (2) selected short films (5 million for each) and two (2) feature films (10 million for each). which will be presented at the closing ceremony of the festival, on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
The Festival will make a selection of the films that meet the requirements established by the ILO and that are part of the official sections so that the jury of the Decent Work Recognition made up of 3 people (a representative of the ILO, one from an association of audiovisual media workers and one from a content production company (open TV, OTT platform, etc.), can deliberate and choose the winners. This jury will be announced soon.
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