85 Migrant Participants, 22 Nationalities, 6 Ethnies, 15 Languages, 6 Countries , 5 Regions 150+ hours of Community Training, 12 hours of footage filmed with communities’ hands and perspectives 6 Participatory Films and 6 Behind the Scenes videos produced, 17 IOM Missions and Partnering Institutions involved, 100+ Students of Univ. of Roraima introduced to a Participatory Communications method
From September 2017 to August 2018 the International Organisation for Migration’s Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) took an innovative approach and directly engaged communities in the frontlines of migration in participatory filmmaking. The aim was to help migrants reflect, direct and document their own narratives without being directed by professional filmmakers but rather by their own perspectives about their journeys and situation. During this period, six Participatory Video (PV) projects were conducted with migrants, IDPs and
