Global Nonviolent Film Festival 2024 Unveils Lineup of 28 Films from 16 Countries

GNFF holds Nine Premieres During Its 2024 Film Festivals

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The competing movies, along with daily video presentations and the awards’ show, will be available to watch for free—without the need of registration or credit cards—beginning on September 26 and until October 13. The awards show will be broadcast on October 7

Los Angeles, CA (September 24, 2024). The 13th annual GNFF 2024, Global Nonviolent Film Festival announced its lineup today. The festival will showcase 28 films selected from 16 countries that will compete for awards given by the jury. Of those films, nine are premieres. The participating countries are Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

When and Where Is the Festival?

The festival will be held online, on the streaming channel globalcinema.online from September 26 to October 13 for all the world to see. This year, the entire program of the 18-day event of GNFF 2024 will be available to the public FREE of charge. The live program, with daily video presentations, will end on October 7 with the awards show. The 28 films in competition will continue screening until the 13th to give the viewers more time to see them after the results are in.

What Are the Films in Competition?

A diverse and ambitious set of international movies, documentaries, and music videos that do not contain gratuitous violence will entertain and inform all. The films in competition, by category and in alphabetical order, are:

Feature Films


PARVIN
82 min. | Iran | Directed by Mirabbas Khosravinezhad

PRIVATE PETER
85 min. | Italy | Directed by Giliano Carli, Gianfilippo Pedote

Feature Documentaries


EXPEDITION AMAZONIA / MATSES – THE JAGUAR PEOPLE OF PERU
North American premiere | 141 min. | Germany | Directed by Roberto Fischer

EXTREME REFLECTIONS
50 min. | USA | Directed by Dr. Teresa Herminia Mular

INHERITED SHAME
50 min. | Hungary | Directed by Fruzsina Skrabski and Sándor Kiss

SING*ularity
world premiere | 140 min. | USA | Directed by Brad Mays

SITTING IN THE FIRE
78 min. | USA | Directed by Alec Goldberg and Boson Wang

SOS – THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME: NUCLEAR POWER’S LEGACY
97 min. | USA | Directed by James Heddle, Mary Beth Brangan and Morgan Peterson

STONES
83 min. | Hungary | Directed by Dobray György

TOOTHACHE: THE PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT ORAL HEALTH CARE INEQUITY
world premiere | 60 min. | USA | Directed by Dr. Nicole McGrath-Barnes

WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
51 min. | Australia | Directed by Carolyn Corkindale and Christine Belford

Feature DocuDramas


THE BRIDE IN THE WIND
75 min. / Italy / Directed by Giovanni Coda

Feature Experimental


WATERPARK IN THE WINTER
75 min. | USA | Directed by Alex Suszko

WHEN THE COWS COME HOME
international premiere | 105 min. | New Zealand / Directed by Costa Botes

Short Films


CR7
world premiere | 15 min. | India | Directed by Anesh Chandran Azad

FORTYSOMETHING
world premiere | 20 min. | Norway | Directed by Camilla Roman 

PINCH
22 min. | UK | Directed by Tom Hill

Short Documentaries


DANCE FAMILY: GOIN’ GLOBAL
20 min. | USA | Directed by Jeff Davis

ÑUÑUYACHIY: BREASTFEEDING WITH AFFECTION AND CARE
23 min. | Spain, Peru | Directed by Jose Miguel Soriano and Ricardo Macian

SANDCASTLE – THE SECRET LIFE OF POTTER WASPS
12 min. | Switzerland | Directed by Roman Willi

WOLFMAN
World premiere | 15 min. | Germany, Spain | Directed by Tilo Wondollek

Short Animation


NERD
3 min. | Argentina | Directed by Gustavo Andres Menese

THE SKYTRAIN
8 min. | Canada, China | Directed by Joe Chang

UNSTOPPABLE BEAT
6 min. | UK | Directed by Luke and Rufus Dye-Montefiore

Music Video


LALLA’S DAUGHTER
World premiere | 6 min. | Italy | Directed by Claudio Tombini and Riccardo Marongiu | Music Band: Rari Ramarri Rurali

NOCEANS
6 min. | UK | Directed by Aodhan Buckley (aka Accept Cookies) | Music Band: Opium Blue

RUN AWAY
4 min. | USA | Directed by Chico Bennett | Singer: Star Htoo (aka Star2)

THE FIRST TO DIE
4 min. | Spain | Directed by Heliakimona (Helia) Serrano Varela |Band Band: Los Glosters

The films will compete for awards decided by the jury that is composed, in first-name alphabetical order, by: Alberto Nacci from Italy—musician, director, and producer; Genevieve Sulway from Australia—actor, writer, director, and producer; Martyn Le Roux from South Africa—writer, director, and producer; Nikita Hattangady from the United States—writer, director, producer, and children’s book author; and Sas Carey from the United States—director, producer, and published author.

The entire festival is being broadcast on globalcinema.online exclusively. The competing movies, along with daily video presentations and the awards’ show, will be available to watch for free—without the need of registration or credit cards—beginning on September 26 and until October 13. The awards show will be broadcast on October 7.

Media coverage thought the event will be provided by DARIA! and Indieactivity magazines.

DARIA! is providing the full coverage of the GNFF 2024 festival with daily news throughout the event and articles about the selected films that have been written by Will Espero, American State Senator from Hawaii, Member of the Board of Global Film Studio, and published author. The magazine was founded in 2005 by Daria Trifu and can be read at dariamagazine.com

indieactivity, founded by Oladapo Bamidele, is an independent film publication that serves daily film information in and around the independent film community to its readers in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. The magazine is available at indieactivity.com

Film Maestro Bruno Pischiutta—director and producer, and Daria Trifu—producer, both proud members of the European Film Academy, launched the Global Nonviolent Film Festival with live screenings in theaters and public squares in the picturesque city of Brasov, Romania, in 2012. Following four consecutive editions held in Brasov, the festival went online in 2016 in order to reach a worldwide audience. The event is owned and organized by Canadian multi-media production and distribution company, Global Film Studio.

All the films that are competing at the festival will receive international distribution contract proposals from Global Cinema Online, the distribution arm of Global Film Studio. This ensures a multi-national clientele and global reach for the movies’ directors, actors, and investors.


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