Tim Hetherington Award

This award recognises a film and filmmaker that best reflects the legacy of photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington.

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1341 Frames of Love and War

Israeli photographer Micha Bar-Am recalls his journey from Berlin to Palestine, the birth of the state of Israel and its subsequent history in this compelling film.

Ran Tal
2022
Film Programme

Stills

Beneath the Surface

Alexander Irvine-Cox’s searing investigative documentary explores an overlooked culture of abuse and systemic racism in Norway.

Alexander Irvine-Cox
2022
Film Programme

Stills

Delikado

Three environmental campaigners are faced with corruption, murder and betrayal as they battle to save an island paradise in the Philippines.

Karl Malakunas
2022
Film Programme

Stills

Lyra

An intimate and uncompromising portrait of Lyra McKee, the 29-year-old Northern Irish investigative journalist who was murdered by the New IRA.

Alison Millar
2021
Film Programme

Overcoming the Darkness

This kaleidoscope of stories shines a light on Ukrainians bravely defending their land against the Russian invasion, where millions struggle for their right to exist.

KINODOPOMOHA
2022
Film Programme

Stills

The Territory

A young indigenous leader and his environmental team fight against farmers involved in the wholescale destruction of vast swathes of the Amazonian rainforest.

Alex Pritz
2022
Film Programme

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