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We support the documentary impact community and emerging creators of episodic fiction.

20/02/2026

YURLU | COUNTRY has been selected for FIFDH Genève, Switzerland! We will be screening both in Competition as a Nominee for Best Documentary and in the Spotlight sessions - where UN and human rights representatives will join filmmaker Yaara Bou Melhem and Vice Chair of Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (BNTAC) Johnnell Parker for post-screening discussions about the film and Clean Up Wittenoom campaign.

📍On Friday March 6, YURLU | COUNTRY will screen at 6:15pm at Grütli - Langlois Room

📍On Monday March 9, YURLU | COUNTRY will screen at 7:30pm at Pitoëff Space - Theatre, and will be followed by a discussion ‘Wittenoom: Poisoned Land, Ignored Crime’, with:
* Géraldine Viret, Spokesperson for French-speaking Switzerland, Public Eye (introduction);
* Astrid Puentes Riaño, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment;
* Alexis Deswaef, Human rights lawyer, President of the FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights;
* Johnnell Parker, Vice Chair of Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC;
* Yaara Bou Melhem, Producer and Director of YURLU | COUNTRY;
* Paula Dupraz-Dobias, Journalist (moderator).

📍On Wednesday March 11, YURLU COUNTRY will screen at 8:00pm at Meyrin Forum Theatre, and will be followed by a discussion on the film, with:
* Adrià Budry Carbó, Investigative journalist, commodities and finance investigator for Public Eye;
* Johnnell Parker, Vice Chair of Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation;
* Yaara Bou Melhem, Producer and Director of YURLU | COUNTRY;
* Milena Michoud, Journalist (moderator).

The annual International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) is dedicated to both global cinema and the promotion of human rights. Over 10 days in Geneva, FIFDH reaches a diverse audience of over 40,000, exchanges ideas, and sparks discussions in parallel with the main session of the United Nations Human Rights.

YURLU | COUNTRY is made possible by Screen Australia, Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, Screen NSW and Shark Island Institute. With thanks to our impact supporters, The StoryBoard Collective, Documentary Australia and Oxfam Australia.

17/02/2026

“A Song Without Home” directed by Rati Tsiteladze will have its World Premiere in the Main Competition at CPH:DOX.

After 11 years of confinement driven by fear of society, Adelina, a transgender woman from a Georgian village, escapes to Europe. Her mother remains behind, facing social rejection for supporting her child. As Adelina navigates an unfamiliar world, the weight of past psychological scars lingers, complicating her ability to integrate into her new life.

“A Song Without Home” received the Impact Award, presented jointly by StoryBoard and Together Films, last year at Movies That Matter. The film team had the opportunity to participate in the Together Films Strategy & Impact Lab and received an additional grant to kickstart their impact strategy.

A Song Without Home | Director: Rati Tsiteladze | Producer: Olga Slusareva.

24/11/2025

AuthenticA Alumni News 📣

Kelly-Eve Koopman , an AuthenticA alumni from the second edition, served as co-producer on the newly released film "The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix".

The film follows the young racers of Philipstown who build and race handcrafted draadkarre-wire cars made from scrap-offering an intimate portrait of imagination, dignity, and resilience in a small Karoo town.

Kelly-Eve’s contribution focused on supporting a storytelling approach that centres community agency and honours the creativity of the town’s youth. This work aligns deeply with the ethos she strengthened through the AuthenticA Series Lab: elevating underrepresented South African stories and the transformative power of place-based, human-centred storytelling.

"The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix" is now available to audiences globally on Amazon Prime Video!

Learn more about the film: https://philipstownwirecar.com/pages/film

22/10/2025

✨ Last week we had the honor of hosting a special screening at the Storyboard House of The Illusion of Abundance with co-director Erika González Ramírez.

🌎 The Illusion of Abundance by Erika González Ramírez and Matthieu Lietaert is a moving story that follows three remarkable Latin American women standing up for their communities and their lands when powerful companies put both at risk.

🎬 The discussion looked at how the film has become more than a story on screen — helping communities, influencing policies, and encouraging collective action.

Erika González Ramírez also presented the film’s impact campaign report — a powerful example of how storytelling can support real change.

📖 Impact report available via the link in bio.

03/10/2025

🚀 StoryBoard is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand-new webpage! 🌐

💡 This page was created with one goal in mind: to give our audience meaningful ways to take action and support the work of our grantees.

🌱 Through their calls to action, you can now engage directly and contribute in many different ways to their impact campaigns.

✨ Explore the page today to discover how you can make a difference and join us in amplifying the work of our grantees!

Link in our bio 🔗

30/09/2025

🎬 Call for documentary creators!

A unique program launched and led by .lasalledesport is now open for French-speaking documentary creators — with no restrictions on nationality or country of residence.

What makes it special:

✨ Writing is seen as a process that evolves alongside development, shooting, and editing
✨ Submissions every 6 weeks to keep projects moving forward
✨ A mix of collective workshops, external consultants, and one-on-one mentorship

📅 Deadline to apply: October 26, 2025

This is a rare opportunity to combine mentorship, peer exchange, and continuous creative development!

More information ➡ .lasalledesport

16/09/2025

📣 We are excited to launch a new Indigenous Series Lab in 2026. The lab is a residency and capacity-building program supporting Indigenous creators from North America developing scripted series. Presented by in partnership with The StoryBoard Collective and the support of .fmc .cinema.alliance and others.
More to come soon! Stay tuned for details and the call for projects launching this fall.

06/09/2025

Storyboard in at . Something exciting is in the works with and !
Feeling so inspired and grateful to reconnect with familiar faces and community. Stay tuned! 🌿

23/07/2025

Big News! 🎬📢
collective is proud to join forces with award-winning .country following our inspiring meeting at .geneve’s professional programme - Impact Days 2025 - to amplify the message of their film and impact campaign.

This project sheds light on the devastating legacy of Wittenoom—Australia's own Chernobyl-like disaster. Banjima’s homelands in the Pilbara of Western Australia are scarred by the largest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. Over 3 million tonnes of asbestos waste dumped from the Wittenoom mines that closed 60 years ago continue to poison Banjima lands, violating Native Title land rights and contravening Article 29 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. First Nations people from Western Australia have the highest rates of mesothelioma in the world - there isn’t a Banjima family that hasn’t been touched by Wittenoom's deadly legacy.

Elder Maitland Parker, who co-created the intimate yet panoramic .country film, dedicated his life to calling for a cleanup. Now, his fight becomes our collective mission. Why act now? The contamination is spreading, making action urgent. The 2025 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights theme is the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - an opportunity to use this film as a convening tool. And with 2026 marking 60 years of inaction, we have an opportunity to make this decade count.

🌏 Keep an eye out for updates as the film continues its film festival tour after a sell-out World Premiere at Sydney Film Festival and moving award-win at the Doc Edge Festival. ✨

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