Earth Codes Supported the 2025 KIIFF Indigenous Film Festival
This year, KIFF received over 100 submissions from 43 ethnic groups/countries. After a rigorous curation process, 34 films were selected for the Official Selection. Among them are Lun Bawang from Malaysia, Harmony in the Grime Valley from Papua, and Rahasia Tanah Mollo, featuring Mama Aleta, a women's activist from East Nusa Tenggara who received the 2013 Goldman Environment Prize and the 2016 Yap Thiem Hien Award. Of course, there are also works by Dayak filmmakers such as Ignited and Awas Ada Ujian. The complete list of Official Selection films can be found here.
In addition to film screenings, there will be a series of side events such as panel discussions, exhibitions, cultural performances, workshops, and a folklore competition. One of the main topics this year will be the issue of disability in the context of indigenous communities in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Earth Codes is Supporting the 2025 KIIFF Indigenous Film Festival
Our very own Earth Codes Founder, Kamal El-Wattar is a member of the 2025 jury. He believes that the collective knowledge of all human languages and nature holds vital solutions for a regenerative future.
“INDIGENOUS ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IS A COMPASS THAT GUIDES US IN UNDERSTANDING THE FRAGILE BALANCE OF ECOSYSTEMS, ENCOURAGING RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EARTH.” SEPTEMBER, 2025