Increasing trust in journalism

One of IAWRT's partner organisations, the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) has restructured and refreshed its website. Its aimed at strengthening capacity to build trust in journalism as a cornerstone of free expression and quality communications. 

The Inaugural IAWRT African Film Festival introduced an amazing diversity of black women: trendy fashonistas in Manhattan; a woman who takes on champion wrestlers in a Burkina Faso village; an Egyptian woman taking us through the unrest and a South African 'virgin-vegan'. Women questioned or tested their relationships, their sexuality, and women’s roles in their homes, in their cultures and in politics.

IAWRT long documentary 2016-17

The rough shape of IAWRT’s Long Documentary, 2016-17, is promising fascinating insights from around the globe. Four international directors located in Philippines, Cameroon, India and Canada are making making features. 

The Executive Producer for this film, Nupur Basu,  explains how she proposes to connect the stories; "Tying up these local narratives from Cameroon, Philippines, India and the US/Bangladesh will be interviews with award winning international women journalists who will describe the challenges and achievements of covering world events from some very difficult war torn zones and difficult political regimes.”

Deadline October 31 2016.

The 13th IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival will take place in New Delhi from 2-4 March, 2017 at the India International Centre. The festival will showcase the works of Asian women directors living in any part of the world. 

Johannesburg 26-29 October 2016.  In conjunction with the 2016 Regional Conference. IAWRT International will launch the organization’s first African Film Festival (AFF) to be held on the 28th and 29th.