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The Cinema for Peace Gala 2024 Honours Pope Francis, Secretary Hillary Clinton, 8th UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi in a Ceremony in Berlin Amongst Some of the World’s Most Influential Celebrities Committed to Humanitarian Causes, like actresses Helen Mirren and Sharon Stone, as well as political activists such as Pussy Riot, Sir Bob Geldof, Ann Curry, Ukrainian Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk and 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedländer.


The Ethical Leader of
the World

“We must convince ourselves that,
despite all appearances to the
contrary, harmony is always possible,
at every level and in every situation. There
is no future without proposals
and projects for peace! There is
no future without peace!”

Pope Francis

His Holiness Pope Francis being presented with The Cinema for Peace Award on behalf of the world of film, for his unique humanitarian efforts to protect civilians and children. Since day one of the invasion of Ukraine, he has utilised his moral authority to save lives and help victims.

Three Icons of Women’s Empowerment

“You don’t solve problems by yelling at each
other. You solve problems by trying to
find some common ground and
working really hard, long days to see
if there are some ways to move forward
for our own humanity.”

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
at The World Forum 2024

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton being presented with the Cinema for Peace Honorary Award by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and esteemed actress and peace ambassador Sharon Stone to commend her for her efforts in spreading peace and democracy around the globe.

The Political Leader of the Free World

“We must find the courage within
ourselves to preserve the
planet, protect human dignity, and provide
opportunity for people everywhere.
This road will be long, but with artists
and filmmakers helping to light the way,
I know we will get there together.”

President Joe Biden’s Message
to Cinema For Peace

President Biden congratulated Secretary Clinton and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on receiving the Cinema for Peace Award, commending the foundation for its work in highlighting films that address critical global challenges and reinforcing the power of the arts in fostering a more just and peaceful world.

 
 

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We are here to encourage greater awareness of global social, political and humanitarian challenges of our time through film.

 

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Cinema For Peace Laudation Speaker Kamala Harris Runs For US Presidency

 

Click to watch: The Current US Vice President & Presidential Candidate delivers speech at Cinema For Peace Los Angeles.

"We've seen an administration align itself with white supremacists at home and cozy up to dictators abroad; rip babies from their mothers' arms in grotesque violation of their human rights; give corporations and the wealthy huge tax cuts while ignoring the middle class; derail our fight against climate change; sabotage health care and imperil a woman's right to control her own body; all while lashing out at seemingly everything and everyone, including the very idea of a free and independent press."

 

From top left to right: Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, corporate security executive and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Lilia Chanysheva, former coordinator of regional offices of the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny,  former head of Open Russia movement Andrei Pivovarov, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskhovich, co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Memorial Human Rights Centre Oleg Orlov, government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service Alsu Kurmasheva, Russian opposition activist and former municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district Ilya Yashin,  artist and musician Sasha Skochilenko.

 Special Mission Accomplished to Save Lives of Dissidents in Russian Prison

Fearing for the lives of Vladimir Kara-Murza and others wrongfully kept in prison in Russia and Belarus – especially after the death of Alexei Navalny – Cinema for Peace founder Jaka Bizilj initiated a prisoners' exchange of Kara-Murza, Evan Gershkovic, Paul Whelan and others by sending former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder‘s confidant Detlef Prinz to the German chancellory, to Moscow and to Istanbul in order to strike a deal, after all official negotiations had failed for more than a year. While bureaucrats endangered the objectives of this mission again, which involved several governments, courageous heads of state like German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Minister of Justice Dr. Marco Buschmann, and particularly President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proved effective. Two weeks later US President Joe Biden and Chancellor Scholz announced the exchange of prisoners. We thank Detlef Prinz for masterfully executing a ‘‘mission impossible“ for Cinema for Peace and The World Forum in a rare and small window of opportunity.

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