HECare

About

The Human Environment Care Film Festival (HECFF) is Canada's premier cultural event devoted exclusively to the exploration of Human-Environment care, Human rights issues, Environment protection, and a special section of this year (CoronaVirus and New World)through film.

Our competitive sections are:

Human-Environment
Environment protection (care)
Humanity and human rights
Special section:
Coronavirus and New World

Non-competitive section:
All submitted films include documentaries, features, and animated that are over 30 minutes length and related to the competition section will come to the non-competitive section.

Through FilmFreeway, the following artists are encouraged to submit their work:

Filmmakers and Animators. Works should relate to Human-Environment care, Human rights issues, Environment protection, and a special section of this year (CoronaVirus and New World). As this is an art festival, creative endeavors are encouraged.

HECFF aims to:

• Advance and encourage debate and awareness of Human-Environment care, human rights issues, environmental issues, and a special section of this year (CoronaVirus and New World) amongst the broader community through creative media.

• Showcase and support Canadian and international artists who are concerned with Human-Environment care, Human rights issues, Environment protection, and a special section of this year (CoronaVirus and New World).

COVID-19 Notice: At the moment we cannot know if the festival will be held LIVE or not, but in any case, we will hold it. If the law won't allow for live screening, we will make an online screening of all the films with Q&A, live interviews with the directors, and live events through streaming platforms and all the awards will be given normally.

Awards

• Best Short Film
• Best Short Documentary
• Best Experimental
• Best Animated
• Best Canadian Short
• Best International Short
• Best (sight) point of view
• The best and most effective perspective

Rules

• All Films Under 30 minutes select for the Festival will be in Competition.
• Long films can participate in our non-competitive section. (Our competitive sector has no time limit.)
• Non-English language films must have English subtitles.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Festival Director: Ehsan Nasiri
Festival Organizer: Zahra Jafari Alimolk
Founder: Aliasghar Hessari
Founder: Afifeh Najafzadeh