Like it or not, politics eventually worms its way into our beloved festivals: geopolitical contexts, censorship, funding sources, social climates, and so on. With programmers from different backgrounds, we explore the political power of festivals, the challenges they face and the limits of their freedom. Moderated by Marlene Edoyan (RIDM, Montréal), with Agustín Masaedo (BAFICI, Argentina), Yannis Sakaridis (DRAMA ISFF, Greece), Nicolas Khabbaz (Beirut ISFF, Lebanon) and Seggen Mikael (EFM, Berlinale).

In English, simultaneous translation into French provided