11th WORLD URBAN FORUM
UN-HABITAT
BETTER CITIES FILM FESTIVAL
at the 11TH WORLD URBAN FORUM POLAND, 26-30 JUNE, 2022.
Press Releases
Winners announced: Full results from UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival at the 11th World Urban Forum.
– July 5, 2022
The Festival Commences: First+Main Films Launches UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival Festival at the 11th World Urban Forum
– June 27, 2022
Submissions Are Open on FilmFreeway
– (Close on April 1st, 2022)
First+Main Films Announces Call for Entries for 2022 Better Cities Film Festival
– February 1, 2022
2022 OFFICIAL AWARDS
GRAND PRIZES
Best Feature Film & Best of Fest – IF YOU HAVE
Best Short Film – THE RURAL STUDIO
UN-HABITAT BETTER CITIES AWARDS
Better Communities – REIMAGINING FREEDOM WEST
Better Environment – URBAN RESILIENCE
Better Transportation – LANGA BICYCLE HUB
Better Economies for All – 11th STREET BRIDGE PARK
Better Planning & Design – BALLYFERMOT PLAY PARK
Better Technology & Innovation – GREENS FOR GOOD
SPECIAL AWARDS
UN-Habitat Spirit Award – LEAN, MEAN & GREEN
UN-Habitat Hero Award – IT TAKES A VILLAGE
UN-Habitat Inspiration Award – AINSWORTH
Transforming Cities Award – THE WORLD IN TEN BLOCKS
Emerging Ideas Award – REIMAGINING ALBANY’S WATERFRONT
Raising Voices Award – A VIEW FROM THE GROTAS
Sense of Place Award – REMNANTS OF MEMORY
Urban Future Award – LIFE ON WHEELS
Best Architecture Film – THE RURAL STUDIO
Best Housing Film – MARMALADE LANE
Best Covid Cities Film – STRANGERS IN BOXES
Best Resilience Film – GREEN NETTLE
Best Bicycle Film – BIKING WHILE BLACK
Best Student Film – VAKA
UN-HABITAT ANNOUNCEMENT
Nairobi, 16 February 2022 -- The UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival returns to the Eleventh World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, 26-30 June 2022. Organized in partnership with First+Main Films, the festival will celebrate life in cities around the world by showcasing the power of storytelling to inspire and empower cities and communities. . . .