FREE SPEECH AWARD

Free Speech Film Festival

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FREE SPEECH AWARD

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2025 FREE SPEECH FILM OFFICIAL SELECTIONS!

MEXICO/NORTHERN IRELAND | Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man

AFGHANISTAN | Shot the Voice of Freedom

IRAN | Message

 

 

GREECE | Together We Stand

 

PORTUGAL | The End Was Just The Beginning

USA | Choeurs Atlantique

 

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FREE SPEECH FILM FESTIVAL

Celebrate the Passionate Innovations of Independent Filmmakers

The FREE SPEECH AWARD provides networking opportunities, a marketing platform, and educational workshops which give our top 6 Official Selection Award-winning filmmakers global exposure, connections and visibility.

During the past decade, thousands of films have been submitted to our annual online Free Speech Film Festival from over 90 countries, and 60 of these have become featured our FREE SPEECH FILMS™.

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2025 Free Speech Film Festival

Pioneering Tomorrow's Values Today

Prior to seeking distribution for their films, independent filmmakers from around the world submitted their new films to American INSIGHT's 2025 Free Speech Film Festival. Below are the countries and continents represented:

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