Festival selections
- Cannes – section « Le cinéma pour le climat » (France)
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Addis International Film Festival (Ethiopie)
- Bergen internasjonale filmfestival (Norway)
- Better World Fund (Dubai)
- Buff Malmö Film Festival (Sweden)
- Coastal Natives (Singapour)
- Columbia University (USA)
- Connect4Climate (Italy)
- CPH:DOX (Denmark)
- Docs for action (Spain)
- Edinburgh Green Film Festival (Scotland)
- El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt)
- El-Housh (Saudi Arabia)
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ENVIROFEST (Tunisia)
- Festival dei Popoli (Italy)
- Festival du film vert (Switzerland)
- FICG – Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (Mexico)
- FICMEC (Espagne)
- Films from the South (Norway)
- Film Femmes Afrique (Senegal)
- Film Festival of Everyone Dreaming of Coexistence (South Korea)
- French Film Festival (Singapore)
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Gulu International Film Festival (Ouganda)
- Hong Kong French Film Festival (Hong Kong)
- IDFA: International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Institut Français (China)
- Institut Français de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
- Institut Français du Cambodge (Cambodia)
- Institut Français de Dubai (Dubai)
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International Women’s Film Festival (Denmark)
- Ji.hlava IDFF (Czech republic)
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Kitale Film Week (Kenya)
- Movie That Matters (Holland)
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NatureMinded (Thailand)
- NYC French Cinema Week (USA)
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One World Film Festival 2022 (Slovakia)
- Oslo Pix (Norway)
- Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival (USA)
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ProVeg (South Africa)
- Red Sea IFF (Saudi Arabia)
- Reel to Real Festival (Canada)
- San Sebastian Film Festival (Spain)
- Seoul Eco Film Festival (South Corea)
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Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (United Arab Emirates)
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Sustainable Living Film Festival (Turkey)
- Young French Cinema (USA)
- Youngabout Film Festival (Italia)
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Youth Festival (South Korea)
- World Village Festival (Finland)
Awards received by BIGGER THAN US
The awards received by the film
- Young Jury Award – Dei Popoli Festival / Italy in November 2021
- Medal of the National Assembly / France in November 2021
- Prize for Best Positive Documentary / France in December 2021
- Cesar 2022 – Nomination for Best Documentary / France in February 2022
- Edith Lando Peace Prize – Reel 2 Real Youth Festival / Canada in April 2022
- Commitment Award – Festival A travers Champs / Belgium in April 2022
- Best Documentary – Sharjah International Film Festival / ÉUnited Arab Emirates in October 2022
- Grand Prix – International Human Rights documentary film Festival « Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan » / Kyrgyzstan in December 2022
- Prize « Developpement » – Festival International « Film Sozialak » / Spain in 2023
- Special Jury Award – Taiwan Int’l Children’s Film Festival competition / Taiwan in May 2024
The prizes received by Flore Vasseur, the director
- Best Achievement Award – Better World Fund / United Arab Emirates in March 2022
- Cinema For Change – Honorary Award / April 2022
The awards received by Mohamad Al-Jounde, one of the film’s protagonists
- Freedom Prize – Finalist / France in February 2022
- Social Entrepreneur of the Year – EM Lyon / France in April 2022