About Us

Founded in 1999 during the Balkan crisis by award-winning producer Caroline Baron (Capote, Monsoon Wedding), FilmAid uses the power of film and media to transcend language and literacy, bringing life-saving information, psychological relief and much-needed hope to refugees and other communities in need around the globe. With strong support from both Hollywood and the humanitarian communities, FilmAid has brought critical information, training and empowerment programs to more than two million people worldwide. FilmAid works in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other global aid organizations. Major funders and partners include the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign PressAssociation. FilmAid International is a U.S.-based nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its affiliates include FilmAid UK, based in London, and FilmAid Asia, based in Hong Kong.