Partners

AFS is a community of more than 50 international Partner organizations that support intercultural learning, primarily through exchange programs. AFS has transformed the lives of millions of students, families, and individuals with the support of AFS Volunteers.

The All American High School Film Festival is the premier destination for student filmmakers from around the world. Based in New York City, the festival celebrates the next generation of storytellers by providing a platform to screen their work at the iconic AMC Empire 25 in Times Square, engage with industry leaders, and compete for scholarships, prizes, and global recognition. AAHSFF is committed to empowering diverse youth voices through the power of film.

CEAR is the Spanish Commission for Refugees (CEAR), a non-governmental organisation founded in 1979 with a volunteer, humanitarian, independent and plural approach. CEAR was founded based on strong ethical values, such as justice, solidarity, freedom, equality, plurality, transparency and coherence. The defense of these values is our main incentive to carry out our duties. Its aim is the defense and promotion of the right of asylum as well as the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees, internally displaced people, migrants in a vulnerable situation and stateless people.

Communication and Integral Development is a legal association based in Togo which works to promote human development throughout communication and culture. Created in 2010, this organization intends to relay information by means of communication in favor of development and well-being of human. 

Children’s Film Festival Seattle, presented annually by Northwest Film Forum for the past 12 years, is the largest and most respected competitive film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children and their families. The festival includes more than 165 international children’s films from 40 countries, and reaches more than 10,000 people during festival screenings in Seattle and a subsequent festival tour of 15-20 U.S. cities. By showcasing innovative and inspiring films from around the globe, we promote delight and discussion, sparking interest in different languages and ways of life. We strive to provide our young audience members with a cinematic experience that will inspire them to become more compassionate and better informed global citizens.

CHINH aims to promote causes of children and marginalized communities through harnessing traditional wisdom, art and culture and rediscovering them in contemporary contexts. CHINH’s prime focus is to create media space for quality children programming through an early education web channel followed by community web channel to showcase to the world a new vocabulary of social change being developed by a handful of people and organizations. CHINH is on its way to create the world’s biggest library of children’s films done by the children through its ongoing media literacy programme.

COPEAM is an international non-profit organization aimed at being a permanent cooperation and skill-sharing platform for the Mediterranean area audiovisual operators. COPEAM gathers more than 130 members representing 25 countries and takes concrete action in the areas of radio and TV co-production, training, and the preservation and distribution of the audiovisual heritage of the Euro-Mediterranean region.

The Festival de Cine Africano (FCAT) / the African Film Festival of Tarifa and Tangier is an independent film festival, organised by the non-profit NGO Al Tarab, that take place every year in Tarifa (Spain) and Tangier (Morocco). FCAT promotes African cinematography in Spain and Latin America, thus contributing to a better mutual understanding as well as to the development of Culture and the film industries. To facilitate the access of Spanish-speaking audiences to these films, FCAT subtitles all of the film material that it annually programs. As a result, a Film Archive has been created. Unique in its genre, this archive is currently composed of almost 1000 titles in original version with Spanish subtitles, and it is the largest African film archive available to Spanish-speakers. Thanks to this, Al Tarab is able to “Africanize” festivals and film events, not only in Spain but also in Latin America and the Caribbean.

FilmAid, a project of Internews, harnesses the power of film to educate, inspire and empower refugees and other vulnerable communities around the world. FilmAid’s unique training courses provide ambitious young people with the skills and confidence to tell their own stories, and advocate for their own communities. By drawing on talent from within communities themselves, FilmAid brings life-saving information and life-changing stories to hundreds-of-thousands of people every year.

Fundación Ixcanul was founded in 2018 by Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante following the success of his debut film on the struggles of Indigenous women and forced marriage. Based in Guatemala, the foundation uses film to advance human rights, social and environmental justice, and cultural diversity across Central America. Through training, production, and exhibition programmes, it supports transformative storytelling that amplifies historically excluded voices, especially women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples.

Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo (The Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation): The Kingdom of Morocco and the Andalusian Government decided in 1998 to create a forum which, based on the principles of peace, dialogue and tolerance, would promote the meeting of the peoples and cultures of the Mediterranean. This initiative was later joined by the Peres Center for Peace, the Palestinian National Authority and other individuals and institutions committed to dialogue and peace. The Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation was established in the city of Seville on March 8, 1999. The unique, and to a certain extent exceptional, characteristics of this Foundation make it a reference point for tolerance and progress. There are few foundations in the world with such a representative and balanced plurinational presence among its members, with such a particular link to the Mediterranean area and with such a vocation of openness towards the countries bordering it. The spirit of this Foundation is also a reflection of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference in Barcelona, held in November 1995, which proposed a new horizon for the whole of the Mediterranean basin: “The establishment of an area of peace, stability and progress on both shores of a sea that has been the cradle of civilizations”.

Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate Independent film—long, short, fiction and documentary—and to introduce a unique and varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to our audiences. The festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all.

Italian Movie Award is an International Festival that takes place in Pompeii from 29 July to 6 August 2018 and then ends with the awards ceremony on 10 December at the Paley Center For Media in New York. Projections of films, docs and short films, reviews, exhibitions, and the 5th edition of the Italian Movie Master, a film training course, free for 100 students. This year a retrospective dedicated to the Denzel Washington. In addition, the international competition called “Short Social World Competition” where directors from all over the world participate with short films on social issues. Since 2009 the Festival has registered over 4,000 works. President and Artistic Director of the festival is the film director Carlo Fumo. Theme of the 2018 edition: FUTURE: “A look at the generations, those who believe in the beauty of their dreams, because the teachings of today represent the choices and actions of tomorrow”.

MediaBus   is a foundation that collaborates with education professionals, developing media and information literacy initiatives, particularly in rural schools of Chile.

MENTEE is a non-profit organization that provides access to a global network of mentors who share their skills and support to help create better, healthier lives for marginalized populations living around the world.

Mentor Arabia is a regional non-governmental & non-profit foundation founded in 2006, which envisions an Arab world where children and youth are empowered to lead healthy lives and make sound decisions. Mentor’s programs target millions of children and youth, as well as parents, educators, and social workers. Its work includes policy development, capacity building, knowledge dissemination, advocacy and forging partnerships with reputable stakeholders.

Migration Research & Training Centre (MRTC) undertakes practical and innovative research and education on migration policy issues that are essential for local, regional and international stakeholders, including governments (national, provincial and city administration), academia, international organizations, and civil society organizations, etc. MRTC actively engage in the exchange of ideas and information about migration policy with policy experts and scholars in and outside Korea, and sponsors a variety of activities and events through a close relationship with both local and overseas partnership organizations. Furthermore, the MRTC also fulfills its roles to meet social responsibility; take the lead in advancing migration policy as a new driving force of Korea; and is committed to contributing to migration policy as an Asia hub and international cooperative institution.

NEXOS-Alianza Association is a non-profit organization based in Madrid aimed at promoting the Alliance of Civilizations’ purposes and ideas through audiovisual projects. The association aims to explore the links between civilizations within a framework of respect for human rights and the promotion of cultural and religious tolerance through films, TV series, teaching DVDs, websites and mobile phone games and programs.

The Paley Center for Media is a leader in discussing the cultural, creative, and social significance of TV, radio, and emerging media platforms. It is based in New York and Los Angeles. The general public can access its impressive international collection and participate in programs that explore and celebrate the creativity, the innovations, the personalities, and the leaders who are shaping media.

The Peacemaker Corps mission is to facilitate and support peace and tolerance education among the youth of the world. The international Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival showcases young filmmakers from around the world sharing ideas about making peace at home. Because we believe peace is a human right, the Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival empowers young people everywhere in the world with access to any technology available to share their ideas, innovative approaches and individual voices with one another in their quest for a better world.

REC‑Filmfestival Berlin is one of Berlin’s longest-standing international children and youth film festivals. Founded in 1992, the international film festival offers a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work, connect with peers, and expand their creative skills. Held each September at ufaFabrik, the festival promotes media education, artistic storytelling, and cross-cultural exchange through screenings, competitions, workshops, school programmes, and activities for children and young people.

Along with his work as a photographer, since 1983 Reza has been a volunteer committed to the training of youths and women from conflict-ridden societies in the language of images, to help them strive for a better world. After founding Ainaworld in Afghanistan in 2001, Reza continued to conduct workshops on the language of images in a variety of formats (onsite and online) through his association Reza Visual Academy. He currently works with refugees, youths in the suburbs in Europe and youths coming from other disadvantaged backgrounds such as favelas in Buenos Aires.

The Royal Film Commission  (RFC) is a financially and administratively autonomous Jordanian public organization led by a Board of Commissioners, chaired by HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein. Member of the Association for Film Commissioners International (AFCI), RFC aims to build in Jordan a world-class, cutting-edge film industry where all people of the Middle East can freely make films alongside the world’s most talented artists. RFC provides education and training, production services and fosters film culture in Jordan.  

SIGNIS is the World Catholic Association for Communication. It engages with media professionals to help transform our cultures in the light of the Gospel by promoting human dignity, justice and reconciliation. SIGNIS promotes a Media for a Culture of Peace.

SIMA (Social Impact Media Awards) is an arts organization registered in California and Germany.  SIMA aims to advance global awareness, social justice, human rights and education by supporting independent producers, organizations and content creators on the front-lines of social change, and amplifying the impact of their works to inspires activism, compassion and social transformation.

UNITED FOR PEACE FILM FESTIVAL (UFPFF) is a film festival for young people such as students. UFPFF is held near September 21st each year, the International Day of Peace, in Yokohama Japan to call for a peaceful world, without war or conflict. The festival aims to encourage action towards creating a peaceful world through the use of media images; a universal language shared by all.

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child in 190 countries and territories, with a special focus on reaching those in greatest need.

United Nations Television (UNTV) output includes the award-winning TV magazine series 21st Century. Distributed monthly by the UN’s Department of Public Information to more than 50 broadcasters worldwide, the series reflects UN priorities and important issues affecting the world, and our lives, today. UNTV also produces UN in Action — an award-winning series of short television features on the work the UN and its agencies. UN in Action is distributed on demand to more than 45 broadcasters in 27 countries as well as 15 UN field offices.

Founded in mid-1985 and with a circulation of over 50,000 per month, Videomaker is the #1 national consumer magazine in the USA for video enthusiasts. A small team works together to write, design, market, and sell for Videomaker. In addition, they produce webinars, events, instructional video courses, and Videomaker‘s website. Videomaker empowers people to make videos in a way that inspires, encourages, and equips them for success; by building a community of readers, web visitors, viewers, attendees, and marketers.

Visual Voices (VIVOs) is a non-for-profit organization based in Nicosia, Cyprus focused on arts-based peacebuilding both locally and internationally. The VIVOs mission is to enable conflict affected communities, through their youth and young artists, to artistically advocate for peace. To achieve this goal, VIVOs works at the intersection between strategic social art and arts-based peacebuilding.

Whistling Woods International (WWI) is India’s premier Film, Communication and Creative & Performing Arts Institute. Established in 2006, WWI offers cutting-edge undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma programs in partnership with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Located inside Mumbai’s Filmcity Complex, WWI blends theoretical learning with hands-on training and strong industry exposure. Its 4000+ alumni work across top global media firms.