Movies that Matter supports human rights film screenings

Are you planning to organise a human rights film festival or film screening event in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe or the Middle East? Are you looking for funding? Apply!

Movies that Matter offers advice and modest financial assistance to initiate human rights film festivals and to help circulate and exhibit human rights films in developing countries. It supports human rights film projects like mobile cinema projects, human rights film festivals, travelling film festivals, outreach programmes, and educational activities at schools and universities. Please note that Movies that Matter does not support film production.Projects supported by Movies that Matter last year include a travelling human rights film festival in Colombia, the first human rights film festival in Libya, a new documentary film festival in Georgia and a film festival about the rights of sexual and religious minorities in Pakistan. You can find more information about the selection criteria and how to apply on the website of Movies that Matter. The next deadline for applications is Monday 15 April 2013.