The foundation 'True Heroes, films for Human Rights Defenders' has as its mission to protect human rights defenders worldwide through the production and distribution of film images. To this end it will create and maintain relations with committed and well-known filmmakers who:
- have professional teams at their disposal who can shoot on location on short notice
have access to television channels and specialised funds for the media
have the capacity to deliver quickly images in different formats.

Such professionally produced films cost considerable sums but could be partly financed from funds for film productions and broadcasting, which are not open to normal human rights workers. Film images produced by professionals will be better known and accepted in the media world, thus expanding considerably the possibility that they will be used later in other contexts.

The Foundation will furthermore engage in networking, fundraising, some pre- and post-production work, promotion of films at film festivals, the organisation of parallel activities and generally in networking for the benefit of the films it (co-)produces or otherwise has agreed to support.

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