The first assignment for the new Foundation comes from a request to produce the portraits on the MEA Laureates of 2007 which were announced on 2 May 2007 (see www.martinennalsaward.org). The ceremony is on 2 October, giving only 4 months to produce the two films. The filmmaker is Rob Hof, well-known for his beautiful documentaries which won him recently the Nipkow award.

Another (two-year) project on which the Foundation is ready to start this year is a series of documentaries that show the work of five human rights defenders, remarkable women and men from each region of the world, who are exemplary in their courageous work which deserves to be wider known. “True Heroes’ Tales will probably feature the following five HRDs: Asma Jahangir (Pakistan), Alirio Uribe Muñoz (Colombia), Lida Yusupova (Russia), Aktham Naisse (Syria) and Jacqueline Moudeina (Chad). A trailer already exists for this project and negotiations with filmmakers, broadcasters and other partners are in progress.