Cinema for Peace

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Cinema for Peace is an event of Star Entertainment GmbH in the form of a concurrent annually for the Berlinale Awards Ceremony and Benefit Gala and name part of the emerging foundation.

The Foundation has made ​​himself the task "to create an awareness of the social and sociological relevance of films and to clarify the influence of movies on the perception and resolution of global social, political and humanitarian abuses ," is on their website.

History

The " Cinema for Peace " gala was first designed in 2002 by Jaka Bizilj.

The funds first went to UNICEF projects. 2008 Jaka Bizilj and three other people have a foundation - the Cinema for Peace Foundation - founded, which should accrue occupied donations at the Gala to organize their own aid projects.

The head of the Berlinale, Dieter Kosslick, who supported the "Cinema for Peace" Gala in the early days, finished in 2009, its employees and voiced any criticism, the organizers have given the impression that the gala was part of the Berlinale. He also questioned the charitable character of the gala. Kosslick said that he " resigned from the Board " However, though it has this for the " Cinema for Peace " Gala never existed. He based his distancing on the assertion that those responsible to his demands to disclose the allocating of donations, have not complied with .. Jaka Bizilj, the organizer of the gala, denies the allegations Kosslick. He put in a reply, his view of things dar.

Bizilj has announced the meantime, the conflict is resolved. In the future, should be more strongly together served the good cause.

Content and organization of the event

At the gala financed with donations films will be shown, where a jury has certified special social relevance. In addition, the Cinema for Peace prizes are awarded and collected donations for social projects.

The members of the Committee of the Gala include well-known personalities from film and politics.

Criticism

Cinema for Peace published the use of the ( net ) donations on your website; however, remains difficult to understand - as with other organizations too - the cost structure, that is, what proportion of the ingested funds for administrative, event and advertising costs are used.