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In the News

2006

FilmAid presents at UNA-NY event

Kenyan refugee camp hosts first refugee youth film festival in East Africa organized by FilmAid, UNHCR and Cinereach

Avid Xpress DV Helps FilmAid International Reach Refugees' Hearts and Minds

Stars come out for Glamour Reel Moments Premiere to benefit FilmAid, October 18

Jennifer Aniston directs a Glamour Reel in support of FilmAid
'Reel Moments' short film project to benefit FilmAid

World Refugee Day

06.23.06 FilmAid & the Refugee All Stars at Summerstage Central Park NYC

4.28.06 Flooding in Kakuma Destroys Refugees' Homes (PDF)

HFPA Grants $50,000 to FilmAid

Annette Bening accepts HFPA gift for FilmAid

EIFF Refugee All Star Screening to Benefit FilmAid

FilmAid to Benefit from Glamour's Reel Moments Series, Films for Women by Women

Rio Films

FilmAid featured in Rio Films Newsletter.

Mail Tribune

FilmAid at the Ashland Independent Film Festival

March 24, 2006

2005

SafeSearching.com

Caroline Baron on Capote and FilmAid International, Inc.

October 17, 2005

Yahoo! News

Featuring FilmAid's Online Auction

October 13, 2005

The New York Times

FilmAid teams with Glamour Magazine's "Reel Women"

August 10, 2005

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Release

Ziyi Zhang accepts award for FilmAid

July 20, 2005

WWNC (Ashville, N.C.) Radio

Interview with Elizabeth Silkes (MP3)

July 2005

FilmAid Featured on Gateway Pundit Weblog

July 4, 2005

Turner Classic Movies' Wizard of OZ Screening

Featuring an interview with Caroline Baron about FilmAid

July 3, 2005

2004

Sarah Maclachlan's "World On Fire" video

Featuring FilmAid's work

Integral Naked

Interview with Julia Ormond

October 18, 2004

City of New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theater, and Broadcasting Names Caroline Baron "Industry Star of the Month"

October 1, 2004

New York Daily News

A profile of Caroline Baron

September 2004

Film Journal International

"FilmAid Brings Movie Refuge to the World's Neediest"

Caroline Baron inducted into Vanity Fair Hall of Fame, page 84

July 2004

Avid Xpress DV Helps FilmAid International Reach Refugees' Hearts and Minds

2003

Photos from the Vogue and eBay Party Hosted on Behalf of FilmAid

New York, NY

December 16, 2003

Founding Co-Chair Julia Ormond and Board Member Andrew Morton speak before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Washington, D.C.

September 25, 2003

Auburn Theological Seminary Honors Caroline Baron

New York

May 5, 2003

Port Washington News, Port Washington, N.Y.

"Celebrities Support FilmAid International in Sands Point"

March 14, 2003

Vanity Fair

The Agenda mentions FilmAid Event at Vertu

pp. 100, 107

March 2003

Family Circle

“Movie Magic," page 11

February 11, 2003

Brandweek

“The Devil’s Adman” by Philip Van Munching

February 10, 2003

Reader’s Digest

“Giving Back," page 27

February 2003

World Economic Forum Honors Julia Ormond

Davos, Switzerland

January 2003

Golden Globes Award Show

FilmAid Is Recognized

January 19, 2003

2002

Montel Williams Show

Susan Sarandon Appears as Guest, Interview

Highlights FilmAid

December 10, 2002

Los Angeles Times

"Faith Reborn Amid a Wasteland" by Kenneth Turan

October 13, 2002

Faces Magazine

"World Refugee Camps: FilmAid International Brings Movies to Refugees All Over the Globe"

September 2002

Port Washington News, Port Washington, N.Y.

"An Opportunity for Port Washington to Help Refugees"

by Julie Nixon

August 16, 2002

Biography Magazine

Profile of FilmAid Founder Caroline Baron, "The Magical Power of Movies to Mend the Soul" by Christina Frank

August 2002

Rosie O’Donnell Show

Susan Sarandon Appears as Guest, Interview

Highlights FilmAid

June 25, 2002

Reuters Television: ShowBiz Daily

FilmAid in Kenya

April 10, 2002

Produced by The Magazine of the Producers Guild of America: “FilmAid International”

Spring 2002

2001

Alertnet

“Visual Arts Give Refugees Emotional Sustenance”

November 23, 2001

O Magazine: “Use Your Life” by Louisa Kamps

September 2001

CNN Diplomatic License

Interview with Caroline Baron and Julia Ormond -

FilmAid International

August 7, 2001

The Washington Post

“Movies to Soothe, Educate Refugees” by Nora Boustany

June 6, 2001

BBC World Service Radio

Interview with Caroline Baron and Julia Ormond, Founders, FilmAid International

June 2001

2000

LA Magazine

"Emotional Rescue - relief organization brings films to refugees"

October 2000

Talk to America

An interview with Caroline Baron

July 21, 2000

The New York Times

“Film Fantasy as a Tonic for Refugee Children”

by Jesse McKinley

July 4, 2000

 

1999

 

FilmAid in Macedonia

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