# FilmAid

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**FilmAid** is a non-profit [humanitarian](/source/Humanitarianism) organization that uses film to educate and entertain displaced people around the world.

## History

FilmAid was founded during the [Kosovo War](/source/Kosovo_War) in 1999 by producer Caroline Baron ([Capote](/source/Capote_(film)), [Monsoon Wedding](/source/Monsoon_Wedding)) to assist with refugee communities in Macedonia suffering the effects of war, poverty, displacement and disaster.

## References

1. ["Financial Statements and Uniform Guidance Schedules Together with Independent Auditors' Report"](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5395bdaae4b037015a1acccd/t/5978d7cbbf629a80c56cbe4c/1501091787262/FilmAid+Int%27l+single+audit+financial+statements+FY16+-+FINAL.pdf). *FilmAid International*. FilmAid International, Inc. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

## External links

- [FilmAid website](http://www.filmaid.org)

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