FilmAid
Caroline Baron is a seasoned producer and entrepreneur with extensive experience in the film industry, currently serving as the President of A-Line Pictures since June 2000. With a focus on producing high-quality film and television content globally, Baron has worked in various countries including India, Italy, Japan, and Mexico. In 1999, Baron founded FilmAid in response to the refugee crisis during the Kosovo war, addressing the psychological and social needs in humanitarian relief. Additionally, Baron co-founded yummico in 2010, a children's media company alongside filmmaker Anthony Weintraub and Blue's Clues co-creator Traci Paige Johnson. As a public speaker with American Program Bureau since January 2007, Baron shares insights on topics like "Tikkun Olam" and individual empowerment to create positive change. From September 2013 to May 2016, Baron served as an associate arts professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and now contributes as an adjunct and guest lecturer. Caroline Baron holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Brandeis University.
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FilmAid
FilmAid was founded by independent filmmakers in 1999 in response to the refugee crisis in Kosovo. After nearly two decades of innovation, FilmAid has become a leader in amplifying the voices of displaced youth, and providing life-saving information to communities in need. Using a community-based, and multi-channel approach, FilmAid provides displaced people with actionable information about their rights, their safety, their health and their future. Through video, radio, print, SMS, and digital media campaigns created and distributed in collaboration with refugee communities, FilmAid is able to reach over 400,000 people in refugee camps and urban areas every year. And FilmAid’s 24-month Media Training courses empower the next generation of storytellers with the skills they need to advocate for themselves, their community and their right to a future filled with hope.