About IFP

After debuting with a program in the 1979 New York Film Festival, the nonprofit IFP has evolved into the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, and also the premier advocate for them. Since its start, IFP has supported the production of 7,000 films and provided resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers – voices that otherwise might not have been heard. IFP fosters the development of 250 new feature and documentary films each year through its Project Forum of Independent Film Week, Independent Filmmaker Labs and projects in its fiscal sponsorship program. IFP believes that independent films enrich the universal language of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness, and fostering activism. The organization has fostered early work by leading filmmakers including Charles Burnett, Edward Burns, Jim Jarmusch, Barbara Kopple, Michael Moore, Mira Nair and Kevin Smith. For information: www.ifp.org.

About UN DPI'S Creative Community Outreach Initiative

As the public voice of the United Nations, the Department of Public Information (DPI) promotes awareness and greater understanding of the work of the United Nations, communicating the activities and concerns of the organization to achieve the greatest public impact. Launched in 2009, the UN Creative Community Outreach Initiative was designed to highlight critical global issues through collaborations with the film and television industries. www.un.org/en/creative

Envision Advisory Board

Kiyo Akasaka, Under Secretary-General, Department of Communications and Public Information, United Nations
Diana Barrett, The Fledging Fund / Impact Partners (US)
Kathy Calvin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, UN Foundation
Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
Dan Cogan, Impact Partners (US)
Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima, Permanent Representative of Cape Verde to the United Nations
Mette Hoffman Meyer, DRTV (Denmark)
Wangari Maathai, Founder, The Green Belt Movement; 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning, United Nations
Zukang Sha, Under Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director, Women Make Movies