BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC

OAKLAND, California, 94609-5355 United States

Mission Statement

Buddhist Film Foundation (BFF) is the world’s leading resource for Buddhist-themed and Buddhist-inspired cinema. The independent BFF presents, archives, preserves and promotes films of all kinds: features, documentaries, animation, experimental work, children’s films and television programs. BFF serves audiences, educators and filmmakers in partnership with presenting institutions around the world.

About This Cause

Buddhist Film Foundation (BFF) is the world’s leading resource for Buddhist-themed and Buddhist-inspired cinema. The independent BFF presents, archives, preserves and promotes films of all kinds: features, documentaries, animation, experimental work, children’s films and television programs. BFF serves audiences, educators and filmmakers in partnership with presenting institutions around the world. The BFF mission is to utilize the powerful medium of motion pictures to foster knowledge and appreciation of core Buddhist principles: the practice of compassion, and respect for impermanence and the interdependent web of connectivity of our world. The BFF mission has four components: • exhibition of film and video works—to use cinema to foster communication about Buddhist ideas to the widest possible cross section of society; • education—to provide a comprehensive, accessible resource for teachers, filmmakers, funders and diverse audiences; • production—to promote and facilitate quality independent filmmaking in this arena; • preservation—to serve as an accessible repository of films. BFF is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization based in Oakland, California, USA.

BUDDHIST FILM FOUNDATION INC
Po Box 22755
OAKLAND, California 94609-5355
United States
Phone 510-601-5111
Unique Identifier 943402911