GIEFF Association
GIEFF e.V. is a non-profit association (statutes) with the aim of:
- organising the festival
 - informing via Internet
 - archiving and securing the material
 - cooperating with anthropological film festivals in Europe
 
The Festival itself has the aim of:
- promoting documentary cinema in the context of intra- and intercultural communication with a special emphasize on new films, videos or interactive media dealing with anthropology, sociology and cultural studies in a wide sense of the term.
 - supporting the discussion on documentary, especially ethnographic filmmaking
 - supporting young people giving a student award
 - bringing young people and professionals in contact
 
Becoming a sustaining member of GIEFF e.V.
- you are supporting the continuous work of GIEFF.
 - you are getting free entrance to the festival
 - you can set off the fee against tax liability in Germany