The aims and purpose for which the Foundation is established are:

1. To create a platform across various media, namely television, radio, the internet and printed media, for local and international film-makers in Malta and other countries.
3. To sustain and promote, through the Foundation’s initiatives and projects, film-making in Malta both on a professional and amateur level.
5. To organise social activities in order to promote, encourage and increase film appreciation and cultural dialogue amongst the general public.
7. To facilitate training opportunities and the participation of Maltese films in festivals abroad.
9. To act as a national contact organisation to organise an extension of established foreign film festivals in Malta.
11. To act as agent and/or distributor for professionals and/or amateurs in the film industry.
13. To produce, direct or co-ordinate any project related to cinema and film.
15. To collaborate with other entities on a national or international basis in furtherance of its aims.
17. To set up other entities, on its own or with others, in pursuance of its aims.
19. The Foundation shall be a non-profit making institution and any excess of funds received or generated from its activities must always be reinvested in the Foundation.