The aims and purpose for which the Foundation is established are:
- 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.
- To sustain and promote, through the Foundation’s initiatives and projects, film-making in Malta both on a professional and amateur level.
- To organise social activities in order to promote, encourage and increase film appreciation and cultural dialogue amongst the general public.
- To facilitate training opportunities and the participation of Maltese films in festivals abroad.
- To act as a national contact organisation to organise an extension of established foreign film festivals in Malta.
- To act as agent and/or distributor for professionals and/or amateurs in the film industry.
- To produce, direct or co-ordinate any project related to cinema and film.
- To collaborate with other entities on a national or international basis in furtherance of its aims.
- To set up other entities, on its own or with others, in pursuance of its aims.
- 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.