Established in 1993, KOMAS has been the pioneer NGO in Malaysia dedicated to using creative and participative methodology in human rights education.
Apart from the FreedomFilmFest, KOMAS actively advocates for Democracy and Equality through its ‘Bangsa Malaysia’ programme on non-discrimination, and its ‘Citizenship and Voter education’ programme. KOMAS has a close partnership with several GRASSROOTS COMMUNITIES namely the Indigenous People and also urban poor sectors whereby we assist in COMMUNITY ORGANISING TRAINING and also ADVOCACY of their issues.

Learn more at http://komas.org

Our Goals
To create a vital platform for filmmakers and activists to showcase human rights films and advocate their causes to the Malaysian public. These films are often unseen by the public due to little commercial backing and the control of mainstream media.

To encourage the Malaysian public to use the video medium as a tool for social documentation and film-making. Technological advances have brought about a democratising effect to film-making in recent years; with a video camera in hand, any individual or community can share their story in the way they want to tell it, and express their skills and passion to produce socially relevant films.

To help to build the culture of documenting or telling stories about our own social realities, and via screenings and discussions, to develop a better understanding of human rights as a framework to understand and solve issues around us.

This Profile was created by MESYM with information available on the Organization's website.