Our Mission

The Inter-American Culture and Development Foundation (ICDF) seeks to strengthen cultural development in Latin America and the Caribbean through plans, programs, and projects designed to promote socio-economic sustainable ways of reducing poverty, improving quality-of-life, and achieving greater social equity in the region.

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Our Projects

The projects supported by the ICDF help to preserve the cultural patrimony, increase the community participation and education, strengthen cultural industries, and improve the living conditions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean through culture.

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Aniko Gaal Schott

Interior Designer

Maria Izabel Abdenur

Former Chief of the Cultural Ministry of Brazil

Mariangela Bitencourt-Emilio

Cultural Section Advisor, Embassy of Brazil in Washington D.C.

Félix Alberto Angel

Director, Cultural Center, Inter-American Development Bank

Héctor Babenco

Filmmaker

Bruno Barreto

Cinematographic Director

Eduardo Costantini Jr.

President, Costantini Films

Carlos Ferdinand

Private Consultant, Former Secretary of the Inter-American Development Bank

Alfons Martinell

General Director of Cultural and Scientific Relations, Ministry of External Affairs and Cooperation, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation

Eric L. Motley

Managing Director, The Henry Crown Fellowship Program

Marcelo Piñeyro

Director/Producer/Screenwriter