Transcendence Global Media (TGM), NFP, parent company of the Peace On Earth Film Festival (POEFF), was organized to develop and sustain the POEFF, established in 2008. TGM is a 501 (c) (3), whose primary mission is to expand the POEFF, along with other projects that advance the understanding, enterprise and sustainability of a culture of peace for all humanity.

TGM's mission is to foster a change in public discourse by building alternatives to violence, while demonstrating progressive steps toward social justice and an eco-balanced world. The POEFF fulfills that mission by presenting films and discussion panels which highlight such efforts both locally and worldwide. A cornerstone of TGM's philosophy is taken from a quote of President John F. Kennedy: Peace is ...a process of gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, and quietly building new structures.

The POEFF meets TGM’s mission of fostering a change in public discourse on peace in the following ways:
* Provides outlet and exhibition to filmmakers in the genre of peace, nonviolence, social justice and an eco-balanced world.
* Provides Chicagoans and the world, quality films and videos promoting peace and discussion panels comprised of filmmakers and peacemakers who practice, teach, and present alternatives to violence and progressive models of social justice and eco-friendliness.
* Provides a venue where all people can see entertainment does not necessitate violence, presenting peace and nonviolence as entertainment.
* Supplies encouragement to participating filmmakers through cash awards to continue in the field of peace, nonviolence, social justice and eco-friendly filmmaking.

Transcendence Global Media’s Board of Directors:
Transcendence Global Media has assembled a Board of Directors that are dedicated to peace, nonviolence, social justice and an eco-balanced world. These individuals understand the power of film to support and expand awareness of peace as a possibility. The current TGM Board of Directors are some of the top professionals in their respective fields and include the following individuals:

TGM Executive Director:
Nick Angotti, former film and television actor and Founder and Executive Director of the POEFF

TGM Board of Trustees:
Edith Crigler, Associate Executive Director of Program Development for the Chicago Area Project
John D. Hancock, Oscar nominated filmmaker, writer, producer and director.
Paul Kakuris, President of the Illinois Dunesland Preservation Society
Robert C. Koehler, nationally syndicated writer and Chicago-based journalist
Jeanette Kravitz, Peace Journey Program Founder and owner of Chicago’s Juvenesse Peace Spa
Milissa Pacelli, Chicago-based writer/actor/director

Transcendence Global Media Website:
Visit the TGM website at transcendeceglobalmedia.org to expand on other TGM projects focused on peace, nonviolence, social justice and an eco-balanced world.