 In 2004 and 2010 Niemeyer was voted onto the Jury of the Deutschen Menschenrechts-Filmpreis, and in 2006 she was a member of the documentary jury at the German Film festival "Achtung Berlin".To realize her filming projects, Niemeyer travelled regularly to conflict and war zones.From 1999 to 2001 she went on several tours to Kosovo, working on a TV report.