European Film Academy e.V.
Acronym: Film Academy
General Information
Identification Code: 758813517971-42
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Entity Form: registered non-profit organisation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/16/2015
Last Update: 1/9/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The creation of the European Film Academy was the initiative of a group of Europe’s finest filmmakers brought together on the occasion of the first European Film Awards Ceremony held in November 1988. The organisation was finally founded in 1989 as the European Cinema Society by its first president Ingmar Bergman and 40 filmmakers to advance the interests of the European film industry. Wim Wenders was elected as first chairman. Two years later the organisation was renamed European Film Academy. Since 2021 Polish director Agnieszka Holland is the president, current Chair is Irish producer Mike Downey.
The organisation seeks to support and connect its 4,800 members and celebrates and promotes their work. Its aims are to share knowledge and to educate audiences of all ages about European cinema. Positioning itself as a leading organization and facilitating crucial debates within the industry, the Academy strives to unite everyone who loves European cinema.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Communication
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Education and training
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: -CREATIVE EUROPE 2021-2027 Push Boundaries
-LUX European Audience Film Award - Project of the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas,
Communication Activities: The Month of European Film and the European Film Awards are a Europe-wide and international promotional platform annually highlighting 80 to 90 European film productions (feature, documentary, animation, short films) as well as the film professionals involved in their creation, production and distrubition, with the aim to make the films travel, connect European filmmakers across borders to ease pan-European networking, and to build an international audience, thus improving access to markets, especially outside a film's country of origin. To achieve its objectives the Activity is addressed to:
a) the European film industry
b) the world-wide media
c) the international audience
The European Film Awards include around 100 European films (feature, documentary, animation and short films) from 30 - 40 European countries (EU and non-EU) which are selected and/or nominated every year, about 50% of these from Creative Europe countries with a lower production capacity thus benefiting from international exposure.
The promotion of European Film is culminating annually in the Month of European Film and the European Film Awards. The awards ceremony alternates between Berlin, seat of the European Film Academy, and a different European city and is broadcast internationally and streamed online world-wide.
The new programme European Film Club co-created by young people is a film platform and film club network across Europe for young people to come together to watch and discuss European films and share their own. The European Film Club includes the Young Audience Award, an official category of the European Film Awards. The Young Audience Award annualy presents three nominated films to an audience across Europe of 12-14-year-old film-lovers who then elect the award recipient.
Member of International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR): Founded by the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam and the European Film Academy, the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk’s mission is to advocate for and to act in solidarity with filmmakers at risk.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: European Film Academy e.V.Stralauer Allee 2
Post Code: 10245
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office
Address: European Film Academy e.V.Stralauer Allee 2
Post Code: 10245
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 3
Members: 8
Members F T E: 5.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: The membership of the European Film Academy consists of film professionals from all film professional fields.
www.europeanfilmacademy.org
Organisation Members: https://www.icfr.international
The Film Academy Network of Europe