Community Award for an Outstanding Contribution to European Film Culture
Community Award for an Outstanding Contribution to European Film Culture
With this distinction, the European Film Academy pays tribute to a decisive and continuous contribution over many years to the development and expansion of European film culture.
There will be a maximum of three award recipients per year. Eligible are achievements which cannot be celebrated in the regular award categories. Not eligible are members of the Academy board or Academy staff.
For the inaugural edition in 2027, the board of the European Film Academy has named the three recipients.
From 2028 on, the members of the European Film Academy will be invited to propose fellow Academy members as potential laureates of this new distinction by 15 June 2027 to contact@europeanfilmacademy.org.
Academy members are encouraged to consider suitable candidates, who reflect the wide range and diversity of the membership. Collected support among fellow members for potential laureates will be taken into consideration. From the proposals presented, the Academy board will decide on the final three laureates every year.
The recipients are announced prior to the European Film Awards, but the distinction will be presented on the eve of the European Film Awards ceremony, which in Athens will be during the Welcome Night 2027. It is expected that the recipients will attend the event.