European Film Agency Directors
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | Desislava Dimitrova Cabinet member | Follow up meeting | SRC |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Desislava Dimitrova Cabinet member | Follow up meeting | — |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Audiovisual | SRC |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Audiovisual | — |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Silvia Bartolini Cabinet member | Roundtable with representatives of the media industry | SRC |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Roundtable with representatives of the media industry | — |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Roundtable with representatives of the media industry | SRC |
| 22 May 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Audiovisual industry | SRC |
| 22 May 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Audiovisual industry | — |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Eleonora Ocello Cabinet member | Audiovisual policy | SRC |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Eleonora Ocello Cabinet member | Audiovisual policy | — |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Agnieszka Skonieczna Cabinet member | Exchange on the impact of COVID-19, recovery plan and initiatives for the audio-visual and media ecosystem | — |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Agnieszka Skonieczna Cabinet member | Exchange on the impact of COVID-19, recovery plan and initiatives for the audio-visual and media ecosystem | SRC |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Eric Peters Cabinet member | Culture et cinéma | SRC |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Eric Peters Cabinet member | Culture et cinéma | — |
| 20 Jun 2018 | David Boublil Cabinet member | Digital taxation | SRC |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Christiane Canenbley Cabinet member | Digital Single Market | SRC |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Christiane Canenbley Cabinet member | Digital Single Market | — |
| 20 Jun 2018 | David Boublil Cabinet member | Digital taxation | — |
| 20 Dec 2017 | Szabolcs Horvath Cabinet member | Digital Single Market | SRC |
| 20 Dec 2017 | Szabolcs Horvath Cabinet member | Digital Single Market | — |
| 28 Nov 2017 | Stig Joergen Gren Cabinet member | Copyright | SRC |
| 28 Nov 2017 | Stig Joergen Gren Cabinet member | Copyright | — |
| 08 Sept 2017 | Nele Eichhorn Cabinet member | Impact of the Digital Single Market initiatives on the European audiovisual industry | — |
| 08 Sept 2017 | Filomena Chirico Cabinet member | Creative Industries and the DSM | — |
Mission & Goals
Promotion of cultural diversity, creation and circulation of European works. The association's non-profit making aim of international interest is to ensure the existence of an environment conducive to the development of a European policy that supports audiovisual and cinematographic creativity in Europe and which guarantees the effective distribution of European works both in Europe and worldwide. In particular, it will achieve its aim through the following activities; - Sharing experience and good practice; - Formulating common positions in policy debates related to the audiovisual sector at European level; - Engaging with the European Union, the Council of Europe or UNESCO; - Monitoring national and European audiovisual policies and their results, in addition to the European initiatives in this area.
EU Legislative Interests
Audiovisual related legislations: AVMSD, copyright, IA, platform liability, EMFA... EU funded programmes: Europe Creative MEDIA, Digital Europe, Invest EU, Horizon Europe Trade negotiations State aid
Communication Activities
meetings with EU officials participation in workshops, hearings and conferences organisation of events (debates, screenings...)
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
European Audiovisual Observatory - Advisory Committee (Member) EUIPO - Observatory (Observer) WIPO (Observer) EIF (European Internet Forum)
Organisation Members
Link: https://europeanfilmagencies.eu/members-partners/members-list 1. Österreichisches Filminstitut (Autriche)(0), 2. Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française (Belgi(0), 3. Vlaams Audiovisuel Fonds (Belgique(0), 4. National Film Centre (Bulgarie)(0), 5. Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Chypre)(0), 6. Ministry of Culture (République tchèque)(0), 7. Danish Film Institute (Danemark)(0), 8. Estonian Film Foundation (Estonie)(0), 9. Filmförderungsanstalt (Allemagne)(0), 10. Greek Film Centre (Grèce)(0), 11. Finnish Film Foundation (Finlande)(0), 12. Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (France)(0), 13. Croatian Audiovisual Center (Croatie)(0), 14. Hungarian National Film Fund (Hongrie)(0), 15. Ministero per i Bini e le Attività Culturali (Italie)(0), 16. Irish Film Board (Irlande)(0), 17. National Film Centre (Lettonie)(0), 18. Ministry of Culture – Department for the Arts (Lituanie)(0), 19. Film Fund Luxembourg (Luxembourg)(0), 20. Maltese Film Commission (Malte)(0), 21. Nederlands Fonds v.d. Film (Pays-Bas)(0), 22. Polish Film Institute (Pologne)(0), 23. Instituto do Cinema e Audiovisual (Portugal)(0), 24. Centrul National al Cinematografiei (Roumanie)(0), 25. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (Espagne)(0), 26. Slovak Audiovisual Fund (Slovaquie)(0), 27. Slovenian Film Centre (Slovénie)(0), 28. Swedish Film Institute (Suède)(0), 29. British Film Institute (Royaume-Uni)(0), 30. Swiss Federal Office of Culture – Cinema Section (Suisse)(0), 31. Norwegian Film Fund (Novège)(0), 32. Iceland Film Centre (Islande)(0) 33. Film Center Serbia (Serbia) (0) 34. North Macedonia Film Agency (Republic of North Macedonia) 35. Film Centre of Montenegro (Montenegro) 36. Cinematography Foundation Sarajevo 37. Ukrainian State Film Agency