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    Become a member

    Voting members of the European Film Academy are European film professionals whose work is recognised in Europe, who declare their willingness to actively support the aims of the Academy and to participate in the Academy’s training and promotional activities.

     

    At present, the European Film Academy embraces 5,000 European film professionals – actors, actresses, casting directors, cinematographers, composers, costume designers, film critics and journalists, directors, distributors, editors, exhibitors, festival directors and programmers, hair & make-up artists, institutionals (film schools, funding institutions, etc.), international sales agents, producers, production designers, screenwriters, sound designers, talent agents, and visual effects supervisors.

    The annual membership fee is 250 € (100 € for members under the age of 36). This contribution supports the work of the European Film Academy as well as the procedures of the European Film Awards and the awards ceremony.

    If you wish to join the European Film Academy, please check the membership criteria below and complete the membership application form, if you fully meet them.

    Due to the large number of applications we are currently receiving, it may take some time to process your application, but we will get back to you as soon as possible. Please understand that sending a follow-up e-mail cannot speed up the process. Thank you for your patience!

    Membership Criteria (36+)

    • Every year, the European Film Academy Board invites new member candidates in spring. Confirmed members are officially announced on Europe Day (9 May).
    • Only European filmmakers or film professionals who fulfil all membership criteria are invited. Film professionals interested in becoming a member can reach out to the Academy team.
    • The Academy may require recommendations or additional information in support of your candidacy.
    • To be considered as a new member, you need to provide us with sufficient data (see membership application form above).
    • Film professionals reaching out after the official deadline for annual new membership can be considered and confirmed as members outside the annual membership announcement. However, their names will be announced publicly at the following year’s announcement only.
    • New members have to decide in which section they wish to be listed: - Actor / Actress - Casting Director - Cinematographer - Composer - Costume Designer - Critic / Journalist - Director - Distributor/Exhibitor - Editor - Festival - Hair & Make-Up Artist - International Sales Agent - Producer - Production Designer - Screenwriter - Sound Designer - Talent Agent - Visual Effects Supervisor - Institutional (film schools, funding institutions, etc.)
    • Applicants working in the creative fields of the industry, as well as producers, must have worked on at least 3 full-length (70+ minutes) cinema productions (fiction feature, documentary, animation) that have been released in cinemas or at festivals and must have received noteworthy credits for their work on these films (upload filmography via application form above).
    • The European Film Academy decides individually on non-creative and institutional applications (upload a short CV in English via application form above)
    • Nominees and European Film Awards winners are invited to join the European Film Academy.
    • Nominees or winners of European national film awards are eligible to become members in the above-mentioned categories.

    Young Membership Criteria (under 36)

    • Applicants must be under 36 years of age and have received noteworthy credits for their work on at least one feature-length (70+ minutes) cinema production (fiction, documentary or animation) and this film must have had an official screening in a regular, international section of a competitive FIAPF-accredited European film festival or been nominated by a national film academy.
    • Otherwise, the above-mentioned criteria apply.