Central European Federation of Film Societies

Representatives of Association of Czech Film Clubs, Association of Slovak Film Clubs, Polish Federation of Film Societies and Hungarian Federation of Film Societies gathered in Olomouc during ther Centropa festival to plan a long-term cooperation. Our goal is to build a network which helps and supports spreading of Central European film culture in general.

Our aim is to establish natural interaction of ideas and possibilities of cooperation between the four Central European countries.
Representatives of the societies agreed on the following steps as below.

• the foundation of the Central European Federation of Film Societies (CEFFS)
• organizing regular meetings of representatives of film societies and attending events organised by film societies
• distribution of films in film clubs and art cinemas and coordination of distribution of national films in Central European countries
• providing information concerning central European films and activities of film societies
• producing and promoting educational materials for film clubs, schools and lecturers
• presenting an annual award to a filmmaker for the most outstanding artistic achievement in Central European cinema
• providing a platform for discussion and cooperation between film producers and film distributors in the region

Statutory representatives:

Petr Korč Chairman of the Association of Czech Film Clubs Peter Dubecký Chairman of the Association of Slovak Film Clubs

Maciej Gil Secretary General of the Polish Federation of Film Societies Böszörményi Gábor Executive-vicepresident of the Hungarian Federation of Film Societies

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