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ESFA - European Science Film Association
ESFA is a non-profit network that connects science film festivals, filmmakers, and other stakeholders across Europe, advocating for high-quality science film production and promoting European visibility in the field.
Overview
What ESFA - European Science Film Association does
What ESFA - European Science Film Association is
ESFA is a non-profit network that connects science film festivals, filmmakers, and other stakeholders across Europe, advocating for high-quality science film production and promoting European visibility in the field.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 12, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
ESFA - European Science Film Association as a community
Community overview
The European Science Film Association (ESFA) is a non-profit network established to connect science film festivals, filmmakers, scientists, communicators, producers, distributors, and platforms across Europe. It advocates for high-quality science film production, supports new talents and formats, and promotes European visibility in the field. ESFA gives out the Best European Science Film Award and hosts screenings at partner festivals, facilitating collaboration among members on best practices, creative ideas, and financing models.
Community focus
ESFA focuses on promoting science engagement through film. It supports workshops, trainings, panels, and school collaborations, aiming to enhance the visibility of science films beyond traditional television distribution. The organization seeks partnerships with key industry events to strengthen its influence in the film sector.
Member value
Members benefit from reduced or free accreditation passes and submission fees at partner festivals, including a 50% reduction on submission fees for AFO, CineGlobe, and ROS Film Festival, a 100% reduction for the ScienceVille competition at DOCVILLE, and waiver fees for members at PARISCIENCE.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students · Researchers
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Events and activity
ESFA hosts screenings at partner festivals and organizes workshops, trainings, and panels to promote science engagement through film.
Notable members
Notable partnerships include AFO - Academia Film Olomouc, CineGlobe, DOCVILLE, PARISCIENCE, ROS Film Festival, Silbersalz Science & Media Festival, and Trieste Science+Fiction Festival.
Common questions
What to know about ESFA - European Science Film Association
Upseed classifies ESFA - European Science Film Association under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 12, 2026
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