Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center

The Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center S.A. (H.F.A.C.) was established by Law 5105/2024 with the merger of the Greek Film Centre and the National Centre for Audiovisual Media and Communication (EKOME). The Company’s headquarters are in Athens. It is a société anonyme under the Ministry of Culture. The Company is governed by the provisions of Law 5105/2024, Law 4972/2022 (Government Gazette A’ 181), Law 4548/2018 (Government Gazette A’ 114) and its Articles of Association. The Company belongs to the organizations and enterprises of the public sector as defined in. (a) para. 1 of article 14 of Law 4270/2014 (A’ 143). The governing bodies of H.F.A.C. are the Board of Directors (seven members) and the CEO, who are appointed by the General Assembly for a four-year term that may be renewed. The following Directorates General are organized and operate in H.F.A.C.: a) General Directorate of Cinema, b) General Directorate of Audiovisual Media, Technology and Creation, c) General Directorate of Financial and Administrative Support. H.F.A.C. is the main body exercising the country’s film policy and audiovisual policy. The mission of H.F.A.C. is: (a) to develop, strengthen and protect the Greek cinematographic, audiovisual and creative sector in general and to promote it internationally, (b) to support domestic and attract foreign investments in the film / audiovisual sector, as well as in the cultural and creative sector in general, (c) to support the integration of new digital technologies and innovations in the audiovisual industry and the use of modern digital means for the promotion of the country’s cultural and creative sectors, as well as the promotion and support of research in these fields, (d) the organization and operation of the National Digital Repository of Audiovisual Works and the Innovation and Technology Hub for the Creative and Audiovisual Sector (Creative Hub GR), as well as other structures and programs for the support, networking and extroversion of these sectors, (e) to contribute to the fight against piracy, online, technological or otherwise, in the film, audiovisual and creative sectors of the country in cooperation with co-competent bodies, (f) the design and implementation of education and training programs for the audiovisual sector and the promotion of audiovisual education in accordance with technological developments, (g) the support of the Government in the design of the policy for the film, audiovisual and creative industries of the country and its general support and promotion in Greece and abroad.