The academy is an interest group trying to go beyond the existing working and financing relations when it comes to science film, lobbying for quality production in the field, looking for curated content, new forms and new talents, circulation of finished films and enhancing the visibility of European initiatives and capacities. It elects and gives an award for the Best European Science Film; it sets up a facility for showcasing films at the margin of the TV distribution system, SF_Aid; it collaborates in terms of best practices, bench marking, creative input, ideas and financing systems for the festival members. EURASF organizes meetings to discuss science film and to set goals and perspectives of the academy.