In 2001, the Art Film Fest International Film Festival in cooperation with the Slovak Literary Fund began awarding not only performers (via the Actor’s Mission Award) but also Slovak and foreign film professionals of various trades for their significant contributions to filmmaking.
2001:
- director Martin Hollý [SK]
- critic and journalist Pavel Branko [SK]
2002:
- editor Maximilián Remeň [SK]
- director Juraj Jakubisko [SK]
2003:
- director Don Askarian [ARM]
- cinematographer Vincent Rosinec [SK]
- scenographer Roman Rjachovský [SK]
2004:
- screenwriter and director Vido Horňák [SK]
- animator Vlastimil Herold, in memoriam
- composer Petr Hapka [CZ]
2005:
- director Miklós Jancsó [HU]
- cinematographer Tibor Biath [SK]
2006:
- director Andrzej Wajda [PL]
- screenwriter and director Dušan Hanák [SK]
2007:
- director Roman Polanski [PL]
- actor and director Oleg Tabakov [RU]
- director Jiří Menzel [CZ]
2008:
- cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček [CZ]
- screenwriter Tonino Guerra [IT]
- director Krzysztof Zanussi [PL]
2009:
- screenwriter and director Ettore Scola [IT]
- director Věra Chytilová [CZ]
2010:
- cinematographer Stanislav Szomolányi [SK]
- director and screenwriter Václav Vorlíček [CZ]
2011:
- director Emir Kusturica [BIH]
- screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière [FR]
- costume designer Milan Čorba [SK]
2012:
- screenwriter and director Andrei Konchalovsky [RU]
- cinematographer Dodo Šimončič [SK]
- dramaturg and director Rudolf Urc [SK]
2013:
- director Juraj Herz [SK]
- director Ulrich Seidl [A]
2014:
- director and screenwriter István Szabó [HU]
- screenwriter and director Ondrej Šulaj [SK]
2015:
- cinematographer Ján Ďuriš [SK]
- director Peter Hledík [SK]
2016:
- director Stephen Daldry [UK]
- director Sir Alan Parker [UK]
2017:
- Dušan Trančík [SK]
- Jan Hřebejk [CZ]
2018:
- Agnieszka Holland [PL]
- Alexej German [RU]
2019:
- Kornél Mundruczó [HU]
2023:
- Béla Tarr [HU]