In 2001, the Artfilm International Film Festival began to cooperate with the Slovak Fund for Literature in awarding, in addition to actors (the Actor’s Mission Award), Slovak and international film professionals from a variety of fields for their exceptional contributions to the field of cinema.

The Golden Camera has been received by twenty artists to date:

2001:

director Martin Hollý

critic and journalist Pavol Branko

2002:

editor Maximilián Remeň

director Juraj Jakubisko

2003:

director Don Askarijan

cinematographer Vincent Rosinec

scenographer Roman Rjachovský

2004:

screenwriter and director Vido Horňák

animator Vlastimil Herold, in memoriam

composer Petr Hapka

2005:

director Miklós Jancsó

cinematographer Tibor Biath

2006:

director Andrzej Wajda

screenwriter and director Dušan Hanák

2007:

director Roman Polanski

actor and director Oleg Tabakov

director Jiří Menzel

2008:

director Miroslav Ondříček

screenwriter Tonino Guerra

director Krzysztof Zanussi

2009:

screenwriter and director Ettore Scola

director Věra Chytilová