2025 Lifetime Achievement Awardees

The 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner will be announced shortly.

The following recipients have received the FOCAL International Lifetime Achievement Award, gifted by the FOCAL Executive Council to recognise an individual whose work has made a significant contribution to the field of media archives. We congratulate all the winners.

2024 - Eric Kulberg

2023 - Sue Malden

2022 - Bríd Dooley

2019 - Julien Temple

2018 - Gerry Weinbern

2017 - Serge Viallet

2016 - Robert Gitt

2015 - Raye Farr

2014 - Vladimir Opela

2013 - Paul Sargent

2012 - Rick Prelinger

2011 - John Herron

2010 - David Atkinson

David Atkinson 2010

2009 - Roy Harris

2008 - Elizabeth Klinck

2007 - Larry McKinna

2006 - Christine Whittaker

2005 - Jane Mercer

2004 - Jerry Kuehl

Jerry Kuehl

2003 - John Huntley

Shortlisted