Promoted by the Alpe Adria Association, the CEI prize is addressed to film directors from CEI countries. 

Organised every two years by the Trieste Contemporanea Committee, the competition is open to designers from all 17 CEI countries as well as from Germany, Turkey and the Baltic Countries. The CEI prize is addressed to the best design from non-EU CEI countries. The jury meeting is usually hosted at the CEI HQ.