[1] The European Film Fund was founded on November 5, 1938 on the initiative of Paul Kohner, Ernst Lubitsch, and Universal Pictures studio head, Carl Laemmle.
[2][3] Founder members were William Dieterle, Bruno Frank, Felix Jackson, Salka Viertel and Ernst Lubitsch.
The Domicile of the EFF was Paul Kohner Talent Agency and president was Ernst Lubitsch, because he was considered the best known European filmmaker in Hollywood.
The organisation was founded to help European emigrants who needed Affidavits, money or jobs.
For example, Michael Curtiz and William Wyler, both Jewish and, respectively, of Hungarian and Swiss-German origin, were especially generous.