On Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the course periods the whole school attends common lectures in Big Bear on a subject of general interest. The college is lucky in being able to attract knowledgeable people from the international film industry to share their knowledge and experience with the students. Here is a list of some of the guest lecturers at European Film College:
- Jan Harlan (Stanley Kubrick's producer)
- Mamoun Hassan (British editor, director, producer, writer and film analytic)
- Darin Mercado (script writer and teacher)
- Christine Vachon (American producer in independent cinema)
- Thomas Vinterberg (Danish producer)
- Anders Østergaard (Oscar-winning Danish documentarist)
- Michael Noer (former EFC student and award-winning director)
- Richard Raskin (associate film professor and writer)
- Janus Metz (award-winning director)
- Nikolaj Arcel (former EFC student and director)
- Rasmus Heisterberg (former EFC student and screenwriter)
- Clement Kjersgaard (political journalist)
- Gustavo Constantini (sound designer and musician)
- Lone Scherfig (award-winning director)
- Mads Egmont (Danish film producer and director)
- Rick Senat (former Head of Warner Brothers' Business Affairs)
- and many more...