European Film Awards

The European Film Academy proudly announces the nominations in the category EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2012. A committee consisting of Nik Powell, director of the NFTS and deputy chairman of the EFA Board (UK), EFA Members Francine Brücher (Switzerland) and Despina Mouzaki (Greece), and the documentary experts Claas Danielsen (Germany), Ally Derks (the Netherlands), and Jacques Laurent (Belgium) has chosen the following three films for a nomination: HIVER NOMADE (Winter Nomads) Switzerland, 90 min DIRECTED BY: Manuel von Stürler WRITTEN BY: Claude Muret & Manuel von Stürler PRODUCED BY: Elisabeth Garbar & Heinz Dill LONDON – THE MODERN BABYLON UK, 128 min DIRECTED BY: Julien Temple PRODUCED BY: Amanda Temple & Stephen Malit LE THÉ OU L‘ELECTRICITÉ (Tea or Electricity) Belgium / France / Morocco, 93 min WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jérôme le Maire PRODUCED BY: Isabelle Truc, Isabelle Mathy & Khadija Alami The nominated documentary films will be made available to the 2,700 members of the European Film Academy. They will vote for the winner who will be presented at the 25th European Film Awards on 1 December in Malta.

Berlin, 23 October 2012 PATRONS: CENTRE DU CINEMA OF THE FEDERATION WALLONIA BRUSSELS * DANISH FILM INSTITUTE * EURIMAGES * EUROPEAN FILM BONDS (EFB) * FILM FUND LUXEMBOURG * FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND (VAF) * GERMAN FILMS * ISTITUTO LUCE - CINECITTÀ * MACEDONIAN FILM FUND * MFG FILMFÖRDERUNG BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG * MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF CYPRUS (CULTURAL SERVICES) * NETHERLANDS FILM FUND * POLISH FILM INSTITUTE * AB SVENSK FILMINDUSTRI * SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE * SWISS FILMS * TELEWIZJA POLSKA S.A. (TVP) *