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The European Film Awards are presented in 15 categories and take place in Berlin every second year.

 Every year, the various activities of the European Film Academy culminate in the ceremony of the European Film Awards which are presented jointly with EFA Productions GmbH. In a total of 18 categories, among them European Film, European Director, European Actress and European Actor, the European Film Awards annually honour the greatest achievements in European cinema.

The awards ceremony takes place in Berlin every second year. In the other years, the Awards travel: London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Tallinn and Malta.

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Apply for EFA Master Class with Andreas Hykade and friends Ari Folman (Israel), Phil Mulloy (UK), David OReilly (Ireland)...

EFA Master Class with Andreas Hykade and friends Ari Folman (Israel), Phil Mulloy (UK), David OReilly (Ireland) and Izabela Plucinska (Poland) The Runt - Andreas Hykade WHEN: 9 – 15 September 2013 WHERE: Institute of Animation, Visual Effects, and Digital Postproduction, Ludwigsburg/Germany   MEET -          Andreas Hykade / Germany (THE RUNT, LOVE & THEFT), tutor -         ...

Meet Scottish producer Rebecca O’Brien EFA Board Member

OOH, AAH, CANTONA!  Continuing our series introducing the members of the Board of the European Film Academy, Scottish producer Rebecca O’Brien remembers the beginnings and some of the highlights of her career in film and talks about the “cultural exception”… What made you want to work in film and how did you start?  As a child I just loved going to the movies – especially musicals -  and when I was a teenager in London I particularly e...

EFA Master Class on Contemporary Animation

The European Film Academy's Master Class this year will focus on animation. Held by Andreas Hykade (www.hykade.de) the EFA Master Class 2013 ANIMATION TODAY is dedicated to modern animation. During one week (9 - 15 September), participants will form a team and create an animation film from the original idea to the completed film. Participants can come from any field, be it independent animation, games or commercial animation. They can work in various techniques, be it 2 D, 3 D, puppets or ...

May 2013: EFA Young Audience Award 2013

  May 2013: Young Audience Award 2013 A REAL CELEBRATION WITH LOTS OF HAPPY KIDS Children Juries in Nine European Cities Elect Dutch Film by Vincent Bal In a truly European vote, 12-14-year-old audiences in Copenhagen (Denmark), Erfurt (Germany), Izola (Slovenia), London (UK), Riga (Latvia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Turin (Italy), Valletta (Malta) and Wroclaw (Poland) have elected THE ZIGZAG KID by Vincent Bal (the Netherlands) as the winne...

Young Audience Film Day: Kids Vote for EFA Young Audience Award

Riga joins as Ninth City in Young Audience Vote The Latvian capital Riga has just joined the European Film Academy’s YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD as the ninth participating city in this year’s second edition of the initiative for young film-lovers. This Sunday is Young Audience Film Day: On 5 May the three nominated films will simultaneously be screened to a young audience in nine different cities across Europe. The nominated films THE SUICIDE SHOP by Patrice Leconte (France/Belgium...

EFA partners at the Berlinale Talent Campus panel THE SHORT FILM GALAXY

Presented in co-operation with the European Film Academy and Berlinale Shorts, the Berlinale Talent Campus panel THE SHORT FILM GALAXY featured festival representatives from Clermont-Ferrand, Sarajevo, Tampere and Vila do Conde.  All of them are partners in the EFA short film initiative (each festival announces a short film nomination for the European Film Awards) and the programmers shared some insider knowledge about festival submission and selection of short films, and brought along one...

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY NOMINATES THE SUICIDE SHOP, UPSIDEdown and THE ZIGZAG KID

Children Juries in Eight European Cities will Elect Winner of EFA Young Audience Award The European Film Academy proudly announces and congratulates the three nominees for the EFA Young Audience Award 2013:  THE SUICIDE SHOP by Patrice Leconte (France, Belgium & Canada) UPSIDEdown by Bernd Sahling (Germany)  THE ZIGZAG KID by Vincent Bal (the Netherlan...

Latvian National Opera in Riga, Lativa

Latvian National Opera  ccopyright TripAdvisor The Latvian National Opera House is home to both the Latvian National Opera and the Latvian National Ballet. In the course of a season that runs from September to June the LNO puts up more than 200 performances, staging on average six new opera and ballet productions every season. Today, the LNO is a repertoire theatre. While paying tribute to the traditional values of the Classical and Romantic operas and ballets that are the cornerst...

European Film Awards 2014 go to Riga

Riga, European Capital of Culture 2014, will be the host of the 27th European Film Awards next year.  Taking place in Berlin, seat of the European Film Academy (EFA), every second year, in the other years the ceremony travels. EFA Director Marion Döring says, “as a truly European event, this is the only awards ceremony that travels and it is always great to bring the awards elsewhere. We’re looking forward to the Latvian taste the awards weekend will doubtlessly acquire!...

A warm welcome to the new EFA Members:

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The new EFA Members   actors: Colin Firth UK ★ Herbert Knaup GERMANY ★ Sven Nordin NORWAY  ★ Åsmund Andreas Swensen Høeg NORWAY ★ actresses: Anita Caprioli ITALY ★Audrey Fleurot FRANCE ★ Caterina Murino ITALY ★ Anjorka Strechel GERMANY ★ cinematographers: Oscar Durán Barcena SPAIN ★ Stéphane Fontaine FRANCE ★ Gherardo Gossi ITALY ★ Darius Khondji FRANCE ★ composers: K. S. Eidnes Andersen DENMARK ★ Stefan Will GERMANY ★ costume des...

EFA Director Marion Döring talks about upcoming projects

  A FOCUS ON NETWORKING EFA Director Marion Döring talks about upcoming projects Looking back at the 25th European Film Awards – do you see these as the end of an era? To me, anniversaries never feel like the end of something. On the contrary, and especially in the case of EFA, they always mark the beginning of something. That is probably because of the fact that Europe and our film culture and industry are constantly changing - whether this has to do with politics...

European Film Academy Young Audience Award 2013 - Call for Entries

The European Film Academy Young Audience Award, first introduced in 2012 on occasion of the 25th European Film Awards, will be presented this year in the framework of a Young Audience Film Day on Sunday, 5 May. The three nominated films will be screened to young audiences which will then elect the winner. Among this year’s participating cities will be Amsterdam/The Netherlands, Belgrade/Serbia, Erfurt/Germany, London/UK, Norrköping/Sweden, Sofia/Bulgaria, Turin/Italy, and Wroclaw/P...

THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2012 the ceremony

      The 25th European Film Awards Ceremony THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Marion Döring, Peter Busuttil picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Wim Wenders picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Anke Engelke, host picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2012 - Prix EURIMAGES: Helena Danielsson, Sweden picture: EFA / Rene Rossigna...

Malta 2012 the streets of Valletta & European Film Awards 2012

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The 25th European Film Awards Ceremony THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Marion Döring, Peter Busuttil picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS Wim Wenders picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud THE 25TH EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Anke Engelke, host picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2012 - Prix EURIMAGES: Helena Danielsson, Sweden picture: EFA / Rene Rossignaud EUROPEAN ...

Establishment of the Wim Wenders Foundation in Düsseldorf

Beat Wismer (Generaldirektor der Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast), Bernd Desinger (Direktor Filmmuseum Düsseldorf), Hans-Georg Lohe (Kulturdezernent Stadt Düsseldorf), Donata und Wim Wenders, Petra Müller(Geschäftsführerin der Film- und Medienstiftung NRW), Marc Jan Eumann (Medienstaatssekretär des Landes NRW). People around the globe have seen the films of Wim Wenders, many have been affected by them, and some of these f...

The board of the European Film Academy concerned concerned about public film funding in Europe

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On the occasion of its meeting held in Valletta/Malta following the 25th European Film Awards the board of the European Film Academy issued the following declaration: The European Film Academy is very much concerned about public film funding in Europe! Europe’s national supporting schemes are threatened by the new so-called Cinema Communication issued by the EU. Member states with important film funds like Germany and France have expressed deep concerns about the new rule. The board of t...

Anke Engelke hosted one of the best EFA ceremonies

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The 25th edition silver jubilee of the Awards was rated by most of the participants and attendees as one of the best ever. Difficult to top , mentionned a few observers. That leaves the team at EFA productions with a difficult task for th enext edition in berlin 2013. Anke delivered a wonderful, witty, daring performance....

Love, Amour takes home the 4 best prizes at the 25th European Film Awards

                                The more than 2,700 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2012: AMOUR France / Germany / Austria, 127 min written & directed by Michael Haneke produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan ...

The European Film Awards live on a television near you.

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2012 THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS - LIVE! There will be a live stream of the awards ceremony on  www.europeanfilmawards.eu  Follow real-time postings of the winners facebook and twitter Watch the European Film Awards on TV! The 25th European Film Awards are broadcast across Europe and beyond. These are the times / dates:  TERRITORY BROADCASTER ...

Malta, hosts the nominees at the Phoenicia and a 5 star hotel at the gates of Valetta

    Malta is proud to present host the European Film Academy Awards at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, on 1st December 2012 with many of the stars, directors and producers as well as an illustrious international audience are already booked at The Phoenicia Hotel for the event. This annual awards ceremony recognises achievements in European cinema in 17 categories,...

The European Film Awards Silver Jubilee

          Only nine more days before European filmmakers, EFA Members, guests, nominees and winners will gather to celebrate European cinema at its finest at the 25th European Film Awards in Malta.   The venue for this year’s Silver Jubilee edition of the awards ceremony, traditionally opened by the President of the European Film Academy Wim Wenders, is the Mediterranean Conference Centre, a spectacular venue built on Valetta’s waterfront i...

Co-production Award – Prix EURIMAGES – for Helena Danielsson

This year’s EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – Prix EURIMAGES, an award acknowledging the decisive role of co-productions in the European film industry, goes to Swedish producer Helena Danielsson. After a fifteen-year-long career in the Scandinavian and European film industry, Helena Danielsson established Hepp Film in 2003. The company’s core activity is to develop and realise feature films, TV-dramas and documentaries in international co-productions with award-winning Europea...

Nominations for the European Film Awards

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At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions proudly announced the nominations for the European Film Awards 2012. The more than 2,700 EFA Members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 1 December in Malta. Nominated are: EUROPEAN FILM 2012: AMOUR (Love)  Austria/France/Germany, 127 min Written & directed by Mich...

Three Documentaries Nominated for the European Film Awards

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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) Swi...

Three documentaries nominated for the European Film Awards

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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) Swit...

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About European Film Awards

Edelmann Pascal
(EFA)

The European Film Awards are presented in 15 categories and take place in Berlin every second year.

The 2013 edition returns to Berlin this December.

After Paris, Glasgow, London, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Bochum, Tallinn and Valletta the European Film Awards 2014 will take place in Riga,  Saturday, 13 December 2014


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