Twelve strong feature-length documentary films have been chosen for a powerful Documentary Film Selection for the upcoming European Film Awards 2024 on 7 December in Lucerne, honouring the greatest achievements in European cinema. A committee consisting of a diverse range of invited European experts has chosen these 12 films that can be nominated for the European Film Awards 2024. With 9 European countries represented – both EU and non-EU – the selection demonstrates the great diversity in European cinema.
Please find the list of all selected documentaries here, further candidates [shorts] tba until 30 September 2024.
- DIRECT ACTION by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell, 216min, WS: Shellac, P: CASKFILMS, VOLTE FILM, [efa2024]
- MY STOLEN PLANET | SAYYAREYE DOZDIDE SHODEYE MAN by Farahnaz Sharifi, 82min, WS: CAT&Docs, P: JYOTI Film, [efa2024]
The 37th European Film Awards – Change in the Award Votes
From now onwards, nominated documentaries and animated feature films will additionally compete with nominated fiction films in the category European Film 2024.
In its commitment to recognising the diversity and creativity of European cinema, the European Film Academy is proud to announce an important change concerning the vote for the category European Film. This summer, the Board of the European Film Academy decided with immediate effect that starting from the 37th European Film Awards, not only fiction feature films but also feature-length documentaries and animated feature films are considered as candidates for the category European Film... [source: www.europeanfilmacademy.org/press/change-in-the-award-votes]
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