European Film Awards

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European Film Awards
Current: 37th European Film Awards
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Awarded forExcellence in European cinematic achievements
LocationEurope
Presented by European Film Academy
First awarded1988
Last awarded2023
Website www.europeanfilmawards.eu

The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most important is the Best Film. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors and actors. The awards were officially also called the "Felix Awards" until 1997, in reference to the former award's trophy statuette, which was replaced by a feminine statuette.

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Since 1997, the European Film Awards have been held in early- to mid-December. Hosting duties have alternated between Berlin, Germany in odd-numbered years and other European cities in even-numbered years. The 33rd European Film Awards were held on 12 December 2020 as a virtual ceremony. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian films were excluded from the 2022 European Film Awards. [1]

Awarding procedures

Feature films participating in the European Film Awards must be European feature-length fiction films intended for normal theatrical release which must have had their first official screening (be it at a festival or at a regular cinema) after 1 July of the year before. Based on a selection of approximately 40 films recommended for a nomination, the members of the European Film Academy vote for the nominations in the main categories, [2] which are announced in early November at the Seville European Film Festival. Based on the nominations, the members of the European Film Academy then vote for the winners which are announced at the European Film Awards Ceremony in early December.

Controversies

The European Film Academy (EFA) Awards' Best Film winner, Melancholia became the third Lars von Trier film to win EFA's top award, following Breaking the Waves (1996) and Dancer in the Dark (2000) – this despite the fact that the filmmaker became embroiled in a nasty controversy after making jokes about Jews and Adolf Hitler at that year's Cannes Film Festival. [3]

Eligibility

The criteria [4] whereby a film qualifies as European are based upon the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production, Appendix II, issued by the Council of Europe. This definition might be extended for Israeli and Palestinian works and nationalities. A cinematographic work qualifies as European if it achieves at least 16 points (out of 21).

The European Film Academy uses a lower minimum of 13 points.

European elementsWeighting Points
Creative group
Director4
Script writer3
Composer1
Performing group
First role3
Second role2
Third role1
Technical craft group
Head of Department – cinematography1
Head of Department – sound1
Head of Department – picture editing1
Head of Department – production or costume design1
Studio or shooting location1
VFX or CGI location1
Post-production location1

Host cities

YearDateVenueCityPresenterDirector
1st (1988) [C] 1 Dec. 1988 Theater des Westens Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Berlin.svg West Berlin Jan Niklas, Désirée Nosbusch Robin Bextor
2nd (1989) [C] 25 Nov. 1989 Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Flag of France.svg Paris Fernando Rey, Agnès Soral
3rd (1990) [C] 2 Dec. 1990 Royal Concert Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow Sheena McDonald, Melvyn Bragg
4th (1991)1 Dec. 1991 Babelsberg Flag of Germany.svg Potsdam Désirée Nosbusch-Becker, Johannes Willms
5th (1992)25 Nov. 1992 Babelsberg Flag of Germany.svg Potsdam Senta Berger, Ben Kingsley
6th (1993)4 Dec. 1993 Babelsberg Flag of Germany.svg Potsdam Fanny Ardant
7th (1994)27 Nov. 1994 Spiegelzelt Flag of Germany.svg Berlin -
8th (1995)12 Nov. 1995 Bar jeder Vernunft Flag of Germany.svg Berlin -
9th (1996)8 Nov. 1996 Blue Tent in Lützowplatz Flag of Germany.svg Berlin -
10th (1997)7 Dec. 1997 Flughafen Tempelhof Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Tania Bryer
11th (1998)4 Dec. 1998 Old Vic Theatre Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Mel Smith, Carole Bouquet
12th (1999)4 Dec. 1999 Schiller Theater Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Mel Smith, Carole Bouquet
13th (2000)2 Dec. 2000 Chaillot National Theatre Flag of France.svg Paris Rupert Everett, Antoine de Caunes
14th (2001)1 Dec. 2001 Tempodrom Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Mel Smith
15th (2002)7 Dec. 2002 Rome Opera House Flag of Italy.svg Rome Asia Argento, Mel Smith
16th (2003)6 Dec. 2003 Treptow Arena Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Heino Ferch
17th (2004)11 Dec. 2004Forum Convention Center Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Maria de Medeiros, Juanjo Puigcorbé Manuel Huerga
18th (2005)3 Dec. 2005 Treptow Arena Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Heino Ferch Pepe Danquart
19th (2006)2 Dec. 2006 EXPO XXI Center Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw Maciej Stuhr, Sophie Marceau Volker Weicker
20th (2007)1 Dec. 2007 Treptow Arena Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Jan Josef Liefers, Emmanuelle Béart Volker Weicker
21st (2008)6 Dec. 2008 Forum Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen Mikael Bertelsen Andreas Morell
22nd (2009) [C] 12 Dec. 2009 Hall of the Century Flag of Germany.svg Bochum Anke Engelke Andreas Morell
23rd (2010) [C] 4 Dec. 2010Nokia Concert Hall Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn Anke Engelke, Märt Avandi Andreas Morell
24th (2011)3 Dec. 2011Tempodrom Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Anke Engelke Nadja Zonsarowa
25th (2012)1 Dec. 2012 Mediterranean Conference Centre Flag of Malta.svg Valletta Anke Engelke Nadja Zonsarowa
26th (2013)7 Dec. 2013 Haus der Berliner Festspiele Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Anke Engelke Nadja Zonsarowa
27th (2014) [C] 13 Dec. 2014 Latvian National Opera Flag of Latvia.svg Riga Thomas Hermanns [5] Michael Maier
28th (2015)12 Dec. 2015Haus der Berliner Festspiele Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Thomas Hermanns Nadja Zonsarowa
29th (2016) [C] 10 Dec. 2016 National Forum of Music Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław [6] Maciej Stuhr Maria von Heland, Nadja Zonsarowa
30th (2017)9 Dec. 2017Haus der Berliner Festspiele Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Thomas Hermanns Maria von Heland, Nadja Zonsarowa
31st (2018)15 Dec. 2018 Teatro de la Maestranza [7] Flag of Spain.svg Seville [6] Rossy de Palma, Ashraf Barhom, Amira Casar, Anamaria Marinca, Ivan Shvedoff, Tom Wlaschiha [8] Maria von Heland, Nadja Zonsarowa
32nd (2019)7 Dec. 2019Haus der Berliner Festspiele Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Anna Brüggemann, Aistė Diržiūtė Dietrich Brüggemann, Nadja Zonsarowa
33rd (2020)12 Dec. 2020Online from Futurium Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Steven Gätjen
34th (2021)11 Dec. 2021Haus der Berliner Festspiele Flag of Germany.svg Berlin
35th (2022)10 Dec. 2022 Harpa Conference and Concert Hall Flag of Iceland.svg Reykjavík Unnsteinn Manuel
36th (2023)Dec. 2023 Arena Berlin Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Britta Steffenhagen Robert Lehniger
37th (2024)Dec. 2024TBD Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luzern [9]
38th (2025) [C] Jan. 2026 [10] Flag of Germany.svg Berlin
^[C] European Capital of Culture event

Up through the 2018 ceremony, 15 cities in 10 countries have hosted the contest. Berlin has been host 14 times, Potsdam 3 times, and Paris 2 times. Barcelona, Bochum, Copenhagen, Glasgow, London, Riga, Rome, Seville, Tallinn, Valletta, Warsaw, and Wroclaw, have each hosted once.

Award categories

Current categories

Audience awards

Special awards

Defunct awards

Proposed awards

  • Best Animated Short Subject
  • Best Live Action Short Subject
  • Best Documentary Short Subject
  • Best Music Video
  • Best Cast
  • Best Action or Adventure Film
  • Best Sound Editing
  • Best Sound Mixing
  • Best Screenwriter - Adapted
  • Best Screenwriter - Original
  • Best Costume Designer in Contemporary Film
  • Best Costume Designer in Historic Film
  • Best Costume Designer in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film
  • Best Production Designer in Contemporary Film
  • Best Production Designer in Historic Film
  • Best Production Designer in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film
  • Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Contemporary Film
  • Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Historic Film
  • Best Makeup and Hairstylist in Unreal World (Sci-Fi/Fantasy) Film
  • Best Choreographer
  • Best Original Song
  • Best Poster
  • Best Stunt Ensemble
  • Best Actor – Series
  • Best Actress – Series
  • Best African Film
  • Best Latin American Film
  • Best North American Film
  • Best Asian Film
  • Best Middle East and North Africa Film
  • Best Australia and Pacific Film

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Screenwriter [a]
Actor
Actress
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Supporting Actress
Supporting Performance
Young Actor or Actress
Composer
Cinematographer [a]
Co-Producer
Editor [a]
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Visual Effects
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Achievement in World Cinema
Honorary Award
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People's Choice - Actor
People's Choice - Actress
People's Choice - Film [d]
Young Audience Choice
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^[a] Category included in the cumulative category named Award of Excellence or Artistic Contribution Achievement
^[b] Category included in the Production Designer category
^[c] Critics choice transferred to European Discovery
^[d] People's Choice transferred to European Parliaments Lux Prize Audience Film Award

Films with multiple wins

8 wins
6 wins
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See also

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