The
European Film Academy and
EFA Productions gGmbH announced in Berlin, the
46 films in this year’s
EFA Selection, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013. With
32 countries represented, from Austria to United Kingdom, the list once again illustrates the great diversity in European cinema. The selected films also cover a wide range of genres and themes from comedies to family, political and historical dramas, from thrillers to literature and theatre adaptations.
This year’s 26th European Film Awards will return to Berlin, seat of the European Film Academy. On Saturday, 7 December, European filmmakers, EFA Members, guests, nominees and winners will gather at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, one of the most significant theatre buildings of post-war Germany.
In the coming weeks, the 2,900 members of the European Film Academy will vote for the nominations in the categories European Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenwriter. The nominations will then be announced on 9 November at the Seville European Film Festival in Spain. A 7-member jury will decide on the awards recipients in the categories European Cinematographer, Editor, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Composer and Sound Designer.
The selected films from the Balkan region are:
Greece, 80 min
Greece, 88 min
Turkey/France/Germany, 124 min
Bulgaria, 111 min
Bosnia & Herzegovina/France/Slovenia, 74 min
Serbia/Germany/France/Croatia/Slovenia, 112 min
Cyprus/Greece, 94 min
Romania, 112 min
Croatia/Serbia, 93 min
The 26th European Film Awards with the presentation of the winners – streamed live on
www.europeanfilmawards.eu - will take place in Berlin on 7 December.
Find out more about this year’s EFA Selection
here