23/08/2016 - 33 European countries are represented in the list of films recommended for a nomination for this year’s edition of the awards ceremony

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announced the titles of the 50 films on this year’s EFA feature film selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for the 29^th European Film Awards, which will take place on 10 December in Wroclaw, European Capital of Culture 2016. With 33 European countries represented, the list once again illustrates the great diversity in European cinema.

In the 20 countries with the most EFA Members, these members have voted one national film directly into the selection list. To complete the list, a Selection Committee consisting of the EFA Board and invited experts Péter Bognár (Hungary), Dave Calhoun (UK), Paz Lazaro Barquilla (Spain), Christophe Leparc (France) and Alik Shpilyuk (Ukraine) has included further films.

In the coming weeks, the over 3,000 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 5 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, Hair & Make-up Artist, Composer and Sound Designer. 

This is the 2016 EFA feature film selection:

24 Weeks [+see also:
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Q&A: Anne Zohra Berrached
film profile] – Anne Zohra Berrached (Germany)
A Man Called Ove [+see also:
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film profile] – Hannes Holm (Sweden)
A War [+see also:
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interview: Tobias Lindholm
film profile] – Tobias Lindholm (Denmark)
Being 17 [+see also:
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Q&A: André Téchiné
interview: Kacey Mottet Klein
film profile] – André Téchiné (France)
Beyond The Mountains and Hills [+see also:
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film profile] – Eran Kolirin (Israel/Germany/Belgium)
Chevalier [+see also:
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film profile] – Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece/Germany)
Dawn [+see also:
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film profile] – Laila Pakalnina (Latvia/Poland/Estonia)
Death in Sarajevo [+see also:
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interview: Danis Tanovic
film profile] – Danis Tanovic (France/Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Don’t Be Bad [+see also:
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film profile] – Claudio Caligari (Italy)
Elle [+see also:
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film profile] – Paul Verhoeven (France/Germany/Belgium)
Florence Foster Jenkins [+see also:
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making of
film profile] – Stephen Frears (UK/France)
Frenzy [+see also:
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interview: Emin Alper
film profile] – Emin Alper (Turkey/France/Qatar)
Graduation [+see also:
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Q&A: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Cristian Mungiu
film profile] – Cristian Mungiu (Romania/France/Belgium)
I, Daniel Blake [+see also:
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film profile] – Ken Loach (UK/France/Belgium)
I, Olga Hepnarova [+see also:
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making of
interview: Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda
film profile] - Tomáš Weinreb & Petr Kazda (Czech Republic/Poland/ Slovakia/France)
Julieta [+see also:
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Q&A: Pedro Almodóvar
film profile] – Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
Kills on Wheels [+see also:
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film profile] – Atilla Till (Hungary)
Köpek [+see also:
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film profile] – Esen Işık (Switzerland)
Land of Mine [+see also:
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interview: Louis Hofmann
interview: Martin Zandvliet
film profile] – Martin Zandvliet (Denmark/Germany)
Letters from War [+see also:
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Q&A: Ivo M Ferreira
film profile] – Ivo M. Ferreira (Portugal)
Like Crazy [+see also:
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Q&A: Paolo Virzì
film profile] – Paolo Virzi (Italy/France)
Lost in Munich [+see also:
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interview: Petr Zelenka
film profile] – Petr Zelenka (Czech Republic)
Mammal [+see also:
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film profile] – Rebecca Daly (Ireland/Luxembourg/Netherlands)
Mimosas [+see also:
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interview: Oliver Laxe
film profile] – Óliver Laxe (Spain/France/Morocco/Qatar)
On the Other Side [+see also:
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interview: Tihana Lazovic
interview: Zrinko Ogresta
film profile] – Zrinko Ogresta (Croatia/Serbia)
One of Us [+see also:
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interview: Stephan Richter
film profile] – Stephan Richter (Austria)
Perfect Strangers [+see also:
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film profile] – Paolo Genovese (Italy)
Pyromaniac [+see also:
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interview: Erik Skjoldbjærg
film profile] - Erik Skjoldbjærg (Norway/Sweden/Germany)
Rauf [+see also:
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film profile] - Barış Kaya & Soner Caner (Turkey)
Room [+see also:
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making of
film profile] – Lenny Abrahamson (Ireland/Canada)
Sieranevada [+see also:
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Q&A: Cristi Puiu
film profile] – Cristi Puiu (Romania/France)
Song of Songs [+see also:
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film profile] – Eva Neymann (Ukraine)
Sparrows [+see also:
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interview: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
interview: Rúnar Rúnarsson
film profile] – Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland/Denmark/Croatia)
Strange Heaven [+see also:
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film profile] – Dariusz Gajewski (Poland/Sweden)
Suffragette [+see also:
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making of
film profile] – Sarah Gavron (UK)
Suntan [+see also:
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interview: Argyris Papadimitropoulos
film profile] - Argyris Papadimitropoulos (Greece/Germany)
The Ardennes [+see also:
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interview: Robin Pront
film profile] – Robin Pront (Belgium/Netherlands)
The Commune [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Vinterberg
film profile] – Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark/Sweden/Netherlands)
The Happiest Day in The Life of Olli Mäki [+see also:
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interview: Juho Kuosmanen
film profile] – Juho Kuosmanen (Finland/Germany/ Sweden)
The Lure [+see also:
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interview: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
film profile] - Agnieszka Smoczyńska (Poland)
The Olive Tree [+see also:
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interview: Icíar Bollaín
film profile] – Icíar Bollaín (Spain/Germany)
The Paradise Suite [+see also:
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film profile] – Joost Van Ginkel (Netherlands/Sweden/Bulgaria)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer [+see also:
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interview: Lars Kraume
film profile] – Lars Kraume (Germany)
The Student – Kirill Serebrennikov (Russia)
The Unknown Girl [+see also:
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Q&A: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
film profile] – Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (Belgium/France)
Things to Come [+see also:
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Q&A: Mia Hansen-Løve
film profile] – Mia Hansen-Løve (France/Germany)
Tikkun – Avishai Sivan (Israel)
Toni Erdmann [+see also:
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Q&A: Maren Ade
film profile] – Maren Ade (Germany/Austria)
Truman [+see also:
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making of
interview: Cesc Gay
film profile] – Cesc Gay (Spain/Argentina)
United States of Love [+see also:
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interview: Tomasz Wasilewski
film profile] – Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland/Sweden)