The nominations for the 38th European Film Awards (EFA) were announced today, representing the best in European cinema for 2025. The winners will be presented on January 17th, 2025.
EUROPEAN FILM
Afternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert Serra
Arco, dir. Ugo Bienvenu
Dog of God, dir. Raitis Ābele and Lauris Ābele
Fiume o Morte!, dir. Igor Bezinović
It Was Just an Accident, dir. Jafar Panahi
Little Amelie, dir. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake, dir. Irene Iborra Rizo
Riefenstahl, dir. Andres Veiel
Sentimental Value, dir. Joachim Trier
Sirāt, dir. Oliver Laxe
Songs of Slow Burning Earth, dir. Olha Zhurba
Sound of Falling, dir. Mascha Schilinski
Tales From the Magic Garden, dir. David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, and Jean-Claude Rozec
The Voice of Hind Rajab, dir. Kaouther Ben Hania
With Hasan in Gaza, dir. Kamal Aljafari
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia
Oliver Laxe – Sirāt
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Mascha Schilinski – Sound of Falling
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Leonie Benesch – Late Shift
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – Duse
Léa Drucker – Case 137
Vicky Krieps – Love Me Tender
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
EUROPEAN ACTOR
Sergi López – Sirāt
Mads Mikkelsen – The Last Viking
Toni Servillo – La Grazia
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Idan Weiss – Franz
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
Afternoons of Solitude, dir. Albert Serra
Fiume o Morte!, dir. Igor Bezinović
Riefenstahl, dir. Andres Veiel
Songs of Slow Burning Earth, dir. Olha Zhurba
With Hasan in Gaza, dir. Kamal Aljafari
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Arco, dir. Ugo Bienvenu
Dog of God, dir. Raitis Ābele and Lauris Ābele
Little Amelie, dir. Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake, dir. Irene Iborra Rizo
Tales From the Magic Garden, dir. David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, and Jean-Claude Rozec
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Santiago Fillol and Oliver Laxe – Sirāt
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Mascha Schilinski and Louise Peter – Sound of Falling
Paolo Sorrentino – La Grazia
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY – PRIX FIPRESCI
Little Trouble Girls, dir. Urška Djukić
My Father’s Shadow, dir. Akinola Davies Jr
On Falling, dir. Laura Carreira
One of Those Days When Hemme Dies, dir. Murat Fıratoğlu
Sauna, dir. Mathias Broe
Under the Grey Sky, dir. Mara Tamkovich
EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
Arco, dir. Ugo Bienvenu
I Accidentally Wrote a Book, dir. Nóra Lakos
Siblings, dir. Greta Scarano
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