The European Film Academy has shortlisted 68 feature-length films for a possible nomination for the European Film Awards, which take place on January 16th, 2027 in Athens. The shortlist includes 45 feature films, 15 documentaries, and eight animated features from 40 countries. 25 of the films are directed or co-directed by women.
The European Film Academy board and invited European experts selected the feature and documentary shortlists. The animated feature shortlist was chosen by a committee of board members and invited experts, working with Cartoon, the European Association of Animation Film.
The shortlist marks the first stage of the European Film Awards process. Over the coming weeks, the Academy’s 5,700 members will watch the shortlisted films and vote on the nominees. Separate selection processes apply to the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI, European Short Film, European Young Audience Award, LUX Audience Award, and honorary awards.
Nominations in the key categories will be announced on November 14th during the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The European Young Audience Award nominations will be announced on November 1st at the International Film Festival Glasgow, followed by the short film nominations at the Seville European Film Festival on November 13th. The LUX Audience Award nominees will be revealed on November 25th.
Animation
- Decorado (Sp-Port) Dir. Alberto Vázquez
- In Waves (Fr-Bel) Dir. Phuong May Nguyen
- Iron Boy (Fr-Bel) Dir. Louis Clichy
- Jim Queen (Fr-Bel) Dir. Marco Nguyen & Nicolas Athané
- Julián (Ire-Lux-Can-Den) Dir. Louise Bagnall
- Lucy Lost (Fr) Dir. Olivier Clert
- Monster Mia (Aus-Ger-Sp) Dir. Verena Fels
- Viva Carmen (Fr) Dir. Sébastien Laudenbach
Documentary
- A Fox Under a Pink Moon (Fr-Den-Iran-US) Dir. Mehrdad Oskouei & Soraya Akhlaghi
- Amazomania (Swe-Den-Fr) Dir. Nathan Grossman
- Bugboy (Gr-Den-Fr) Dir. Lucas Paleocrassas
- Citizen Osama (Fr-Palestine) Dir. Ahmed Hassouna
- Closure (Pol-Fr) Dir. Michał Marczak
- Everybody to Kenmure Street (UK-Qatar) Dir. Felipe Bustos Sierra
- La Belle Année (Swe-Nor) Dir. Angelica Ruffier
- Letters From the Silenced Country (Pol-Lith-Ger) Dir. Andrei Kutsila
- NAZA (UK) Dir. Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
- Queer Edward II (UK) Dir. Theo Rollason
- Rehearsals for a Revolution (Cz-Sp) Dir. Pegah Ahangarani
- Rescue (Den-It-Swe-Iceland-Ger) Dir. Sine Plambech
- To Hold a Mountain (Serbia-Fr-Montenegro-Slovenia-Croatia) Dir. Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazić
- Traces (Ukr-Pol) Dir. Alisa Kovalenko & Marysia Nikitiuk
- Whispers in the Woods (Fr) Dir. Vincent Munier
Fiction
- A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra (Gr-Ger-Fr) Dir. Jacqueline Lentzou
- A Man of His Time (Fr-Bel) Dir. Emmanuel Marre
- Bitter Christmas (Sp) Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
- Black Money for White Nights (Bul-Gr) Dir. Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov
- Brace Your Heart (Swe-Den-Nor-Bul-Iceland) Dir. Amanda Kernell
- Bucking Fastard (Ire-US-Slovenia) Dir. Werner Herzog
- Bunker (Fr-Sp) Dir. Florian Zeller
- Conversation With the Sea (Palestine-Neth-Saudi Arabia-Qatar) Dir. Muayad Alayan
- Coward (Bel-Fr-Neth) Dir. Lukas Dhont
- Dau (Ger-Fr-Swe) Dir. Ilya Khrzhanovsky
- De Gaulle: Liberté / De Gaulle: Resistance (Fr-Bel) Dir. Antonin Baudry
- Diane in the Loop (Bel-Fr) Dir. Ann Sirot & Raphaël Balboni
- Dua (Kosovo-Swi-Fr) Dir. Blerta Basholli
- Elsinore (UK-Fr-It-US) Dir. Simon Stone
- Everytime (Ger-Aus) Dir. Sandra Wollner
- Fatherland (Pol-Ger-It-Fr) Dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
- Fjord (Rom-Fr-Nor-Den-Swe-Fin) Dir. Cristian Mungiu
- Gentle Monster (Aus-Ger-Fr-Swe) Dir. Marie Kreutzer
- Growth of the Soil (Nor-Den) Dir. Hans Petter Moland
- Hold Onto Me (Cyprus-Gr-Den) Dir. Myrsini Aristidou
- How to Divorce During the War (Lith-Lux-Ire-Cz) Dir. Andrius Blaževičius
- I Matter (Rom-Ger-Bel) Dir. Alina Șerban
- I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning (UK) Dir. Clio Barnard
- Ivan & Hadoum (Sp-Ger-Bel) Dir. Ian de la Rosa
- La Bola Negra (Sp-Fr) Dir. Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi
- La Gradiva (Fr-It) Dir. Marine Atlan
- Minotaur (Fr-Ger-Lat) Dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Only Beautiful Things to Look At (Slovakia-Cz-Hun) Dir. Ivan Ostrochovský
- Red Rocks (Port-Fr-It-Sp) Dir. Bruno Dumont
- Rose (Aus-Ger) Dir. Markus Schleinzer
- Salvation (Tur-Fr-Neth-Gr-Saudi Arabia) Dir. Emin Alper
- Shame and Money (Ger-Kosovo-Albania-North Macedonia-Bel-Slovenia) Dir. Visar Morina
- Supporting Role (Geo-Est-Tur-Swi-US) Dir. Ana Urushadze
- Tender Loving Care (UK) Dir. Mike Leigh
- The Beloved (Sp-Fr) Dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- The Diary of a Chambermaid (Fr-Rom) Dir. Radu Jude
- The Dreamed Adventure (Ger-Fr-Bul-Aus) Dir. Valeska Grisebach
- The Guest (Den) Dir. Mads Mengel
- The Soundman (Bel-Neth) Dir. Frank Van Passel
- The Spiral (It-Fr-Bel) Dir. Paolo Strippoli
- To the Victory! (Ukr-Lith) Dir. Valentyn Vasyanovych
- Truly Naked (Neth-Fr-Bel) Dir. Muriel d’Ansembourg
- Woman Unknown (Den-Lat-Swe) Dir. May el-Toukhy
- Yellow Letters (Ger-Fr-Tur) Dir. İlker Çatak
- You Don’t Belong Here (Rom) Dir. Florin Şerban
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