12 strong feature-length documentary films have been chosen for a powerful Documentary Film Selection for the upcoming European Film Awards (EFA) December 7th, 2024 in Lucerne, honoring the greatest achievements in European cinema. The European Film Academy revealed the selected titles earlier today. A committee consisting of a diverse range of invited European experts chose these 12 films that can be nominated for the 2024 European Film Awards. With 9 European countries represented – both EU and non-EU – the selection demonstrates the great diversity in European cinema.
Eligible for the European Film Awards are European documentaries which, among other criteria, had their first official screening between June 1st, 2023 and May 31st, 2024 and have a European director. Should a film director not be European, “provided they have a European refugee or similar status or have lived in Europe and worked in the European film industry for at least five consecutive years”, exceptions by the Board can be made. Regulations for the 37th European Film Awards.
In the coming weeks, the 5,000 members of the European Film Academy will start to watch the selected films and after the final announcement of all films vote on the nominations in the category “European Documentary.” Based on the votes of all members, the nominations will be made public on November 5th, 2024. The members of the European Film Academy will then vote for the winner who will be announced on December 7th, 2024 in Lucerne.
The selection is based on the Diversity & Inclusion Standards of the European Film Academy.
The ceremony of the European Film Awards – the most renowned and prestigious award for European film – is presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Production gGmbH.
Written & directed by: Nicolas Philibert
Produced by: Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto, Céline Loiseau
Directed by: Lina Soualem
Written by: Lina Soualem, Nadine Naous, Gladys Joujou
Produced by: Jean-Marie Nizan, Ossama Bawardi, Guillaume Malandrin, Mohannad Malas, Jacques-Etienne Stein
Written & directed by: Mati Diop
Produced by: Eve Robin, Judith Lou-Lévy, Mati Diop
Written & directed by: Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell
Produced by: Guillaume Cailleau, Michel Balague
Written & directed by: by Alina Maksimenko
Produced by: Filip Marczewski, Katarzyna Madaj-Kozłowska
Written & directed by: Kinshuk Surjan
Produced by: Evelien De Graef, Hanne Phlypo, Digna Sinke, Arya Rothe
Written & directed by: Farahnaz Sharifi
Produced by: Anke Petersen, Lilian Tietjen, Farzad Pak
Written & directed by: Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal
Produced by: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal
Written & directed by: László Csáki
Produced by: Miklós Kázmér, Ádám Felszeghy, Réka Temple
Written & directed by: Johan Grimonprez
Produced by: Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius
Written & directed by: Nicole Vögele
Produced by: Aline Schmid, Adrian Blaser
Written & directed by: Nicole Vögele
Produced by: Aline Schmid, Adrian Blaser
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